taxonID	type	description	language	source
DE782B550D74C747C7E0FD83FB89C73F.taxon	description	In the key, only distribution in Arabian Peninsula and related areas is given.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D70C747C6E4FCB0FCCEC1F8.taxon	materials_examined	M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: ISRAEL 1 ♀ 1 ♁ 31. iv. 1995 Arava Valley, Ketura, 30,96 N 35,06 E; 3 ♀♀ 29. iv. 1996 Negev, Wadi Mapalin; 5 ♀♀ 30. iv. 1995 Elat Mountains 29 ’ 35 ’ N 34 ’ 54 ’ E (leg. M. Irvin in Malaise traps, CSE). OMAN, northern province: 1 ♀, 27. xii. 2018 Al Mudhaibi, Samad Ashan, Aswareg 22,82 N 58,15 E (AJ); 1 ♁ 28. iii. 1996 350 km S Muscat, Al Minjal al Film (CSE). OMAN, Dhofar province: 1 ♁ 29. viii. 2019 Wadi Darbat near Highway 17,065 N 54,431 E (AJ); 6 ♁♁ 1 ♀ 30. ix. 21 5 km NE Magsail 16,910 N 53,803 E; 14 ♁♁ 15 ♀♀ 12. x. 2021 80 km SSW Salalah 16,857 N 53,420 E; 1 ♁ 15. x. 2021, 75 km W Salalah 16,842 N 53,434 E (leg. M. Halada, coll. CSE & Halada). YEMEN: 7 ♀♀ January February, April, Oktober, November 1999 - 2001 Lahy, 2 ♀♀ February / April 1993 Al Kowd; Feb. / March al Kedan 1998 (leg. Harten & Hajer, in malaise traps, RMNH)	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D70C747C6E4FCB0FCCEC1F8.taxon	distribution	D i s t r i b u t i o n: Egypt, Libya, Israel. AP: Yemen, Oman, UAE.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D70C746C797FB54FE2DC63F.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: Yemen: 1 ♀ 15. iii .. 2000 Al Kadan [15.25 N 43.25 E] (unknown collector, coll. CSE). D i a g n o s i s Miscophus pseudolusitanicus nov. sp. is very close to M. lusitanicus DE ANDRADE, 1952, from the mediterranean area and Central Asia. It differs from the latter mainly by smaller body size (5.1 mm versus 6.0 - 6.5 mm in M. lusitanicus), by a larger and more distinct punctation on mesoscutum and by a shiny and impunctate lower mesopleuron (finely punctures and sculptured in M. lusitanicus). The abdomen is all red in M. pseudolusitanicus nov. sp., and at most apically black (or all black) in M. lusitanicus. The punctation of frons consists on separate punctures, with (narrow and small) shiny interspaces, whereas the punctation in M. lusitanicus is dense and grainlike, without shiny interspaces. M. lusitanicus belongs to the M. bicolor species group sensu ANDRADE (1960), however propodeal dorsum has a comparatively fine striation and some pubescence and therefore the species show some transitions to other species groups. The same goes for M. pseudolusitanicus nov. sp. The latter is otherwise easily recognizable among the Arabian species of the M. bicolor species group by the red abdomen. D e s c r i p t i o n o f f e m a l e: Body length 5,1 mm. Colour: Black, red are: mandible except apex and lower margin, clypeus apicomedially, AS 1 below, some AS below (reming AS reddish-brown), pronotal lobe, apex of tegula, abdomen. Fore and midtibiae and - tarsi reddish, remaining legs dark with reddish shimmer. Wing venation brown, wings evenly infuscate, apical zone somwhat darker than remaining wing. Morphology: Apical clypeal margin distinctly rounded, medial part somewhat advanced. Lower half of frons with sparse pubescence, upper half densely and finely punctured, with very small shiny interspaces. OOL = 2.0 x hindocellar diameter, POL 2.5 x this diameter. Punctation of mesoscutum and scutellum larger, interspaces 0.5 - 2 puncture diameters, shiny. Upper mesopleuron densely and median third sparsely punctured, lower third impunctate and shiny. Propodeal dorsum with distinct medial keel, laterally with indistinct and fine diagonal striae, some striae subparallel to median keel, laterally with some fine pubescence. Propodeal declivity and propodeum laterally shiny, with distinct transverse rugae. Terga finely punctured, shiny. Fore basitarsus with three spines, apical spine somewhat longer than half tarsal segment 2. D i s t r i b u t i o n: Yemen. E t y m o l o g y: The species name refers the close relationsship of the species to Miscophus lusitanicus.