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5C3AAE49D87F3C5F63BE6F5FFAF327FF.text	5C3AAE49D87F3C5F63BE6F5FFAF327FF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Didineis mokrousovi Schmid-Egger 2022	<div><p>Didineis mokrousovi Schmid-Egger, sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 1–8)</p> <p>Holotype. ♁, United Arab Emirates, Wadi Bih (dam), 19.i.2010, leg. AvH (CSE). Paratypes: 1 ♁, 4.iv.2009, 1♀, 29.xi.2009. 1♀, 11.ii.2010, 1♀, 2.v.2006, all Wadi Bih (dam); ♀, 29.xi.2009, Al Wathba Wetland Reserve; 1 ♁ 1 ♀, 22.06.2019, Al Bida’a Protected Area, all leg. AS &amp;AvH, in Malaise traps (CSE).</p> <p>Remark: In former reviews of Crabronidae from the UAE (Schmid-Egger, 2011, 2014), specimens of Didineis from Wadi Bih were identified as D. bucharica with the key of Nemkov (2015). In the meantime, we could examine two males and two females of true D. bucharica from Russia, Kalmykia (see Mokrousov et al. (2016) for location and discussion of species). The specimens from the UAE differ in some important details from the Russian specimens, and belong to an undescribed species. A male was choosen as the holotype, because the description of D. bucharica is also based on a male. D. bucharica is restricted in its distribution to southern Russia (Dagestan, Kalmykia and Orenburg Prov.) and to Uzbekistan.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Males of both species are characterized by short and thick flagellomeres, flagellomere I beeing emarginate below. Remaining species have longer and normally rounded flagellomeres. Females of both species have also short and thick flagellomeres, but they share this character with other species from North Africa. See also Nemkov (2015) for further details. For distincion of D. bucharica and D. mokrousovi, see Table 1.</p> <p>.</p> <p>Description of male, holotype (copied and modified from description in Schmid-Egger, 2011). Body length 6 mm. Colour: Black, yellow are: basal 2/3 of mandible, clypeus, large band on inner eye margin, ending in upper 2/3, scape and flagellum below, AS 13, pronotal lobe, basal spot on basal sclerite of forewing. Femora and tibiae reddish, tarsi partly reddish, mostly brown. Wing venation brown, forewing greyish with some darker parts below stigma. Tergum I except base and tergum II laterally red, remaining terga black, last tergum apically somewhat reddish. Morphology: Apical clypeal margin slightly emarginate medially. Flagellum see Figs 2 and 3. Frons, pronotum, mesonotum and upper half of mesopleuron finely punctate, punctures 1–3 diameters apart, interspaces shiny. Punctuation of lower frons very dense. Lower mesopleuron rugulose-punctate. Propodeal surface evenly striate, propodeal enclosure triangular, surrounded by fine keel. Propodeum laterally and on backside rugulose. Terga II–V: basally shiny and with very fine micropunctation, apically punctate with shiny interspaces. Tergum VII densely punctate, apically truncate.</p> <p>Description of female: Body length 8.0 mm. Colour. Black, yellow are basal 2/3 of mandible, clypeus except for basal and lateral margin, narrow band along lower half of inner eye margin, scape below, last tarsomeres. Red are fore tibia, outer side of mid tibia, terga and sternum I and II, tergum II with black apical margin, apex of tergum VI. Wings as in male. Morphology: Flagellum: see fig. 6. Punctuation of head and thorax similar as in male, but much denser. Terga I and II shiny, impunctate, terga III–V similar as in male. Tergum VI in apical half surrounded by keel, forming a large pygidial plate with dense punctuation in apical half and with dense reddish setae. All femora below with long pale setae (2/3 as long as femoral diameter).</p> <p>Distribution. United Arab Emirates.</p> <p>Etymology. The species is dedicated to Mikhail Mokrousov from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, a specialist of Aculeata, who kindly supported this and other projects of the author by sending specimens and information.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D87F3C5F63BE6F5FFAF327FF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D87D3C5F63BE6CB1FEAC26B3.text	5C3AAE49D87D3C5F63BE6CB1FEAC26B3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gastrosericus Spinola 1839	<div><p>Gastrosericus Spinola, 1839</p> <p>The species descriptions are based on Pulawski (1995). The species distribution in the key is only given for Arabia, see Pulawski (1995) for general distribution. Two species are not described yet but included in the key under spec. A and spec. B, and will be treated in another paper about new Spheciformes species from Oman (Schmid-Egger &amp; Al-Jahdhami, under preparation). Two species not yet found in Arabia are also included, because they may be found there later.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D87D3C5F63BE6CB1FEAC26B3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D87A3C5963BE6ADEFA3E2004.text	5C3AAE49D87A3C5963BE6ADEFA3E2004.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gastrosericus Spinola 1839	<div><p>Key to females of Gastrosericus from the Arabian Peninsula</p> <p>Unknown: female of Gastrosericus alwathbaensis</p> <p>1 Marginal cell short, length of costal margin at most 1.2× as long as apical truncation of marginal cell (Figs 19, 69). UAE................................................... Gastrosericus alwathbaensis Schmid-Egger, sp. nov. (presumed)</p> <p>- Marginal cell longer, length of costal margin at least 1.5× as long as apical truncation of marginal cell (Fig. 85).......... 2</p> <p>2 Pygidial plate uniformly covered with stout, conspicuous setae (Fig. 43)......................................... 3</p> <p>- Pygidial plate all or partly asetose and shiny or with setae that are inconspicuous, or apically only with some distinct setae (Figs 22, 30)............................................................................................ 10</p> <p>Pygidal plate with setae</p> <p>3 Setae of gena near mandibular base at least 0.6× as long as width of mandibular base, erect or semierect (Fig. 81), (may appear appressed in specimen stored in ethanol). Propleuron near hindmargin with glabrous, triangular elevation that points posterad................................................................................................... 4</p> <p>- Setae of gena near mandibular base at most 0.6× as long as width of mandibular base, appressed (Fig. 77). Propleuron near hindmargin without elevation........................................................................... 6</p> <p>4 Clypeal medial lobe straight, medially often with small tooth (Fig. 83). Abdomen in most specimens black (Fig. 81), abdominal base may also be red. Widespread in Arabia......................................... Gastrosericus waltlii Spinola</p> <p>- Clypeus otherwise. Abdomen red........................................................................ 5</p> <p>5 Clypeal lamella pointed, apex rectangular or nearly so, sometimes with small median point. Mid- and hindfemora black (Fig. 25). Smaller species, 7.5–9.0 mm. Jordan to Libya, not in Arabia..................... Gastrosericus drewseni Dahlbom</p> <p>- Clypeal lamella with obtuse angle, nearly half rounded, medially with rounded point (Fig. 68). Legs all red (Fig. 66). Larger species, 9–11 mm. UAE.......................................... Gastrosericus sheikhae Schmid-Egger sp. nov.</p> <p>6 Mesosoma red (Fig. 47). Propleuron laterally with sharp diagonal keel, its edge black. Clypeus medially with two transverse short and flat shiny carinae. 7.0 mm. UAE, Oman..................... Gastrosericus pulawskii Schmid-Egger sp. nov.</p> <p>- Mesosoma black. Propleuron without such keel. Clypeus flat.................................................. 7</p> <p>7 ACM mesally without or only with very small emargination. Pronotum not or weakly impressed (compare Fig. 29). [Clypeus yellow. Small species, 7.0–8.0 mm]...................................................................... 8</p> <p>- ACM medially emarginate. Pronotum with distinct narrow impression, “sulcate” (compare Fig. 56). [Clypeal medial lobe laterally with corner, clypeus black or red, only in G. sanctus yellow]............................................... 9</p> <p>8 Clypeus arcuate, medially in some specimens with small emargination, laterally without corner (Fig. 42). Abdomen all red (Fig. 41). Widespread in Arabia … Gastrosericus moricei E. Saunders</p> <p>- Clypeus straight, clypeal lobe laterally with corner. Abdomen black, apical depression dark reddish. Dhofar in southern Oman.................................................................................. Gastrosericus spec. A</p> <p>9 Clypeus reddish to black. Hindtarsomere V as long as hindtarsomere II. Abdomen all red. Larger species, 9.5–10 mm. UAE.......................................................... Gastrosericus albidaaensis Schmid-Egger nov. spec.</p> <p>- Clypeus yellow, in some specimens basally black (Fig. 62). Hindtarsomere V shorter than hindtarsomere II. Abdomen varying from all black to all red. Smaller species, 6.5–8.5 mm. Widespread in Arabia............. Gastrosericus sanctus Pulawski</p> <p>Pygidal plate asetose, shiny</p> <p>10 Pronotum laterally at most with inconspicuous impression, rounded (Fig. 29). [Body length 5.0– 7.5 mm. Abdomen and femora all red]. Widespread in Arabia..................................................... Gastrosericus electus Nurse</p> <p>- Pronotum laterally with deeply impressed sulcus (=“sulcate”) (Fig. 56)......................................... 11</p> <p>11 Hindtarsomere V with basoventral spines (Fig. 57)......................................................... 12</p> <p>- Tarsomeres V without such spines...................................................................... 13</p> <p>12 Gena simple. Apical margin of clypeal lobe sinuate, angulate laterally with lateral tooth in some specimens. Clypeus yellow. Body length 4.5–5.5 mm. Saudi Arabia, Oman...................................... Gastrosericus vedda Pulawski</p> <p>- Gena dentate below (Fig. 55). Apical margin of clypeal lobe divided into three arcuate portions, corner ill-defined (Fig. 54). Clypeus black. Body length 7.0–8.0 mm. UAE.................................. Gastrosericus sabulosus Pulawski</p> <p>13 Clypeal disc without teeth [in G. turneri with V-shaped carina]................................................ 14</p> <p>- Clypeal disc with two teeth (Figs 21, 39)................................................................. 