Philanthus variegatus Spinola, 1839

Fig. 19A–E

Philanthus variegatus Spinola, 1839: 484, ♀, ♁.

Diagnosis. Body length: 10–12 mm (female), 12–13 mm (male).

Body generally yellow, with some areas black and ferruginous; in female clypeus and face ivory white extending to eye emargination laterally, and reaching middle ocellus above; in male ivory white is replaced by clear yellow, with small black spot just above antennal sockets; head posteriorly ferruginous, the colour not reaching head posterior margin; mesoscutum ferruginous, black posteriorly; gastral terga with ferruginous intersegments (Fig. 19A–E); malar space inconspicuous (Fig. 19A, B); male clypeal moustache dense, with incurved setae, not joining medially (Fig. 19B); apex of clypeus with three inconspicuous teeth in male (Fig. 19B); pronotum with slight but distinct emargination anteromedially (Fig. 19A); both mesepimeron and mesepisternum densely punctate (Fig. 19C); propodeal dorsum smooth and shiny, with rugose middle sulcus (Fig. 19D, E); gastral T 2 finely, superficially punctate (Fig. 19E). Male genitalia (see Fig. 23D).

Material examined: 1♁, 1♀, Marsa Matruh, 22–29.viiii.1954 (FFC) ; 1♁, Marsa Matruh, 10.v.1930, HC. E. & M.I. collectors (EFC) ; 1♀, Burg, 16–20.iv.1956 (EFC) ; 1♀, without collecting data (EFC); 2♁, Wadi Degla, 16. iv.1952, Shefix & Pries. collectors (EFC) ; 2♁, Burg, 16–20.iv.1956, Sh. H. collector (EFC) ; 1♁, Kafr Hakim, 19.vii.1933, on grasses (PPDD) ; 1♀, Manshiet Radwan, 9.v.1934, on flowers (PPDD) ; 1♁, Kafr Hakim, 15.vi.1935 (PPDD) ; 1♀, Berkash, 24.iii.1935, collector? on Lupinus (PPDD); 1♀, Kerdasa, 23.iv.1936 (PPDD) ; 1♀, Abu Rawash, 18.vii.1925 (PPDD) ; 1♀, 24.vi.1934 (PPDD); 3♀, 5♁, Marsa Matruh, 15.ix.1957, Aly collector (ASUA) ; 2♁, Marsa Matruh, 20.viii.1955, Aly collector (ASUA) .

Previous Egyptian Records: Abu Rawash, Berkash, Burg, Kafr Hakim, Kerdasa, Manshiet Radwan, Marsa Matruh, El Seuf, Wadi Degla, Wadi El Natroun (Gadallah 1996 as P. variegatus variegatus), Dahshour, Saqqara (Honoré 1942), El Gabal El Asfar (Roche 2007 as P. variegatus variegatus).

Extralimital distribution: Algeria, Azerbaijan, China, Iran, Israel-Palestine, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Oman, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates.

Remarks. Our specimens agree well with de Beaumont’s key (1961: 211, couple 8).