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D71C748C69CFB3BFD9FC4C1.taxon	description	DE ANDRADE (1960) did not assign M. bytinskii to any of his species groups but treated it as an isolated species. However, because there are now already five species with this particular character combination, the setting up of an own species group is justified. It is named M. bytinskii - species group after the first described speecies of this group. The M. bytinskii - species group is characterized by an all shiny and smooth body surface without striation or punctures (apart from some sculpture and pubescence of mesopleuron in two species) in combination with an obtuse angle between propodeal dorsum and propodeal declivity, seen in lateral view, without any edge or keel at the transition. Remaining species of Miscophus always have striation, punctation or other sculpture at most on mesosoma. The propodeal angle is more or less right angled (or nearby), and often with edge on transition from horizontal to vertical part of propodeum. The M. bytinskii group is named after the first described species of the group Misocophus grangeri DE BEAUMONT, 1968, described from Algeria, also belongs to this species group. For recognition of it see below at M. paolorosai. Both new described species from Oman, M. alhashamii nov. sp. and M. qaboosi nov. sp., differ from the remaining species of the M. bytinskii species group by a dense pubescence on mesopleuron, and M. qaboosi nov. sp. also by a indistinct and very fine striation of propodeal declivity and propodeum laterally. They may represent transition forms to other species groups. Otherwise, they fulfill the above mentioned criteria what justifies to place them into this species group.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D7FC748C797FE02FDE5C0D7.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: OMAN, Dhofar province; 1 ♀ 12. x. 2021 80 km SSW Salalah 16,857 N 53,420 E (leg. M. Halada, coll. CSE). Paratypes: OMAN, Dhofar province: 1 ♀ 01. x. 2019 18 km W Raysut, Ayn Ishat 16,997 N 53,821 E (AJ); 1 ♁ 1 ♀ 05. x. 2019 13 km N Mirbat, Samhan mountain 17,111 N 54,711 E (AJ); 1 ♀ 04. x. 2021; 1 ♀ 60 km W Salalah 16,818 N 53,620 E; 24 ♁♁ 12 ♀♀ 12. x. 2021 80 km SSW Salalah 16,857 N 53,420 E (leg. M. Halada, coll. CSE); 1 ♀ 1 ♁ 2. x. 2020 Ain Hamran, Taqah 17.098 N 54.283 E (AJ); OMAN, Adakhlyiah province: 2 ♀♀ 15. iv. 2020 Al Akdher mountain, 23.100 N 57.674 E (AJ). M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: JORDAN: 1 ♀ 27. iv. 1996 Jordan, Valey, Mubalath (partly destroyed by Anthrenus, not designated as paratype). D i a g n o s i s: The species is closely related to M. qaboosi nov. sp., described from northern Oman and Israel. Both species are characterized by an all smooth, shiny and impunctate mesosoma and abdomen, with the exception of the finely microsculptured mesopleuron with fine pubescence. M. alhashmii differs from M. qaboosi by an all black body, whereas the latter has an all red abdomen and clypeus (in males is only abdominal base red). Head and mesoscutum is impunctate in M. alhashmii, and with some fine punctation in M. qaboosi. D e s c r i p t i o n o f f e m a l e: Body length 6.5 mm. Colour: Black with the following parts yellowish-red: mandible medially, AS 1 below, apex of clypeus, parts of tibiae, hindfemora below on apex, S 1 - 2 partly. Frons and propodeum with indistinct metallic shimmer. Mesopleuron with fine silver pubescence, in upper half less dense compared to lower half. Wing venation black, wing transparent and white, with infumate band near apex and a milky white apical zone. Morphology: medial part of ACM barley advanced, straight. Head, mesosoma and abdomen smooth, shiny, impunctate, apart from a fine microsculpture on mesopleuron (hidden below