15</p> <p>14 Clypeus medially triangulary advanced, laterally with with V-shaped carina (Fig. 75). [Vertex with erect setae]. Larger species, 6.5–7.0 mm. UAE …........................................................... Gastrosericus turneri Arnold</p> <p>- Clypeus medially with rectangular process, medially projecting into narrow process, as large as diameter of antennal base, process apically emarginate (Fig. 35). [Gena near mandible with prominent tooth (Fig. 36). Mesopleuron near tegula impressed, outer part swollen (Fig. 37).] Smaller species, 4.5–6.0 mm. Saudi Arabia, UAE........ … Gastrosericus eremicus Pulawski</p> <p>15 Abdomen black, at most terga I and II with some red. Pronotum laterally near foremargin between dorsal and lateral part without clear edge, more or less rounded. Gena (lateral view) below with minute, pointed tooth. Transition between underside of gena and lateral part of gena rounded. [Clypeus on disc with two small transverse lamellae. Lower margin of pronotum near propleuron with small, triangular tooth. Propleuron near hindmargin with small, triangular tooth, directed downwards]. Length 6.0 mm. Oman...................................................................... Gastrosericus spec. B</p> <p>- Abdomen red. Pronotum laterally near foremargin between dorsal and lateral part with distinct edge. Gena (lateral view) below with large tooth. Transition between underside of gena and lateral part of gena with edge, edge carrying a tooth......... 16</p> <p>16 Underside of gena (near oral fossa) largely but flat impressed (Fig. 40). Teeth of clypeus lamelliform, medially often connected (is variable) (Fig. 39). Lower lateral margin of pronotum evenly rounded. Propleuron near hindmargin flat. Central Asia to Morocco, not recorded from Arabia......................................... Gastrosericus funereus Gussakovskij</p> <p>- Underside of gena not impressed. Teeth of clypeus small, triangular (Fig. 21). Lower margin of pronotum enlarged, winged. Propleuron near hindmargin with large, triangular teeth on each side, directed backwards. UAE............................................................................. Gastrosericus barqaalsuqoorensis Schmid-Egger sp. nov.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D87A3C5963BE6ADEFA3E2004	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D87B3C5A63BE6BF9FA3E207A.text	5C3AAE49D87B3C5A63BE6BF9FA3E207A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gastrosericus Spinola 1839	<div><p>Key to males of Gastrosericus from the Arabian Peninsula</p> <p>1 Marginal cell short, length of costal margin at most 1.2× as long as apical truncation of marginal cell (Fig. 19). [Clypeus yellow. Sterna II–V deeply impressed on whole width (Fig. 17). AS 3 slighly shorter than wide, AS 4 and following 1.3–1.4× as long as wide (Fig. 16)]. Body length 4.1 mm. UAE....................... Gastrosericus alwathbaensis Schmid-Egger sp. nov.</p> <p>- Marginal cell longer, length of costal margin at least 1.5× as long as apical truncation of marginal cell (Fig. 85).......... 2</p> <p>2 Gena below with long semierect or erect setae, at least as long as 0.6× basal mandibular diameter (may appear appressed in specimens stored in ethanol) (Fig. 84). Sterna III and IV with deep impression, covered with long yellow setae, surrounded by sharp edge (Figs 73, 86)............................................................................... 3</p> <p>- Gena with shorter and appressed setae. Sterna without impression, if with setae, then they origin on flat surface of sterna (Fig. 45)................................................................................................ 5</p> <p>3 Tibiae and tarsi all yellowish-red. Abdominal segment VII red [Abdomen in most specimens all red] (Fig. 26). Jordan to Libya, not in Arabia …............................................................ Gastrosericus drewseni Dahlbom</p> <p>- Tibia black, or partly dark red. Abdominal segment VII black.................................................. 4</p> <p>4 Abdomen in most specimens all black, apical tergal depression with some red. Legs black (Fig. 81). Wing venation predominantly dark. [Erect pilosity denser and longer in direct comparison with following species]. Widespread in Arabia..................................................................................... Gastrosericus waltlii Spinola</p> <p>- Abdominal segments I–III or I–VI red. Tarsi completely and hindfemur partly red (Fig. 70). Wing venation of forewing in basal half yellow, apart from costal vein. UAE............................. Gastrosericus sheikhae Schmid-Egger sp. nov.</p> <p>5 Sterna III–IV with well definined patch of long white or yellow setae (Figs 45, 51, 65).............................. 6</p> <p>- Sterna III–IV without setae, similar to remaining sterna...................................................... 10</p> <p>Sterna with setae</p> <p>6 Clypeal lobe slightly rounded or straight between lateral corners (Fig. 64). [Clypeus all yellow, lobe wide, distance between lobe comers 2.0 x distance between corner and orbit, clypeal lobal corners more prominent. Inner mandibular margin without tooth. Sternal setae nearly appressed]. 5.5–6.0 mm. Widespread in Arabia............... Gastrosericus sanctus Pulawski</p> <p>- Clypeal lobe triangular................................................................................ 7</p> <p>7 Clypeal lobe with obtuse angle.......................................................................... 8</p> <p>- Clypeal lobe triangular, rectangular or with acute angle....................................................... 9</p> <p>8 Clypeus yellow. Sternum VII rounded (Fig. 46). Femora apically, tibiae, tarsi and pronotal lobe above whitish, remaining legs red (Fig. 44). Smaller species, body length 5.0–6.0 mm. [Flagellomeres dark, contrasting with yellow scape. Setae of sterna III and IV directed backwards. Apical tergal impressions reddish-whitish, slightly paler than remaing parts of red terga]. Northern half of Africa, Arabia to India................................................ Gastrosericus moricei E. Saunders</p> <p>- Clypeus black. Sternum VII emarginate (Fig. 52). Legs and pronotal lobe red. Larger species, body length 8.1 mm. United Arab Emirates, Oman....................................................... Gastrosericus pulawskii Schmid-Egger</p> <p>9 Clypeus black, abdomen red (Figs 11, 12). Body length 8.2 mm. UAE.. Gastrosericus albidaaensis Schmid-Egger, sp. nov.</p> <p>- Clypeus yellow, abdomen black. Body length 6.5 mm. Dhofar in southern Oman................. Gastrosericus spec. A</p> <p>10 Clypeal lobe pointed mesally (or at most rectangular), not angulate laterally, its apical margin forming single curved line with sides of clypeus..................................................................................... 11</p> <p>- Clypeal lobe angulate laterally, or, if not, with rounded arcute apical margin, medially never pointed.................. 13</p> <p>11 Mesonotum next to tegula with longitudinal impression, outer part near tegula swollen. [Abdomen red]. Saudi Arabia, UAE.......................................................................... Gastrosericus eremicus Pulawski</p> <p>- Mesonotum not impressed............................................................................. 12</p> <p>12 Apical clypeal margin rectangular (Fig. 59). Setae of vertex appressed. AS 3 somewhat shorter than AS 4 (Fig. 60). UAE............................................................................ Gastrosericus sabulosus Pulawski</p> <p>- Apical clypeal margin acutely pointed (Fig. 78). Setae of vertex erect, as long as fore ocellar diameter (difficult to see in worn specimens) (Fig. 78). AS 3 as long as AS 4. UAE..................................... Gastrosericus turneri Arnold</p> <p>13 Clypeus yellow..................................................................................... 14</p> <p>- Clypeus black. [Apical clypeal margin with obtuse angle].................................................... 15</p> <p>14 C lypeal lobe advanced, widely rounded, without tooth (Fig. 32). Abdomen red (Fig. 31). Antenna including scape all yellow. Widespread in Arabia............................................................ Gastrosericus electus Nurse</p> <p>- Clypeal lobe slightly rounded, on each side with distinct tooth. Abdomen in most specimens all black. Scapal venter yellow, flagellum brownish or black with some yellow. Saudi Arabia, Oman.................... Gastrosericus vedda Pulawski</p> <p>15 Clypeal lobe rectangular (Fig. 24). [midleg all black, remaining legs broken off in type male] UAE.......................................................................... Gastrosericus barqaalsuqoorensis Schmid-Egger sp. nov. - Clypeal lobe obtuse.................................................................................. 16 16 Legs black apart from white band on hindtibia above. Oman …................................. Gastrosericus spec. B - Legs in greater part yellow: at least band on midtibia below, hindtibia above, and all tarsi. Central Asia to Morocco, not recorded from Arabia ….................................................... Gastrosericus funereus Gussakovskij</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D87B3C5A63BE6BF9FA3E207A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8783C5A63BE6B3CFCCF27BE.text	5C3AAE49D8783C5A63BE6B3CFCCF27BE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gastrosericus albidaaensis Schmid-Egger 2022	<div><p>Gastrosericus albidaaensis Schmid-Egger, sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 9–14)</p> <p>Holotype. ♀, United Arab Emirates, 15.x.2015, Abu Dhabi, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=54.742&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.248" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 54.742/lat 24.248)">Al Wathba Wetland Reserve</a>, 24.248°N 54.742°E, leg. A.S &amp; AvH, in Malaise trap (CSE). Paratypes: 30 km SEE of Ruwais, Houbara Protected Area 1 ♀, 30.vi.2018. Al Wathba Wetland Reserve; 1 ♀, 15.ix.2013. 1 ♀, 15.v.2015. 1 ♀, 15.vi.2015. 2 ♀, 15.vii.2015. 2 ♀, 15.viii.2015. 2 ♀, 15.x.2015. Al Bida’a Protected Area, 1 ♀, 16.viii.2018. Umm al Qaywayn, 1 ♁, 12.v.2009. Wadi Wurayah, 1 ♁, 16.vii.2009; 1 ♀ 30.06.2019, 1 ♀ 15.07.2019, Barqa al-Saqoor. 2 ♁ 10.09.2019 all leg. A.S &amp; AvH, in malaise trap (CSE).</p> <p>Discussion. See discussion at G. pulawskii about male/female relation.