Rhodesiella fedtshenkoi Nartshuk, 1978

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Rhodesiella fedtshenkoi Nartshuk, 1978

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Rhodesiella fedtshenkoi Nartshuk, 1978: 83 .

Specimens examined. 1♀, Asir, Maraba, Al-Hudaithy Fruit Farm , 1.ii.2012, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( NMWC) ; 1♀, Asir, Keratha, Al-Ethrebany Fruit Farm , 15.v.–11.vi.2006, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( NMWC) ; 2♀, 1♂, same data but, 7–28.viii.2013 ; 2♀, Asir, Abha, Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan , 25.ii.–25.v.2002, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( CERS) ; 3♀, Najran, Al-Shurfa, Saleh Maqbol Farm , 13–30.iii.2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( CERS) ; 1♂, same data but 1–29.iv.2013 ( CERS) .

Distribution. It was recorded previously from Saudi Arabia by Deeming & Al-Dhafer (2012); El-Hawagry et al. (2018). It was described from Kyrgyzstan and further recorded from Cyprus, Greece, Japan, Macedonia, Morocco, Tunisia and Yemen ( Nartshuk 1984; Deeming & Al-Dhafer 2012).

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FIGURE 35. Rhodesiella fedtshenkoi Nartshuk 1978. Female.