pubescence). Propodeal declivity and propodeum laterally with a few indistinct striae. Frons with fine longitudinal impressed line, crossing foreocellus. Fore basitarsus with 3 spines, apical spine somewhat shorter than second tarsal segment. Angle between propodeal dorsum and propodeal declivity about 140 o (lateral view). Variation in females paratypes: Body length 5.1 - 6.5 mm. D e s c r i t i o n o f m a l e: Body length 4.5 - 5.0 mm. Agree in all aspects with the female. Forebarsitarus only with one short apical spine. D i s t r i b u t i o n: Jordan. AP: Oman. E t y m o l o g y: The species is named in honour to the Omani ecologist Khalid Salim Al-Hashmi of Sultan Qaboos University.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D7DC74AC797FF6CFDFBC72F.taxon	description	R e m a r k: M. grangeri, described from Algeria, is very close to M. paolorosai and differs by a distinct bluish shimmer of head, mesosoma and abdomen (black in M. paolorosai). Propodeal dorsum lacks the fine longitudinal keel of M. paolorosai, the medial part is somewhat irregulary sculptured in M. grangeri; and AS 3 is black in M. grangeri, and at least red below in M. paolorosai. POL of M. grangeri female is 2.0 x HD, in M. paolorosai only 1.0 x HD. D i s t r i b u t i o n AP: UAE, Oman.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D7DC74AC797FD27FC6EC36F.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: OMAN, northern provinces: 1 ♀ 22. vii. 2018 Al Mudhaibi, Samad Ashan 22,844 N 58,170 E. (leg. AJ, coll CSE). Paratypes: 4 ♀♀ 3 ♁♁ same date as holotype (AJ): 2 ♀♀ 3. iv. 2022 Ibra, 22.731 N 58.731 E (AJ); 4 ♀♀ 12. iii. 2018; 22. xii. 2018, 15. ii. 2009; 7 ♁♁ 21. xii. 2018, 28. xii. 2018; 02. ii. 2019; 07. ii. 2019; 15. ii. 2019. ISRAEL: 1 ♀ 16. vi. 1996 Arava Valley, Iddan, 30.807 N 35.298 E; 1 ♀ 8. v. 1996, 45 km SE Beer Sheva, Mezad Agrabbim, 30,95 N 35,15 E; 2 ♁♁ 3. vi. / 16. vi. 1995 Arava Valley, Moshaav Hazeva, Wadi Shahak, 30.66 N 35.24 E; 1 ♁ 8. iv. 1995 Arava Valley, Har Badad, Wadi Neqarot 30.48 N 35.05 E; 1 ♀ 1. v. 1995 Nevev, Wadi Yamin 30.85 N 35.08 E (all. leg. M. Irvin in malaise traps, CSE). D i a g n o s i s: See M. alhashmii nov. sp. for diagnosis. D e s c r i p t i o n o f f e m a l e: Body length 6.3 mm. Colour: Black with the following parts orange-red: mandible except black apex, clypeus, AS 1 - 2, AS 3 below, pronotal lobe, tegula, legs apart base of coxae, abdomen. Frons and propodeum with metallic shimmer. Mesopleuron with fine silver pubescence, in upper half less dense compared to lower half. Wing venation black, wing transparent and white, with infumate band near apex and a milky white apical zone. Morphology: medial part of ACM barley advanced, straight. Head, mesosoma and abdomen in general smooth and shiny. Frons with fine longitudinal impressed line, crossing foreocellus, and with with indistinct and fine punctation; mesopleuron microsculptured (hidden below pubescence); propodeal dorsum with medial keel and fine transverse striation, declivity and propodeum with a few indistinct striae. Fore basitarsus with 3 spines, apical spine as long as second tarsal segment (basal spine lacks on one leg). Angel between propodeal dorsum and propodeal declivity about 140 o (lateral view). Variation in females paratypes: Body length 5.1 - 6.3 mm. D e s c r i t i o n o f m a l e: Body length 4.5 - 5.5 mm. Agree in all aspects with the female, apart from a strong reduction of red colour of legs and abdomen. Femora and tarsi predominantly black, abdomen black, T 1 - 3 basally and laterally red, S 1 - 3 all red. but colour is variable in all specimens. Forebarsitarus only with one short apical spine. D i s t r i b u t i o n: Israel. AP: Oman. E t y m o l o g y: The species is named in honour to the late Sultan Qaboos who was president of Oman for 40 years and one of the very important persons in Oman.