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Gastrosericus albidaaensis is a member of the G. moricei species group (characterized by appressed setae on gena, by bristle-like appressed setae on pygidial plate and by a patch of long setae on some sterna in males). The female can be recognized by a special character combination: clypeus with medial emargination, its apical clypeal margin only slightly prominent medially (distinctly prominent in G. thoth Pulawski from Egypt), and hindtarsomere V as long as hindtarsomere II. Hindtarsomere V is shorter in the similar G. sanctus Pulawski, and the clypeus is partly yellow in the latter and black in G. albidaaensis. The species also differ from related species by its larger body size (see description). The male is characterized by a pointed tooth on apical clypeal margin, and by large patches of long white appressed pubescence on sterna III and IV. Sternum VII is rounded apically.</p> <p>Description of female, holotype. Body length 9.2 mm. Colour: black, the following parts bright red: mandible except black apex, clypeus (may be yellow in paratypes), scape below apically, pronotum, pronotal lobe (the latter more yellow than red, also hidden below pubescence), abdomen, legs including coxae, tegula and wing venation. Lower parts of propodeum with some red. Face and mesosoma covered with dense, silver appressed pubescence, long on clypeus. Propodeal dorsum partly asetose. Terga I–V red, apically with white apical band, and with a yellowish transition zone before apical band. Apical band covered with fine pubescence. Legs covered with fine silver pubescence, pubescence on upperside not as dense as on underside. Morphology: Clypeus lobe markedly prominent mesally and markedly concave near corner. Propodeal dorsum finely grainlike sculptured. Pygidial plate triangular, with well-definded lateral carina, and short, thick appressed setae on surface. Foreleg with long spinulation. Fore basitarsus with 7 long pale spines, apical spine reaches end of fore tarsomere III. Hindtarsomere V as long as hindtarsomere II. Variation in female paratypes: Body length 8.5–9.5 mm. Otherwise agree with holotype, apart from small differences in colour pattern (changes between red-orange to darker orange, mainly on abdomen).</p> <p>Description of male paratype. Body length 8.2 mm. Agrees in main aspects of colour and pubescence with female, abdomen and legs all red. Apical clypeal margin with large, acute tooth. Sterna I–IV with long white appressed setae, directed backwards, on sterna III–IV dense and patchlike, covering most parts of sternum. Distance between basal margin of sternum and patch as long as 2/3 length of scape. Scape yellow below. Tergum VII truncate apically with emarginate apex. Sternum VIII evenly rounded and brown. Fore basitarsus with 5 pale spines, apical spine as long as fore tarsomere II.</p> <p>Distribution. Coastal plain of the United Arab Emirates.</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named after Al Bida’a Protected Area near Abu Dhabi, with a high diversity of wasp species. Some paratypes of the new species were collected there.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8783C5A63BE6B3CFCCF27BE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8783C5463BE6D70FD492204.text	5C3AAE49D8783C5463BE6D70FD492204.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gastrosericus alwathbaensis Schmid-Egger 2022	<div><p>Gastrosericus alwathbaensis Schmid-Egger, sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 15–19)</p> <p>Holotype. ♁ United Arab Emirates 15.vii.2015, Abu Dhabi, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=54.742&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.248" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 54.742/lat 24.248)">Al Wathba</a>, 24.248°N 54.742°E leg. A.S &amp; AvH in Malaise trap (CSE).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Gastrosericus alwathbaensis is closely related to G. marginalis, described from Central Asia and also known from Egypt, and to G. mongolica, described from Mongolia. The species-group is characterized by a short marginal cell and ivory tergal bands, in combination with a small body size, shorter than 5 mm. The male of Gastrosericus alwathbaensis can be recognized by deeply impressed sterna II-V. The impression is covered with silver appressed pubescence, directed backwards. It differs also by different length of antennal segments. Otherwise, the species agrees with the description of G. marginalis in Pulawski (1995).</p> <p>Description of male holotype. Body length 4.1 mm. Colour: Black with the following parts ivory white: antenna, mandible except red apex, clypeus, legs from apex of femora (femora and parts of fore and midtibiae red), wing venation, pronotal lobe, large bands of terga I–VI, medially half as large as tergal length (shorter in tergum I), laterally covering whole tergum. Basal part of terga I–VI, tergum VII and sterna reddish. Head and mesosoma with dense, silver pubescence, hiding integument, this of face longer than on mesosoma. Terga also with pubescence, less dense as on mesosoma. Morphology: Apical clypeal margin medially with triangular obtuse angle. Head behind eyes very short. Sterna III–V impressed on whole width, with long appressed pubescence, directed backwards and leaving a narrow medial area asetose. AS 2–3 shorter than wide, remaining segments as long as wide, apical segment 2× as long as basal width. Sternum VII apically deeply emarginate, lateral parts transparent, medial part red. Left antenna of holotype is broken.</p> <p>Female. Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution. United Arab Emirates.</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named after the origin of the holotype, Al Wathba Wetland Reserve, near Abu Dhabi, a famous place with a high diversity of wasp species.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8783C5463BE6D70FD492204	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8763C5663BE69E6FB3D23DC.text	5C3AAE49D8763C5663BE69E6FB3D23DC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gastrosericus barqaalsuqoorensis Schmid-Egger 2022	<div><p>Gastrosericus barqaalsuqoorensis Schmid-Egger, sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 20–24)</p> <p>Holotype. United Arab Emirates, 1♀, 20.iii.2018, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=52.592&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.018" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 52.592/lat 24.018)">Barqa</a> al-Saqoor, 24,018N 52,592E, leg. A.S &amp; AvH, in Malaise trap (CSE). Paratype. ♁, 25.vii.2006, Al Ajban, 24,60N 55,02E, leg. AvH (CSE)</p> <p>Remarks. The species was mentioned in Schmid-Egger (2011) as G. eremicus Pulawski, 1995. Pulawski (1995) mentions an aberrant female of G. funereus from United Arab Emirates and gives a figure of the clypeus. Another female from Barqa al-Saqoor in the UAE agrees with the “aberrant” specimen. It is clearly distinguishable from true G. funereus from Iran (several specimens from the Kerman province were examined, in coll. CSE). The main difference is the form of lateral lower pronotum near propleuron. Shape of clypeal teeth also characterizes the female well (see. fig. 45b and 45e in Pulawski, 1995). Consequently, we describe this specimen as new. We also could examine other specimens from Dhofar in southern Oman. They agree with fig 45d in Pulawski (1995), also described as ”aberrant” specimen. These belong to a further, third species of this lineage. This species is described elsewhere (Schmid-Egger &amp; Al-Jahdhamdi under prep.). We choosed the specimens from Iran as true “ G. funereus ”, because they agree with the description of Pulawski (1995) of type specimens from Turkmenistan, and is also closer to the type area than the Arabian specimens.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Gastrosericus barqaalsuqoorensis is a member of the G. funereus species-group which is characterized in females by a shiny pygidal area in combination with a deeply sulcate pronotum and two teeth or a lamella on clypeal disc. The female of G. barqaalsuqoorensis is well characterized by the special form of lower margin of propleuron (latero-dorsal view, below the lateral pronotal edge). It is wing-like prolonged versus head, and normally rounded in other species. Teeth of clypeus are small and triangular, and lamelliform or otherwise in other species. Propleuron near hindmargin has on each side a large, triangular tooth, directed backwards. Abdomen is red in G. barqaalsuqoorensis as in G. funereus, and black in the new species from Oman. The new Omanian species is also characterized by the lack of the lateral pronotal edge and a rounded lower gena. Both G. funereus and G. barqaalsuqoorensis have a distinct lateral pronotal edge, and a clear edge between underside and lateral side of gena.</p> <p>The male differs from true Iranian G. funereus by a rectangular medial tooth of clypeus. It is widely obtuse in G. funereus and the new species from Oman.</p> <p>Description of female holotype. Body length 7.0 mm. Colour: Head and mesosoma black with the following parts yellow: basal two third of mandible, apex of scape, pronotal lobe. Abdomen and legs all orange red, coxae except apex and most parts of forefemur black.Wing venation yellow. Head, mesosoma and forefemur above with long, dense silver appressed pubescence. Pubescence on vertex and mesonotum less dense, integument partly visible. Morphology: Apical clypeal margin widely rounded, medially with small emargination. Clypeal disk below scape on each side with small, triangular tooth (cf. fig. 45e in Pulawski, 1995). Gena below (lateral view) with small tooth, underside of gena asetose, finely punctured and shiny. Lateral (vertical) side of pronotum with deep sulcus (“sulcate”), with sharp and prominent edge at transition to horizontal dorsum of pronotum. Lower lateral edge of pronotum in front with large rounded wing-like structure. Propleuron near hindmargin with large, triangular teeth on each side, directed backwards. Forebasitarus with four or five pale spines, basal spine somewhat longer than tarsomere II. Pygidial plate shiny, with some punctures. Tergal depressions with band-like silver pubescence.</p> <p>Description of male paratype. Body length 5.0 mm. Colour: Whole body greyish black, with dense yellowish to silver pubescence on head and mesoma. Abdomen with sparse pubescence. Medial tooth of clypeus right-angled. Tergum VII with large and shiny pygidial plate, with some punctures. Midlegs and right wing broken off.</p> <p>Distribution. United Arab Emirates. Some records from the UAE mentioned in Pulawski (1995) as “ G. funereus ” also may refer to this species.</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named after the type area, Barqa al-Saqoor, near Abu Dhabi.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8763C5663BE69E6FB3D23DC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8743C5663BE689EFAA82204.text	5C3AAE49D8743C5663BE689EFAA82204.