Ochrilidia cf. O. geniculata (Bolívar, 1913)

Fig. 46

Diagnostic notes.

The specimen collected by Wranik on Abd el Kuri fits Ochrilidia geniculata following the key of Jago (1977). Its measurements are within the range of the 25 females studied by Massa (2009), except for the shorter hind femur (Table 3). As the identification of Ochrilidia species is mainly based on males, we treat the taxon as Ochrilidia cf. O. geniculata .

Ochrilidia geniculata differs from O. socotrae Massa, 2009 primarily in its larger size (Table 3) and its temporal foveolae, of which the lower edges are completely visible from above. In O. gracilis nyuki (Sjösted, 1909), the temporal foveolae are not visible from above and the inner lower lobes of the hind knees do not have a block dot. The male genitalia are species-specific.

Distribution and occurrence.

This species inhabits large parts of northern Africa, south into Kenya, on the Arabian Peninsula and east through Iran into India. There is only one record from Abd el Kuri (Fig. 46).

Habitat and biology.

The habitat of O. geniculata on Abd el Kuri is unknown.

Bioacoustics.

The song of this species is unknown.