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D7AC74DC6E4FF62FEDEC60A.taxon	description	KOHL (1894) described a completely green Miscophus female from Somalia under the name Miscophus chrysis. The species was never found later, until GADALLAH et al. (2021) published new records from southern Saudi Arabia, Jazan Province. The authors also described the previously unknown male. SIMON THOMAS (1995) described a second species from this species group from Senegal, Miscophus pseudochrysis, and gave recognition characters for both species. C. Schmid-Egger found already in 1995 specimens from this species group in southern Israel, which agree with the description of M. pseudochrysis, apart from one male which is a true M. chrysis. Recognition of both species is difficult because of their similarity, but examination of male genitalia yielded a new recognition character and additionally confirmed the species status of M. pseudochrysis. The finding of M. pseudochrysis in Israel was unexpected because it is far from the type area. It let to the conclusion that M. pseudochrysis has a trans-saharian distribution (or disjunct distribution), whereas M. chrysis is an eastern Ethiopian species and reach southern Arabia and southern Israel in the north. Probably the species spreads along the border of the Red Sea to the north. It is remarquable that both species occur together near Iddan in southern Israel. Identification can be done with the characters given in the key. See also the detailed descriptions of GADALLAH et al. (2021) for M. chrysis and of SIMON THOMAS (1995) of M. pseudochrysis.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D7AC74CC694FA25FDEBC461.taxon	description	The males of the M. helveticus species group are difficult or impossible to identify because they lack identification characters of the females as foretarsal spines or apical clypeal margin, and their colour pattern or wing colour is different from these of females. For that reason they are not keyed here. Two of the described species (females) were collected together with clearly marked males, which are described together with the corresponding female. Because the species look very similar in most aspects, only the differentiating features are described here.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D7AC74DC797FBEAFD81C019.taxon	description	D i s t r i b u t i o n: Israel, Senegal.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D7BC74CC797FEE2FE61C7D1.taxon	description	D i s t r i b u t i o n: Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Iran. AP: Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D7BC74CC797FD7CFD57C63C.taxon	materials_examined	M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: ISRAEL: 13 ♀♀ 8. v. 1996 Arava Valley, Iddan, 30.807 N 35.298 E (leg. M. Irvin in Malaise traps, CSE).	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D7BC74CC797FD7CFD57C63C.taxon	distribution	D i s t r i b u t i o n: Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D7BC74CC797FC17FC59C1CA.taxon	description	D i s t r i b u t i o n: Egypt, Israel, Iran, Turkmenistan (NEMKOV, pers. comm.).	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D7BC74EC797FB1AFEC2C494.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: OMAN, Dhofar province: 1 ♀ 13. x. 2021 80 km SSW Salalah, 16,857 N 53,420 E (leg. M. Halada, CSE). Paratypes: 1 ♀ 1 ♁ same data as holotype. YEMEN: 4 ♀♀ 1 ♁ Al Lahima 1. i. 2001 - 9. iv. 2001; 16. x. - 31. xii. 2000 (leg. Harten & Hajer, in malaise trap, RMNH). D i a g n o s i s: The female of M. fuscoales nov. sp. is unique by the combination of clearly convergent eye margins in upper face, by three basitarsal spines and by the black colour of head and mesosoma, in contrast to the all red abdomen, and the dark wings with bluish reflexions apically. D e s c r i p t i o n o f f e m a l e: Body length 7.8 mm. Colour: all black (mandible medially, apex of clypeus and apex of tegula with some red, AS 1 partly yellow