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gastrosericus drewseni Dahlbom 1845	<div><p>Gastrosericus drewseni Dahlbom, 1845</p> <p>(Figs 25–26)</p> <p>Remarks. Not yet recorded from the UAE, but included in the key. Distributed from Jordan to Libya.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8743C5663BE689EFAA82204	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8743C5663BE69E6FB752500.text	5C3AAE49D8743C5663BE69E6FB752500.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gastrosericus electus Nurse 1903	<div><p>Gastrosericus electus Nurse, 1903</p> <p>(Figs 27–33)</p> <p>Remarks. Schmid-Egger (2011, 2014) mentions records from the UAE.</p> <p>New records. 1 ♀, 17.06.2019, Al Bida’a Protected Area; 1 ♀, 30.06.2019, Barqa al-Saqoor.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8743C5663BE69E6FB752500	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8743C5663BE6EE2FC622468.text	5C3AAE49D8743C5663BE6EE2FC622468.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gastrosericus eremicus Pulawski 1995	<div><p>Gastrosericus eremicus Pulawski, 1995</p> <p>(Figs 34–37)</p> <p>Remarks. Schmid-Egger (2011, 2014) mentions records from the UAE.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8743C5663BE6EE2FC622468	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8743C5663BE6FCAFABA2774.text	5C3AAE49D8743C5663BE6FCAFABA2774.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gastrosericus funereus Gussakovskij 1931	<div><p>Gastrosericus funereus Gussakovskij, 1931</p> <p>(Figs 38–40)</p> <p>Remarks. Former records from the UAE (Schmid-Egger 2011, Pulawki 1995) refer to G. barqaalsuqoorensis Schmid-Egger, sp. nov. The true G. funereus occurs in Iran, Central Asia, Turkey, Morocco and Oman.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8743C5663BE6FCAFABA2774	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8743C5663BE6C36FE712614.text	5C3AAE49D8743C5663BE6C36FE712614.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gastrosericus moricei E. Saunders 1910	<div><p>Gastrosericus moricei E. Saunders, 1910</p> <p>(Figs 41–46)</p> <p>Remarks. Schmid-Egger (2011, 2014) mentions records from the UAE.</p> <p>New records. 1 ♀, 17.06.2019, 1 ♁ 1 ♀, 17.06.2019, Al Bida’a Protected Area; 1 ♁, 30.06.2019; 1 ♁ 2 ♀, 10.09.2019, Barg al-Saqoor.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8743C5663BE6C36FE712614	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8703C5263BE6ADEFB132750.text	5C3AAE49D8703C5263BE6ADEFB132750.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gastrosericus pulawskii Schmid-Egger 2022	<div><p>Gastrosericus pulawskii Schmid-Egger, sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 47–52)</p> <p>Holotype. ♀ United Arab Emirates, 21.v.1984, Dubai, Al Awir (coll. CSE). Paratype. ♁ United Arab Emirates, Wadi Wurayah (leg. AvH, coll. CSE); Oman 1 ♀ 15.vi.2019 Al Kamel, Sayq, 22,506N, 59,126E (leg. et coll. A. Al-Jahdhami).</p> <p>Discussion. It is difficult to determine the male/female relation amoung the new described species, because we found only two single males from locations different from these of the females, and both males cannot be assigned assuredly with the females by morphology. The male which is assigned here to G. pulawski comes from the Hajar mountains in eastern UAE (Wadi Wurayah), and the female paratype also from the same mountains, but in eastern Oman, whereas the holotype female originates from near to Dubai. Nevertheless, this male is assigned to the female of G. pulawskii.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Gastroceriucus pulawskii is a member of the G. moricei species group (characterized by appressed setae on gena, and by bristle-like appressed setae on pygidial plate in female) and can be recognized by an all red mesosoma and by a sharp longitudinal keel on pronotum laterally. Remaining species have a black mesosoma, and pronotum is rounded laterally. The clypeus bears two shiny transverse swellings near apical margin, which is also unique in the species group.</p> <p>The male differs by a larger body size, by evenly red legs (partly whitish in G. moricei), by a red clypeus (yellow in G. moricei and by an apically emarginate sternum VII, which is rounded G. moricei.</p> <p>Description of female, holotype. Body length 7.1 mm. Colour: whole body orange reddish, upper face, vertex and mesonotum dark reddish. Pronotal lobe white-yellowish. Apical third of mandible black. Wings transparent, wing venation red. Head, mesosoma and legs (apart from dorsal side of femora) covered with dense, silver pubescence, very dense on lower face. Terga I-V with apical bands of silver pubescence. Tergum VI covered with apressed silver bristles. Morphology: Ventral margin of mandible with large tooth in basal third, apex truncate. Disc of clypeus medially in lower third with yellow and shiny transverse lamalla, medially interrupted. Apical clypeal margin medially with two rounded teeth, distance between them as large as midocellar diameter. Inner eye margins divergent toward clypeus. Pronotum in whole width with deep sulcus (“sulcate”), and with sharp keel between sulcus and foremargin on transition between horizontal and lateral parts of pronotum. Body surface finely sculptured. Fore basitarsus with five long spines, apical spine reaching tarsal segment II. Remaining tibia and tarsi with distinct spinulation.</p> <p>Variation in female: Body length in paratype 8.1 mm.</p> <p>Description of male. Body length 7.5 mm. Black, mandible except black apex, scape, pronotal lobe, abdomen and legs except coxae red. Apical clypeal margin obtuse (close to 100 o). Tergum VII trunacte apically, apex somewhat emarginate. Sternum VIII deeply U-shaped. Sterna III–IV with large patch of appressed white and long setae, directed backwards, sternum V with weaker patch of similar setae. Fore basitarsus with four or five pale spines, apical spine as long as fore tarsomere II.</p> <p>Distribution. United Arab Emirates and Oman.</p> <p>Etymology. The species is dedicated to Wojciech J. Pulawski, a leading expert on Sphecid wasps, who supported the works of CSE over the years. He revised the genus Gastrosericus for the first time.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8703C5263BE6ADEFB132750	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8703C5263BE6C12FCE3265C.text	5C3AAE49D8703C5263BE6C12FCE3265C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gastrosericus sabulosus Pulawski 1995	<div><p>Gastrosericus sabulosus Pulawski, 1995</p> <p>(Figs 53–60)</p> <p>Remarks. Schmid-Egger (2011) mentions records from the UAE.</p> <p>New records. 4 ♀ 17.06.2019 Al Bida’a Protected Area.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8703C5263BE6C12FCE3265C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8703C5263BE6D1EFCD82684.text	5C3AAE49D8703C5263BE6D1EFCD82684.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gastrosericus sanctus Pulawski 1973	<div><p>Gastrosericus sanctus Pulawski, 1973</p> <p>(Figs 61–65)</p> <p>Remarks. Schmid-Egger (2011) mentions records from the UAE.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8703C5263BE6D1EFCD82684	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D86F3C4D63BE6ADEFD4A272C.text	5C3AAE49D86F3C4D63BE6ADEFD4A272C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gastrosericus sheikhae Schmid-Egger & Harten 2022	<div><p>Gastrosericus sheikhae Schmid-Egger, sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 66–73)</p> <p>Holotype. ♀ United Arab Emirates 8.x.2018 <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=52.592&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.018" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 52.592/lat 24.018)">Barg</a> al-Saqoor, 24,018 N 52,592 E. Paratypes. 1 ♀ 28.vi.2008 <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=55.68&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.61" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 55.68/lat 25.61)">Al Rafah</a>, 25,61 N 55,68 E; 1 ♀ 15.v.2016 Abu Dhabi, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=54.742&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.248" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 54.742/lat 24.248)">Al Wathba Wetland Reserve</a>, 24.248 N 54.742 E; 1 ♀ 13.vi.2016 30 km SEE Ruwais, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=53.04&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.01" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 53.04/lat 24.01)">Houbara Protected Area</a>, 24.01 N 53.04 E; 1 ♀ 15.vi.2016 Abu Dhabi, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=54.742&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.248" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 54.742/lat 24.248)">Al Wathba Wetland Reserve</a>, 24.248 N 54.742 E; 1 ♀ 16.viii.2018 <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=53.972&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=23.608" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 53.972/lat 23.608)">Al Bida’a Protected Area</a>, 23,608 N 53,972 E; 2 ♁ 1 ♀ 30.viii.2018 <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=53.15&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=23.834" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 53.15/lat 23.834)">Yawal Dibsa</a>, 23,834 N 53,150 E; 1 ♀ 06.ix.2018 <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=52.592&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.018" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 52.592/lat 24.018)">Barg</a> al-Saqoor, 24,018 N 52,592 E; 14 ♀ 06.ix.2018 <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=53.972&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=23.608" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 53.972/lat 23.608)">Al Bida’a Protected Area</a>, 23,608 N 53,972 E; 1 male 3 ♀ 19.ix.2018 <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=53.15&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=23.834" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 53.15/lat 23.834)">Yawal Dibsa</a>, 23,834 N 53,150 E: 1 ♀ 29.x.2018 <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=53.972&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=23.608" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 53.972/lat 23.608)">Al Bida’a Protected Area</a>, 23,608 N 53,972 E; 1 ♀ 29.x.2018 <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=52.592&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.018" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 52.592/lat 24.018)">Barg</a> al-Saqoor, 24,018 N 52,592 E; 1 ♀ 17.06.2019 Al Bida’a Protected Area; 2 ♁ 1 ♀ 30.06.2019, 1 ♀ 15.07.2019, 5 ♁ 1 ♀ 15.07.2019, 8 ♁ 8 ♀ 10.09.2019, 1 ♀ 19.04.2020, 1 ♀ 30.04.2031 Barqa al-Saqoor (all leg. A.S &amp; AvH, in Malaise traps, coll. CSE).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Gastrosericus sheikhae is a member of the G. waltlii species group (characterized by erect and semierect setae on gena). The female can be recognized by all red legs and abdomen and by an obtuse angled clypeal lamella. The mesosoma is partly red. The related G. waltlii has at least black femora and a partly or all black abdomen. In G. sheikhae setae of gena may also be appressed and not erect, but this can result from preservation of specimens in ethanol. Specimens with appressed pilositiy on gena can be confused with G. albidaaensis. The latter differs by a prolonged apical clypeal margin, which is short and medially emarginate in G. albidaaensis. Male sterna III and IV of G. sheikhae each have a large impression, covered with patch of long setae. This impression does not reach apical sternal margin, and is distinctly separated by a sharp margin from remaining sternal surface. The species shares this special character with G. waltlii. Both are similar and differ mainly by gastral colour. It is red in G. sheikhae and dark in G. waltlii.</p> <p>Description of holotype, female: Body length 11.0 mm. Colour: Body orange red with the following parts black: head, antenna and mesonotum. Mandible basally yellow, apically black, with small red zone in beetween. Scape yellow below. Wing venation orange-brown. Head, mesosoma, coxae and femora with long and dense, appressed pubescence. Some parts of pubescence of gena and legs erect (difficult to see because of ethanol treatment of species, which pat setae down). Terga I-V with some bandlike short silver pubescence. Morphology: Apical clypeal margin medially advanced, with obtuse angle. Mandible at underside with tooth in basal third, and with small emargination medially. Pronotum not sulcate. Propleuron with two pointed triangular teeth near hindmargin. Apical tergal margin I-IV deeply impressed. Pygidal plate somewhat bulged, covered with yellowish short bristles, apically truncate. Fore basitarsus with eight pale spines, longest spine as long as foretarsomere II.</p> <p>Variation in female paratypes. Body length 10.0-11.0 mm.</p> <p>Description of male. Body length 7.0-9.0 mm. Colour: Head and mesosoma red, abdominal segments I-III red, parts of legs red. Mandible yellow with black apex, scape below partly yellow. Pubescence and wing colour as in female, sternum I and II with long erect pale setae. Morphology: Clypeal apical margin medially with large, pointed tooth. Fore basitarsus with seven fine pale spines, approximately as long as foretarsomere II. Sternum III and VI with large medial impression, covered with patch of erect setae, impression surrounded by sharp ege, mainly near foremargin. Sternum VIII long, narrow, apically rounded-truncate.</p> <p>Distribution. Coastal plaine of the United Arab Emirates.</p> <p>Etymology. Gastrosericus sheikhae, sp. nov. is named after H.E. Dr. Sheikha Salem Al Dhaheri, Secretary General of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, for her enthusiasm and energy to gain a complete knowledge of the arthropod biodiversity in the Abu Dhabi Emirate.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D86F3C4D63BE6ADEFD4A272C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D86F3C4D63BE6C8EFCD92614.text	5C3AAE49D86F3C4D63BE6C8EFCD92614.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gastrosericus turneri Arnold 1922	<div><p>Gastrosericus turneri Arnold, 1922</p> <p>(Figs 74–78).</p> <p>Remarks. Schmid-Egger (2014) mentions records from the UAE.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D86F3C4D63BE6C8EFCD92614	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D86D3C4F63BE6ADEFDCB2018.text	5C3AAE49D86D3C4F63BE6ADEFDCB2018.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gastrosericus vedda Pulawski 1986	<div><p>Gastrosericus vedda Pulawski, 1986</p> <p>(Figs 79–80)</p> <p>Remarks. Gadallah (2020) published a record from Saudi Arabia. An unpublished record also comes from Oman (Schmid-Egger &amp; Al-Jahdhami, in prep.).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D86D3C4F63BE6ADEFDCB2018	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D86D3C4F63BE6BDAFC622340.text	5C3AAE49D86D3C4F63BE6BDAFC622340.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Gastrosericus waltlii Spinola 1839	<div><p>Gastrosericus waltlii Spinola, 1839</p> <p>(Figs 81–86)</p> <p>Remarks. Schmid-Egger (2011, 2014) mentions records from the UAE.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D86D3C4F63BE6BDAFC622340	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D86D3C4F63BE6EA1FDC124CB.text	5C3AAE49D86D3C4F63BE6EA1FDC124CB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nitela arabica Gayubo & Schmid-Egger 2014	<div><p>Nitela arabica Gayubo &amp; Schmid-Egger, 2014</p> <p>New records: 1 ♀; 15.01.2014; Abu Dhabi, Al Wathba Wetland Reserve; 1 ♀; 29.02.2016; 1 ♀; 31.03.2016; 2 ♀; 31.01.2016; 30 km SEE Ruwais, Houbara Protected Area, (leg. A.S &amp; AvH, in Malaise traps, coll. CSE).</p> <p>Distribution. United Arab Emirates.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D86D3C4F63BE6EA1FDC124CB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D86D3C4F63BE6FADFDC1268B.text	5C3AAE49D86D3C4F63BE6FADFDC1268B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nitela feltoni Gayubo & Schmid-Egger 2014	<div><p>Nitela feltoni Gayubo &amp; Schmid-Egger, 2014</p> <p>(Fig. 87–88)</p> <p>New records: 3 ♀ 31.i.2016; 3 ♀ 29.ii.2016, 2 ♀ 31.iii.2016, 1 ♀ 13.vi.2016, 1 ♀ 18.v.2017, 1 ♁ 15.vii.2017 30 km SEE Ruwais, Houbara Protected Area; 3 ♀ 10.xii.2015 Abu Dhabi mangroves; 1 ♁ 3 ♀ 15.iv.2014 5 ♁ 33 ♀ 15.xi.2014 30 ♀ 15.i.2015; 14 ♀ 15.ii.2015; 1 ♁ 3 ♀ 15.iii.2015; 1 ♀ 15.iv.2015; 1 ♁ 4 ♀ 15.v.2015 Abu Dhabi, Al Wathba Wetland Reserve; 1 ♀ 29.ix.2018, Al Bida‘a Protected Area; 2 ♀ 29.iii.2018; 4 ♀ 29.ix.2018 Barg alSaqoor; 1 ♀ 01.xi.2018 Yawal Dibsa (all leg. A.S &amp; AvH, in Malaise traps, coll. CSE).</p> <p>Description of the hitherto unknown male: Body length: 2.8–3.3 mm. Agreing in main characters with female (see description of Gayubo &amp; Schmid-Egger, 2014). The following characters are distinctive: medial part of clypeus (between antennal sockets) elevated and roof like, diverging towards apex, with longitudinal keel along whole length, ending in short tooth on apical margin of clypeus. Toothlike corner present on each side of median tooth. AS 2 and AS 3 short, equal in length, AS 4 longer than AS 3.</p> <p>Distribution. United Arab Emirates.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D86D3C4F63BE6FADFDC1268B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D86D3C4F63BE69C2FA3F25CF.text	5C3AAE49D86D3C4F63BE69C2FA3F25CF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nitela Latreille 1809	<div><p>Key to the genus Nitela of the Arabian Peninsula, females and males</p> <p>1 Clypeus roof-like, with median keel along whole length (Fig. 88). Clypeus and lower face covered with dense, silver pilosity, microsculptured. Mesonotum with dense fine punctation and fine striae in beetween (punctures 0.5-1.0 diameter apart). Hypoepimeral area finely microsculptured. Male: Clypeus medio-apically with 3 teeth, lateral teeth directed laterally. AS 3 as long as or somewhat shorter than AS 2........................................... Nitela feltoni Gayubo &amp; Schmid-Egger</p> <p>2 Clypeus flat in female, in male convex, shiny, without keel. Clypeus and lower face covered with sparse pilosity or without pilosity. Mesonotum with large shiny interspaces, punctures in medial part 2-3 diameters apart. Hypoepimeral area shiny. Male: Medial part of apical clypeal margin with rounded corners. AS 3 longer as AS 2.... Nitela arabica Gayubo &amp; Schmid-Egger</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D86D3C4F63BE69C2FA3F25CF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D86D3C4F63BE6822FE302260.text	5C3AAE49D86D3C4F63BE6822FE302260.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nitela Latreille 1809	<div><p>Nitela Latreille, 1809</p> <p>Gayubo &amp; Schmid-Egger (2014) described Nitela feltoni and N. arabica from the UAE. Nitela feltoni was only known from females. In the meantime, we examined the unknown male of this species. It is described here and a new key for males and females is given for these two species, based on previously unnoticed characters. Some new records are also listed.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D86D3C4F63BE6822FE302260	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8683C4A63BE6A96FB51242B.text	5C3AAE49D8683C4A63BE6A96FB51242B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Odontosphex leleji Mokrousov & Proshchalykin 2021	<div><p>Odontosphex leleji Mokrousov &amp; Proshchalykin (2021)</p> <p>(Figs 89–94)</p> <p>Material examined: 1♁ United Arab Emirates, 15.vii.2015, Abu Dhabi, Al Wathba, leg. A.S &amp; AvH, in malaise trap (CSE).</p> <p>Remark. Odontosphex is a small and rarely collected genus with six described species worldwide. The genus and its taxonomic position were restudied by Bohart and Menke (1976), who placed the genus in its own tribe Odontosphecini within the subfamily Philanthinae. Melo (1999) placed the genus into the subfamily Pemphredoninae, tribe Psenini. Recently, Sann et. al. (2018) confirmed this result and placed the genus as a sister group of Psenini in their new family Psenidae, based on genetic data.</p> <p>Recently, Mokrousov &amp; Proshchalykin (2021) described a new species, O. leleji from Turkmenistan, and gave a key to species and further description of the genus. A single male of Odontosphex, collected in 2015 in the UAE and first recognized as an undescribed species, agrees with the description of O. leleji and confirms the occurence of the species in Arabia.</p> <p>Distribution: Turkmenistan and UAE. Bohart &amp; Menke (1974) mentioned females of O. bidens Arnold, 1951 from Saudi Arabia, and Pulawski (1991) from Iran (Haft Tapeh 300 km N Abadan) and Pakistan (Faisalabad; both in CAS), which “possibly are bidens ”. They most probably also refer to O. leleji. O. bidens was described from Mauritania and is only known from West Africa. The third old world species, O. damara Pulawski, 1991 is only known from Namibia and will not occur in the Palearctic or Saharan region.</p> <p>Recognition: The species was compared with a ♁ of O. bidens from Mali (5 km E Hombori, 17.xiii.1991, leg. M. Schwarz, coll. CSE). Both males differ by the characters given in Tab. 2.