below), abdomen dark red. Face and mesosoma covered with scattered white pubescence. Wings strongly infuscate, apex of forewing black with bluish reflexions. Morphology. Agree in general with the typical appearance of M. helveticus. Inner eye margin strongly convergent above, OOL = 0,5 x HD. Fore basitarsus with three spines, apical spines somewhat longer than second tarsal segment. Paratypes vary in body length 7.0 - 7.8 mm. D e s c r i p t i o n o f m a l e: Body length 6.5 mm. Agree with the female apart from the following differences: Mandible yellow apart from base and apex. Abdomen black, apart from T 1 - 2 and S 1 - 2. D i s t r i b u t i o n AP: Oman, Dhofar province. Yemen. E t y m o l o g y: The species name means " black winged " in latin language. It is a noun in apposition.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D79C74EC797FDBCFDB9C1D5.taxon	type_taxon	Miscophus helveticus KOHL, 1883: 673, ♀, Holotype or syntypes: ♀. Switzerland: Peney (MHNG). GADALLAH (2020), checklist for Arabian Peninsula. Schmid-Egger (2011, 2014), UAE.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D79C74EC797FDBCFDB9C1D5.taxon	description	R e m a r k Miscophus helveticus s. l. consists of several species and is therefore a species complex, widespread in the Palaearctic region. DE ANDRADE (1854) uses several names for it, which are partly valid and partly synonyms. The species complex requires revision. The species are difficult to recognize by morphology and the whole lineage expresses a high colour variability. The true identity of the Arabian specimens is not finally solved, and we summerized they here provisionally under " M. helveticus s. l. GUICHARD (1980) and others (see GADALLAH 2020) mention M. ceballosi from Oman and UAE. These records refers to the here mentioned M. helveticus s. l. However, the taxon name M. ceballosi is very unlikely for the Arabian specimens, because it was described from Morocco. Miscophus helveticus s. l. was also mentioned from the UAE by former authors (see GADALLAH (2020). The females are characterized by an all greyish abdomen, without red colour. D i s t r i b u t i o n Miscophus helveticus s. l. is widespread in the mediterranean area to Central Asia. AP: Oman, UAE.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D79C74EC797FB7EFC9AC37D.taxon	description	D i s t r i b u t i o n: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Israel. AP: Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE. R e m a r k: Both examined females from Oman differ from females from Israel and north African by an all orange red abdomen (T 4 - 6 black in other specimens) and by a small yellow band on AS 3 below (all black). One specimens is also larger (8.3 mm) than avarage M. imitans from the Mediterranean area (7.0 - 7.5 mm).	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D66C751C797FF6CFD66C6B9.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: ISRAEL: 1 ♀ 8. v. 1996 Arava Valley, Iddan, 30.807 N 35.298 E (leg. M. Irwin in malaise traps, CSE). Paratypes: ISRAEL: 7 ♀♀, data like Holotype; 5 ♀♀ 8. vi. 1996 45 km SE Beer Sheva, Mezad (Wadi) Ayrabbim 30.95 ’ N 35.15 E; 1 ♀ 4. v. 1995 Arava valley, Wadi Neqarot 30.60 N 35.05 E (leg. M. Irwin in malaise traps, CSE). D i a g n o s i s: The female of M. irwini nov. sp. share the distinctly convergent inner eye margin with M. fuscoales nov. sp. and M. dispersus. M. dispersus has five forebasitarsal spines, in contrast to three in remaining species. Wings are greyish infuscate without a black apex and without metallic reflexions in M. irwini nov. sp., and legs have some red parts, what distinguishes the species from M. fuscoales nov. sp. D e s c r i p t i o n o f f e m a l e: Body length 7.5 - 8.0 mm. Colour: Black, red are: ACM, tegula, tibiae and tarsi, hindfemur, abdomen, praecostal plate (tegula and pr. pl. both with black center). Remainng femora and parts of tibiae partly or all black (leg colour in paratypes variable). Mandible except apex, AS 1 below and pronotal lobe yellowish. Wings transparent, apex infuscate. Morphology: Inner eye margin convergent, OOL = 0.5 x HD, POL = 0.8 - 1 x HD. Medial clypeal margin rounded, medially somewhat emarginated. Pilosity of lower face dense, of remaining body sparse. Fore basitarsus with 3 spines, apical spine somewhat longer than second tarsal segment. V a r i a t i o n i n f e m a l e p a r a t y p e s: Body length 7.5 - 8.0 mm. Colour of legs variable. M a l e: Unknown. D i s t r i b u t i o n: Israel. E t y m o l o g y: The species is named in honour to Mike Irwin from the University of Illinois in recognition of his services in research of Diptera and collecting of Hymenoptera. He collected most of the specimens from Israel, described here, with malaise traps during two field trips in 1995 and 1996.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D66C750C797FBAAFEC2C7A4.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: OMAN, Dhofar province: 1 ♀ 13. x. 2021, 80 km SSW Salalah 16,857 N 53,420 E (leg. M. Halada, CSE). Paratypes: OMAN, Al Wusta province: 1 ♀ 5. iv. 2019 Wadi Ronub 18.802 N 56.340 E (leg. Said Al Rashdi in yellow pan traps, AJ); 4 ♁♁ 2 ♀♀, same data as holotype (CSE). ISRAEL: 1 ♀ 09. iv. 1995 Arava Valley, Ketura, 30,96 N 35,06 E; 1 ♀ 10. iv. 1995, Arava Valley, Moshaav Hazeva 30.77 N 35.27 E; 2 ♀♀ 08. v. 1996 45 km SE Beer Sheva, Mezad Aqrabbim 30.930 N 35.149 E (leg. M. Irvin in Malaise traps, CSE). D i a g n o s i s Miscophus luteoabdominalis nov. sp. is characterised by transparent wings without infumate apex (M. pretiosus lineage sensu DE ANDRADE, 1954). It keys out with M. pardoi DE ANDRADE, 1854, in the key of DE ANDRADE (1954), described from Spanish Sahara in southern Morocco. Both species are unique amoung remaining Miscophus species by a predominantly yellow abdomen, yellow and reddish legs and by four forebasitarsal spines. M. pardoi is characterized by a distinctly shiny abdomen, whereas abdomen is dull and microsculptured in M. luteoabdominalis. D e s c r i p t i o n f e m a l e H o l o t y p e: Body length 9.0 mm. Colour: Black with the following parts yellow. Mandible apart basally and apically, AS – 6 below, pronotal lobe, tegula and wing base, wing venation, legs (coxa black with apex yellow), abdomen. Femora basally and above reddish with some black, tibia with some reddish parts. T 1 basally, remaining terga and sterna apically with some darker yellow. Face and mesosoma covered with dense short white pubescence, hidding integument. Wings transparent, apex milky white. Morphology: Fore basitarsus with tree spines near apex and a shorter spine near tarsal base. OOL = 1.2 x HD. Apical spine somewhat longer than second tarsal segment. V a r i a t i o n i n f e m a l e p a r a t y p e s: Body length 8.5 - 9.0 mm. T 2 - 5 are partly blackish in two females from Israel. Here, apex of wing is somewhat greyish. The other female from Israel agree with the specimens from Oman. D e s c r i p t i o n o f m a l e: Body length 6.0 - 6.5 mm. Agree in colour and general aspects with the female. AS 1 - 3 yellow below, forebasitarus with one short spine apically. D i s t r i b u t i o n AP. Oman, Israel. R e m a r k GADALLAH (2020) mentions a record of M. pardoi DE ANDRADE, 1954, from Kuwait. This record probably refer to M. luteoabdominalis, because the occurrence of M. pardoi described from southern Morocco near the Atlantic coast is very unlikely in Arabian Peninsula. This specimen has to be re-examined. E t y m o l o g y: The species name means " yellow abdomen " in latin language. It is a noun in apposition.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D67C750C797FCACFEA8C13D.taxon	description	D i s t r i b u t i o n Morocco, Egypt, Israel, AP: Yemen. New to the Arabian Peninsula.