</p> <table><tr><th>Odontosphex bidens male</th> <th>Odontosphex leleji male</th> </tr> <tr><td>Apical clypeal margin with two teeth</td> <td>Apical clypeal margin with four teeth</td></tr> <tr><td>AS 3–5 shorter than wide</td> <td>AS 3 shorter than wide, remaining AS as least as long was wide</td></tr> <tr><td>Mesonotum and scutellum evenly and densely punctured</td> <td>Mesonotum and scutellum medially with large, impunctate area</td></tr> <tr><td>Propodeal declivity sculptured</td> <td>Triangular area on propodeal declivity including upper margin shiny and smooth</td></tr> <tr><td>Abdomen dark, punctation coarser than in O. leleji</td> <td>Abdominal segments I–III red, punctation finer than in O. bidens</td></tr> <tr><td>Tegula and wing venation orange</td> <td>Tegula and wing venation bright yellow to white</td></tr> </table></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8683C4A63BE6A96FB51242B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8683C4A63BE6F8DFA922712.text	5C3AAE49D8683C4A63BE6F8DFA922712.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oxybelus Latreille 1796	<div><p>Oxybelus Latreille, 1796</p> <p>Guichard (1990) revised the genus Oxybelus of Arabia and gave a key to species. Two females from Houbara with distinctive colour pattern cannot be identified with it of with any other descripion and are described here.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8683C4A63BE6F8DFA922712	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8683C4463BE6CD5FCB6256D.text	5C3AAE49D8683C4463BE6CD5FCB6256D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oxybelus sajiae Schmid-Egger 2022	<div><p>Oxybelus sajiae Schmid-Egger, sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 95–97)</p> <p>Holotype. ♀ United Arab Emirates, Ar-Ruwais, Houbara Protected Area, 31.v.2016, leg. A.S &amp; AvH, in malaise trap (CSE). Paratypes: 1 ♀ same data as holoype; 2 ♀ 17.06.2019 Al Bida’a Protected Area, all leg. A.S &amp; AvH. in malaise traps (CSE).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Oxybelus sajiae is distinctive by colour pattern. The pronotum, propodeum, abdomen and legs are reddish with white markings. The mucron is somewhat larger apically than basally, and truncate apically. The squama is simply pointed.</p> <p>Descripton of female holotype: Body length 5.9 mm. Colour. Mandible yellowih, apex black. Head black, clypeus and area around antennal base reddish and yellowish. Antenna including scape yellowish. Mesosoma black with the following yellowish or reddish: pronotum, upper part of mesopleuron, tegula, scutellum, metanotum including squama, propodeum including mucron, parts of metapleuron. Wing venation yellowish. Abdomen reddish, terga I– V with large yellowish bands on nearly whole surface. Legs whitish, femora above at backside with red bands. Whole body covered with long, silver, appressed pubescence. Morphology: Free margin of clypeal lobe with pointed tooth on each side, medially with rounded tooth, on disc with prominent tubercle, directed downwards. AS 3 as long as wide, remaining AS somewhat shorter than wide, apical AS 1.4× as long as wide. Lower face impunctate and shiny, upper face, vertex, mesonotum and mesopleuron with dense punctation, punctures 0.1–0.3 diameters apart, interspaces shiny. Punctation hidden under pubescence. OOL = 0.9× hindocellar diameter, POL = 3× hindocellar diameter. Gena with prominent occipital carina. Scutellum and metanotum without medial carina. Squama cleary pointed, mucron apically somewhat enlarged, truncate. Both translucent. Pronotum laterally shiny, clearly separated from mesopleuron by sharp edge, edge expanded on lower part (near propleuron). Propodeal dorsum laterally separated from lateral surface by prominent edge, edge prolonged downwards, thus also separating propodeal declivity from lateral surface. Short carina behind mucron meeting short transverse carina at edge towards propodeal declivity. Propodeal declivity finely scultured and less pubescent, with U-shaped zone in upper half. Terga II – V distinctly impressed basally, apically with slightly depressed margin. Margin with fine band of short silver setae, on terga II – III half as long as tergal apical impression, on terga IV and V longer than impression. Punctation of tergits similar to that of mesonotum. Pygidial plate shiny, with a few scattered punctures and a few setae, laterally with carina, apically emarginate. Sterna shiny, with very scattered punctation and a few setae, densely and finely punctate laterally. Fore basitarsus with five or six spines, apical spine reaching apex of foretarsal segment II. Mid and hindtibia with conspicuous and long spinulation. Paratypes agreing with holotype.</p> <p>Male. Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution. United Arab Emirates.</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named in honour to Dr. Anita Saji from Abu Dhabi. She supported the project by managing the Malaise traps and origanizing the samples.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8683C4463BE6CD5FCB6256D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8663C4563BE6ECFFEF92692.text	5C3AAE49D8663C4563BE6ECFFEF92692.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parapiagetia Kohl 1897	<div><p>Parapiagetia Kohl, 1897</p> <p>The present sample includes a large number of Parapiagetia species with three undescribed species. For that reason, a new key for all Arabian species is given. It includes most species which are mentioned from Arabian peninsula by Gadallah (2020). However, some species were probably misidentified and do not occur in Arabia. The records of Parapiagetia odontostoma in Gadallah (2020) may refer to P. arabica, and those of P. erythropoda may refer to P. huwroberts Schmid-Egger, sp. nov. Another missidentified species is P. mongolica, which actually is P. alwathbaensis Schmid-Egger, sp. nov. Parapiagetia mongolica is not included in the key. See Gadallah (2020) for citations of these species. The females of P. kroupai and of P. haladai are unknown. However, we could examine a female from Oman with a unique character combination. It may represent the unkown female of P. haladai. It will be treated and described in detaileed in a later publication (Schmid-Egger &amp; Al-Jahdhami in prep.), but was included in the key. Remaining Palearctic species can be identified with Pulawski (1977). The species distribution in the key is only given for Arabia, see also Pulawski (1977) for general distribution. Species already described and figured in Schmid-Egger (2011, 2014) are not mentioned in detail, because no new records were available, apart from P. arabica. For terminology of wing venation see Pulawski (1977).</p> <p>Key to females of Parapiagetia from Arabian Peninsula (unknown: P. haladai, P. kroupai)</p> <p>1 Apical part of vein M of forewing longer than cu-a (Fig. 100). Pygidal plate smooth, at most with some small setae apically.................................................................................................... 2</p> <p>- Apical part of vein vein M of forewing shorer than cu-a, or crossvein interstitial (Fig. 109). Pygidial plate with thick and long setae at least in apical half (Fig. 114)..................................................................... 5</p> <p>2 Clypeal lobe straight or arcuate. [Marginal cell of forewing long: AR at least 1.5× as long as AT. Mesonotal punctation very dense and fine.]. Oman, UAE................................................. Parapiagetia substriatula (Turner)</p> <p>- Clypel lobe with two or four teeth........................................................................ 3</p> <p>3 Clypeal lobe with four teeth, lateral teeth as long as or longer than medial teeth. [Marginal cell long, AR = longer than AR]. N Africa to SW Asia, records from Yemen are doubtfull............................. Parapiagetia odontostoma (Kohl)</p> <p>- Clypeal lobe with two medial teeth, lateral ACM without teeth, or with small teeth or corner......................... 4</p> <p>4 Marginal cell long, AR at least 1.3× AT. Lateral ACM each with small tooth between medial teeth and eye margin. UAE.......................................................................... Parapiagetia arabica Schmid-Egger</p> <p>- Marginal cell short, AR at most 1.1× AT (Fig. 100). Lateral ACM straight, or with small corner. UAE............................................................................. Parapiagetia alwathbaensis Schmid-Egger sp. nov.</p> <p>5 Ventral mandibular margin entire. Clypeal lobe with platform-like elevation, free margin bidentate. Saudi Arabia. (Here probably also the unknown female of P. kroupai Schmid-Egger).................... Parapiagetia rufescens (Gussakowskij)</p> <p>- Ventral mandibular margin stepped or notched. Clypeus otherwise............................................. 6.</p> <p>6 Clypeal lobe with four teeth Undescribed female from Oman.............. presumably P. haladai Schmid-Egger sp. nov.</p> <p>- Clypeal otherwise.................................................................................... 7</p> <p>7 Clypeal lobe pointed (whole lobe triangulary advanced). AS 6–11 about as long as wide. Forecoxa without shiny surface, rounded [whole specimen with dense pilosity]............................. Oman Parapiagetia richteri de Beaumont</p> <p>- Clypeal lobe otherwise. AS 6–11 longer than wide. Backside of forecoxa insignificantly concave, with shiny surface and with carina, separating foremargin........................................................................... 8</p> <p>8 Clypeal lobe with two teeth near apical margin, directed downwards (Fig. 113), free margin with some smaller teeth, clypeus in lateral view flat. Abdomen completely bright red (Fig. 111). Oman, UAE.................................................................................................... Parapiagetia huwrobertsi Schmid-Egger sp. nov.</p> <p>- Clypeal lobe with two teeth above apical magin, directed forewards, (teeth of) clypeus in lateral view prominent. Last abdominal segments black. Iran, India and adjacent countries........................... Parapiagetia erythropoda (Cameron)</p> <p>Former records of Parapiagetia erythropoda from Arabian peninsula most probable refer to Parapiagetia huwrobertsi SchmidEgger, sp. nov.</p> <p>Key to males of Parapiagetia from Arabian peninsula</p> <p>1 Apical part of vein M of forewing longer than cu-a (Fig. 100).................................................. 2</p> <p>- Apical part of vein of vein M of forwing shorer than cu-a, or crossvein interstitial (Fig. 109)......................... 5</p> <p>2 Marginal cell short, AR at most 1.1× as long as AT (Figs 100, 101). [Volsella (in lateral view) as narrow as penis valve, evenly curved downwards, and with long setae on whole ventral margin (Fig. 103) Vertex beside and behind ocelli with erect setae]. UAE...................................................... Parapiagetia alwathbaensis Schmid-Egger sp. nov.</p> <p>- Marginal cell longer, AR at least 1.4× as long as AT (as in Fig. 114)............................................. 3</p> <p>3 Tergum I approximately 1.4× as long as apical width. Marginal cell long and apically narrowed, AR at least 2.5× AT. Tergum VII densely punctate, dull. Oman, UAE........................................ Parapiagetia substriatula (Turner)</p> <p>- Tergum I at least 1.6 × as long as apical width. Marginal cell shorter, AR 1.5–2.0× AT. Tergum VII shiny, sparsely punctate.................................................................................................... 4</p> <p>4 Anterior third of mesonotum with coarse and irregular microstriation. Propodeal dorsum with distinct, transverse rugae, interspaces clearly shiny, asetose. N Africa to SW Asia, records from Yemen are doubtfull.... Parapiagetia odontostoma (Kohl)</p> <p>- Anterior third of mesonotum with fine and dense punctation, somewhat shagreened (Fig. 105). Propodeal dorsum with fine, transverse striation, interspaces somewhat shiny, with some pubesence. UAE........... Parapiagetia arabica Schmid-Egger</p> <p>5 Clypeal lobe apically rounded. [Pygidal plate sparsely punctate, apex with denser punctation. Mesonotum with dense pubescence. Apical depressions of sterna II–V largely glabrous]. Oman................... Parapiagetia richteri de Beaumont</p> <p>- Clypeal lobe sharply pointed, with acute angle.............................................................. 6</p> <p>6 Propodeal dorsum shorter than scutellum. Sternum VIII pointed apically and carinated laterally. [Tergum I as long as apical width].............................................................................................. 7</p> <p>- Propodeal dorsum longer than scutellum. Sternum VIII apically straight, without lateral carinae...................... 8</p> <p>7 Mesosoma, abdomen and legs all reddish. Mesonotum impunctate. Sternum VIII apically rounded. Basal setae of gonforceps longer than apical setae. UAE.............................................. Parapiagetia kroupai Schmid-Egger</p> <p>- Most parts of body black, some red on legs and abdomen. Mesonotum punctate. Sternum VIII apically truncate. Basal setae of gonforceps shorter than or as long as apical setae. Saudi Arabia................. Parapiagetia rufescens (Gussakowskij)</p> <p>8 Clypeal lobe rounded, with small point medially. [Body length 9.2 mm. AS 3 longer than AS 2 (Fig. 108). Pygidal plate sparsely punctate, with some large and close punctures apically]. UAE............. Parapiagetia haladai Schmid-Egger, sp. nov.</p> <p>- Clypeal lobe gradually narrowing to apex.................................................................. 9</p> <p>9 Terga uniformly grey or dark reddish. All femora black (except apically) (Fig. 115). Oman, UAE.................................................................................. Parapiagetia huwrobertsi Schmid-Egger, sp. nov.</p> <p>- Terga I + II red. Fore- and midfemora partly or all black. Iran, India and adjacent countries................................................................................................. Parapiagetia erythropoda (Cameron)</p> <p>Former records of Parapiagetia erythropoda from Arabian peninsula most probable refer to Parapiagetia huwrobertsi SchmidEgger sp. nov.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8663C4563BE6ECFFEF92692	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8643C4763BE6ADEFDDF21A1.text	5C3AAE49D8643C4763BE6ADEFDDF21A1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parapiagetia alwathbaensis Schmid-Egger 2022	<div><p>Parapiagetia alwathbaensis Schmid-Egger, sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 98–103)</p> <p>Holotype. ♁ United Arab Emirates, 15.iv.2015 Abu Dhabi, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=54.742&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.248" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 54.742/lat 24.248)">Al Wathba Wetland Reserve</a>, 24.248N, 54.742E, leg. A.S &amp; AvH, in Malaise traps (CSE). Paratypes: Abu Dhabi, Al Wathba Wetland Reserve 1 ♁, 15.ii.2015. 4 ♁, 15.viii.2015. 1 ♁, 1 ♀, 15.vi.2015. 2 ♁, 3 ♀, 15.x.2015. 4 ♁, 4 ♀, 15.iii.2015. 1 ♁, 6 ♀, 15.xi.2015. 3 ♁, 6 ♀, 15.iv.2015. 10 ♁, 12 ♀, 15.v.2015, all collected by A.S &amp; AvH, in Malaise traps (CSE).</p> <p>Remarks. Parapiagetia alwathbaensis keys out with Parapiagetia mongolica in the key of Pulawski (1977). However, a detailed comparisation with the description in Pulawski (1977) and with true P. mongolica from Morocco shows some minor differences in morphology, and a distinctly different male genitalia. For that reason, the species is decribed here as new. P. mongolica is widely distributed in North Africa and Central Asia, and lacks in Arabian peninsula.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Parapiagetia alwathbaensis is close to P. mongolica. Both species are mainly characterized by a short marginal cell (AT as long as AR). This character is also best suited for distinction from P. arabica. The females of both species are also characterized by two long medial teeth on clypeus, and a straigth lateral margin. The lateral margin bears a short tooth in P. arabica, and a long tooth in P. odontostoma (both species also with two long medial teeth). The female of Parapiagetia alwathbaensis differs from the similar P. mongolica by the pubescence of the face. It reaches ocellar region or vertex in P. alwathbaensis, and ends more or less in the middle between antennal base and midocellus in P. mongolica.</p> <p>The male differs from P. mongolica mainly by the shape of the volsella which is as narrow as penis valve in P. alwathbaensis (lateral view), and twice as large as penis valve in P. mongolica. Also, the volsella is evenly curved downwards in P. alwathbaensis, and more or less straight in P. mongolica. Longest setae on ventral margin of the volsella are longer than the diameter of the volsella in P. spec. A from Oman, and much shorter and restricted to the medial part of the volsella in P. mongolica.</p> <p>Description of male holotype. Body length 7.2 mm. Colour: Black with the following withish-yellowish: Mandible except apical third, apex of scape below, tegula (largely translucent), wing venation, apex of femora, tibiae, tarsi (tibiae with large brown band on front side). Wings transparent. Face towards ocelli and most parts of mesosoma covered with long, silvery pilosity, hiding integument below. Morphology: Mandible ventral margin with deep, U-shaped emargination. Apical clypeal margin with half round or sqare-like prolongation, as wide as distance between antennal sockets. AS 3 1.2× as long as apical width (ventral side), somewhat longer than AS IV. Remaining segments somewhat longer than wide, apical segment 1.5× as long as wide. Basal half of mesonotum with transverse striation, hidden under pubescence. Propodeal dorsum with seven distinct transverse ridges, continuing up to lateral surface. Mesopleuron with seven to eight vertical ridges, similar to those of propodeum, difficult to recognize under dense pilosity. Tergum I 2.7× as long as apical width. Pygidial plate of tergum VII finely microsculptured, with a few punctures, apically truncate, laterally with fine and sharp carina. Sternum VIII apically straight, with small lateral tooth. Genitalia, see diagnosis and fig. 103. AT of forewing 1.1× as long as AR.</p> <p>Variation in males: Body length 6.5–9.0 mm. Ratio of AT/AR variable, 1.0–1.1, sometimes also different in left and right wing. Striation of mesonotum variable, covering whole mesonotum in some specimens, with longitudinal median impression in basal half.</p> <p>Description of female paratypes: Body length 7.0– 8.5 mm. Colour: Black with the following withish-yellowish: Mandible medially, apex of scape below, tegula largely translucent), wing venation, apex of femora, tibiae, tarsi (tibiae with large brown band on front side). Wings transparent. Face towards ocelli and most parts of mesosoma covered with long, silvery pilosity, hiding integument beneath. Pygidial plate apically red. Morphology: Mandible ventral margin basally with large corner, medially notched. Clypeal free margin medially with two teeth, laterally next to teeth with small tooth-like point. Mesonotum shiny, finely punctured, puntures 1–2 diameters apart; medially in anterior half with furrow, basally with some denser punctation. Propodeal dorsum with seven or eight distinct transverse carinae. Anterior half of mesopleuron striate, posterior half punctate. Integument in most specimens hidden under dense, long pilositiy. Fore basitarsus with six pale spines, apical spine as long as foretarsomere II. AT of forewing approximately 1.1× as long as AR. Tergum I 2.1× as long as apical width. Pygidal plate smooth, with some indistinct microsculpture and a few scattered punctures.</p> <p>Variation of female: A single female differs from remaining specimens by all red terga II and III, red base of tergum I and red parts on mid- and hindleg. Mid-sterna somewhat reddish.</p> <p>Distribution. United Arab Emirates.</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named after the type origin, Al Wathba Wetland Reserve near Abu Dhabi, a famous place with a high diversity in wasp species.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8643C4763BE6ADEFDDF21A1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8653C4763BE6B03FDC12744.text	5C3AAE49D8653C4763BE6B03FDC12744.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parapiagetia arabica Schmid-Egger 2014	<div><p>Parapiagetia arabica Schmid-Egger, 2014</p> <p>(Fig. 104–105)</p> <p>New records: Abu Dhabi, Al Wathba Wetland Reserve,1 ♁, 18.viii.2015; 1 ♀, 15.x.2015; 2 ♀, 17.05.2019 Barqa al-Saqoor, leg. A.S &amp; AvH, in Malaise traps (CSE).</p> <p>Remark: Parapiagetia arabica was described from a single female from Al Ajban (Schmid-Egger, 2014). Another female collected in Al Wathba agrees with the type specimen, and a male from the same location represents the hitherto undescribed male of P. arabica.</p> <p>Diagnosis of male: The male keys out with P. odontostoma (Kohl) in the key of Pulawski (1977), couplet 6 (p. 610) and differs by the characters given in Tab. 3. The species is compared with P. odontostoma males from Algeria, Morocco and Israel. It can be differentiated from other Parapiagetia species in the UAE of the P. odontostoma - group by the long marginal cell (AT shorter than AR).