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D67C750C797FB10FB96C023.taxon	description	D i s t r i b u t i o n: Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya. AP. Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D67C752C797FA20FEC9C43F.taxon	description	D i s t r i b u t i o n: Mauritania, Morocco, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan. AP: UAE, Oman ̍	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D65C752C695FB26FEE5C0EF.taxon	materials_examined	M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: No new records from Arabia were examined:	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D65C752C695FB26FEE5C0EF.taxon	distribution	D i s t r i b u t i o n: Morocco, Egypt, Israel, Turkmenistan. AP: UAE (SCHMID- EGGER 2011, 2014). GUICHARD (1980) mention the species also for Oman, but his determination is questionable.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D65C752C797FE14FEA8C128.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: Yemen: 1 ♀ Al Lahima 16. x. – 31. xii. 2000 (leg. v. Harten & Hajer, in malaise traps, RMNH); Paratype: Yemen: 1 ♀ Al Lahima, 1. i. – 9. iv. 2001 (leg. v. Harten & Hajer, in malaise traps, RMNH) D i a g n o s i s: The female is characterised by three forebasitarsal spines and a transparent zone on forewing apically, behind the dark apical band. It shares the transparent zone with M. funebris HONORÉ, 1944, from Egypt, Sudan and other subsaharan origins. The zone is extended until the lower border of wing in M. yemenensis nov. sp., whereas it is restricted to the upper half of the wing in M. funebris. Also, the apical dark band in forewing touches the venation zone in M. funebris; and begins distinctly behind of it in M. yemenensis nov. sp. Terga are black dorsally, with large red zones laterally in M. yemenensis nov. sp. D e s c r i p t i o n o f f e m a l e: 6.5 mm. Colour. Black with the following parts yellowish-red: sterna, terga laterally, with dark red apical tergal margin, femora apically, tibiae below, tarsi partly. Mandible basally and AS 1 below yellow. Wings greyish transparent, with dark apical band outside of venation zone, apex transparent. Face with spares pilosity only in lower third. Body covered with short, silver pilosity, pilosity of terga comparatively long. Morphology: OOL = HD, POL = 1.2 HD. Forebasitarus with three spines, apical spine as long as second basitarsal segment. M a l e: Unknown. D i s t r i b u t i o n: AP: Yemen. E t y m o l o g y: The species is named after its origin, Yemen in southern Arabian Peninsula.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D65C755C797FA7BFEF7C432.taxon	description	D i s t r i b u t i o n: Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Mongolia. AP: Oman, UAE, Yemen.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D62C755C6E3FE02FBBAC7C4.taxon	materials_examined	M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: No new records from Arabia were examined.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D62C755C6E3FE02FBBAC7C4.taxon	distribution	D i s t r i b u t i o n: Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Turkey. AP: UAE (SCHMID- EGGER, 2011, 2014).	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DE782B550D62C755C797FCBAFDF8C6AB.taxon	discussion	R e m a r k: Miscophus pardoi belongs to the M. helveticus species group. GADALLAH et al. (2020) mention records of this species from Kuwait. However, M. pardoi was described from the southern Atlantic coast in Morocco, and the occurence of this species in Arabian Peninsula is very unlikely. The record most probably refers to M. luteoabdominalis nov. sp. The species should therefore be removed from the checklist of Arabian species or has to be re-checked.	en	Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali, J, A - (2022): The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes). Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1): 319-340, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507544