</p> Parapiagetia arabica male Parapiagetia odontostoma male Body length 3.8 mm.Body length 6.3 mm.Anterior third of mesonotum with fine and dense punctation, somewhat shagreened.Anterior third of meso mesonotum with coarse and irregular microstriation.Propodeal dorsum with fine, transverse striation, interspaces somewhat shiny, with some pubesence.Propodeal dorsum with distinct, transverse rugae, interspaces clearly shiny, asetoseAll tibiae more or less brownish, with some yellow apically and basally.All tibiae yellow, with brown band below.All tibiae yellow, with brown band below. <p>Description of male. Body length 3.8 mm. Colour: Black, yellow are: mandible except black base and red apex, tibiae except brown band on underside, tarsi, tegula (outer margin translucent), wing venation. Face and mesosoma laterally covered with dense, silver pubescence, mesosoma dorsally with sparse pubescence, mesonotum medially and scutellum asetose. Morphology: Ventral margin of mandible medially with large corner, basally narrow. Apical clypeal margin medially triangular, with rouded apex. AS 3 1.5× as long as AS 4 (in lateral view), AS 6–7 as long as wide, AS 8 1.5× as long as wide. Frontal third of mesonotum with coarse and irregular microstriation, median part of mesonotum, scutellum and metanotum finely puntate, interspaces as large as 1–2 puncture diameters, shiny. Propodeal dorsum with distinct, transverse rugae, interspaces clearly shiny, asetose. Tergum I approximately 2.0× as long as apical width. Terga I–VI with fine microstructure, tergum VII shiny, with some punctures laterally. Fore basitarsus with four spines.</p> <p>Distribution. United Arab Emirates.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8653C4763BE6B03FDC12744	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8653C4163BE6C26FCBD23DC.text	5C3AAE49D8653C4163BE6C26FCBD23DC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parapiagetia haladai Schmid-Egger 2022	<div><p>Parapiagetia haladai Schmid-Egger, sp. nov.</p> <p>(Fig. 106–110)</p> <p>Holotype. ♁, United Arab Emirates, 19.iii.2015, Bithnah, Camel tract, Allabsa 25°26′N 55°44′E, leg. J. Halada (coll OLL).</p> <p>Diagnosis. The male of P. haladai belongs to the P. erythropoda group sensu Pulawski (1977) and is unique among the Palearctic species by the length of the antennal segments. AS 3 is as long AS 4 and 1.6× as long as apical width, wheras it is shorter than AS 4 (and shorter in absolute length) in all remaining species (apart from P. subtilis Pulawski from Namibia). Also, body length is larger than in remaining males, and tergum I is broader (see description). Another unique character is large and apically sharply rectangular tergum VII.</p> <p>Description of male: Body length 9.2 mm. Colour: Grey, with the following yellowish-brown: mandible except apex and base, legs from femoral apex to tarsi, tegula and wing venation (the latter bright yellow). Terga I–V apically, terga I–II laterally and sterna I–II brownish yellowish, not clearly separeated from greyish parts of terga. Wings transparent. Whole body covered with pubescence, this of head and mesosoma long and erect, on legs and abdomen short and appressed. Tergum VII apically red. Morphology: Mandible in basal third with triangular tooth. Clypeal lobe medially with sharp tooth. Mesonotum and mesopleuron finely punctured, propodeal dorsum finely transverse striate. AS 3 somewhat longer than AS 4, AS 3 1.5× as long as wide. Tergum VII large, apically sharply rectangular, with distinct lateral carinae, basally with some large scattered punctures, punctation apically denser. Sternum VIII apically rounded, with some long white setae. Genitalia: see Fig. 110.</p> <p>Female. Unknown</p> <p>Distribution. United Arab Emirates.</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named in honor of Jiři Halada, a biologist of Czech Republic, who collected the holotype and who gave a fundamental contribution to the knowledge of Crabronidae and other Hymenoptera families during several collecting trips to many parts of the World.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8653C4163BE6C26FCBD23DC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Schmid-Egger, Christian;Harten, Antonius Van	Schmid-Egger, Christian, Harten, Antonius Van (2022): Additions to the digger wasps (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) of the United Arab Emirates with description of ten new species. Zootaxa 5219 (6): 543-575, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5219.6.3
5C3AAE49D8633C4363BE6885FB932365.text	5C3AAE49D8633C4363BE6885FB932365.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parapiagetia huwrobertsi Schmid-Egger 2022	<div><p>Parapiagetia huwrobertsi Schmid-Egger, sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 111–116)</p> <p>Holotype. ♀, United Arab Emirates, Al Ajban, 26.vi.2006, leg. AvH, in Malaise traps (CSE). Paratypes: 30 km SEE of Ruwais, Houbara Protected Area, 1 ♁, 30.iv.2016. 1 ♁, 13.vi.2016. 1 ♁, 31.v.2017. 11 ♁, 31.v.2016. 26 ♁, 2 ♀, 30.vi.2016. Abu Dhabi, Al Wathba Wetland Reserve 1 ♀, 15.v.2015. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=54.431&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=17.065" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 54.431/lat 17.065)">Al Ajban</a> 1 ♁, 07.viii.2006. 60 ♁, 15.vii.2006. 1 ♀, 11.ix.2006. 2 ♀, 21.viii.2006. 2 ♀, 12.ix.2006. 3 ♀, 07.viii.2006. 6 ♀, 08.iv.2006. 7 ♀, 22.v.2006. 17 ♀, 19.vi.2006. 20 ♀, 26.vi.2006. 20 ♀, 25.vii.2006. 25 ♀, 02.v.2006. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=54.431&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=17.065" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 54.431/lat 17.065)">Al Bida’a Protected Area</a>, 1 ♁, 29.x.1971. 5 ♁, 06.ix.2018. 4 ♁, 1 ♀, 16.viii.2018. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=54.431&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=17.065" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 54.431/lat 17.065)">Barqa</a> al-Saqoor, 1 ♀, 29.x.2018; 9 ♁ 5 ♀, 17.06.2019, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=54.431&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=17.065" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 54.431/lat 17.065)">Al Bida’a Protected Area</a>; 1 ♀ 19.05.2020, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=54.431&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=17.065" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 54.431/lat 17.065)">Jebel Hafeet National Park</a>, all collected by A.S &amp; AvH, in Malaise traps (coll. CSE and Berlin museum), specimens from A. Wathba already mentioned as P. erythropoda in Schmid-Egger (2011). Oman, Dhofar, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=54.431&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=17.065" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 54.431/lat 17.065)">Wadi Darbat</a> near Highway 17,065N 54,431E, 1 ♁, 29.viii.2019, leg. et coll. CSE.</p> <p>Remarks. Schmid-Egger (2011) published Parapiagetia species from the UAE as P. erythropoda. More detailed examination and comparisation with other specimens of the P. erythropoda lineage from different localities in Africa, Iran and India show that the UAE specimens belong to an undescribed species. P. erythropoda sensu Pulawski (1977) comprises some different and clearly distinghuishable species, which are already described and are currently synonymised with P. erythropoda. In our opinion, P. erythropoda s.str. is restricted to Iran, India and adjacent countries, whereas the African taxa belong to different species. The topic will be treated in a separate contribution.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Parapiagetia huwrobertsi is a member of the P. erythropoda lineage. The females of this lineage are characterized by a shiny surface of forecoxal venter, which is separate from the fore margin by a carina. The forecoxa is evenly rounded in other species groups. Parapiagetia huwrobertsi has an all red abdomen (apically black in remaining species of the P. erythropoda lineage) and two teeth on clypeal lobe near apical margin, which are directed downwards. In the remaining species these teeth are located near the middle of clypeal disc and directed forewards, and therefore prominent in lateral view. The male differs from males of P. erythropoda s.str and from P. saharica de Beaumont mainly by colour. Abdomen and femora are uniformily greyish in P. huwrobertsi and black with first terga and some or all femora red in the other species. The species is the largest of the genus in the Arabian Peninsula.</p> <p>Description of female holotype. Body length 10.5 mm. Colour. Black, with the following bright red: mandible except apex, pronotal lobe, legs including mid- and hindcoxa (forecoxa mostly black, with some red), gaster. Tegula and wing venation yellowish, wings transparent. Head and mesosoma laterally covered with long, silver pubescence, sparse on mesosoma dorsally, and on anterior part of propodeum laterally. Scape yellow apicoventrally. Morphology: Mandible slender, with corner in basal third of ventral margin. ACM with a row of small teeth, clypeal lobe with two teeth near middle, directed downwards, prodtruding ACM. Mesonotum and scutellum finely and densely punctate. Propodeal dorsum finely, transversely striate. Mesopleuron with fine granulate microsculpture, hidden under pubescence. Terga impunctate. Pygidal area punctate, punctures 1–2 diameters apart, apically with some large yellow bristles. Fore basitarsus with six spines, apical spine somewhat shorter than foretarsomere II. AR = 2.5× AT.</p> <p>Variation in female paratypes: Body length 8.5–10.5 mm. Some specimens with partly reddish mesosoma.</p> <p>Description of male paratypes: Body length 6.0– 7.2 mm. Colour: All black with the following yellowish: mandible medially, scape apicoventrally, tegula (largely tranlucent), wing venation, apex of femora, tibiae, tarsi (tibiae with large brow band on front side). Wings transparent. Face towards ocelli and most parts of mesosoma covered with long, silvery pilosity, hiding integument. Morphology: Mandible ventral margin with deep, U-shaped emargination, apical clypeal margin pointed, insert spacewith acute angle. Mesonotum punctured, interspaces about 2× diameters apart. Propodeal dorsum finely striate. Tergum VII narrow, apically truncate. Pygidial plate finely microsculptured, dull, with long appressed setae and bristles. Sternum VIII apically obtusely pointed. Wing venation as in female. AS 3 shorter than AS 4, the latter 1.2× as long as apical width.</p> <p>Distribution. United Arab Emirates and Oman.</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named in honour of the entomologist Huw Roberts from Al Ain, United Arab Emiares, who supported the project by collecting specimens and sending photographs.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C3AAE49D8633C4363BE6885FB932365	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		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