Villa paniscoides Bezzi, 1912

El-Hawagry, Magdi S. & Greathead, David J., 2006, Review of the genus Villa Lioy (Bombyliidae, Diptera) from Egypt, with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 1113, pp. 21-32 : 30

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.171551
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6255891
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scientific name	Villa paniscoides Bezzi, 1912
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Villa paniscoides Bezzi, 1912 View in CoL

Villa paniscoides Bezzi, 1912: 624 View in CoL .

This is the first record of this species from the Egyptian fauna. It can be easily distinguished by the black scale tufts at sides of tergites 3 and 5–6, those on 5–6 long, longer than tergite length; and by its elongate parallel sided abdomen. The genitalia are as illustrated by Greathead (1967). The male and two female syntypes in BMNH were examined.

This species was described from Malawi but is also known from eastern and northeastern Africa and Arabia.

Material examined. EGYPT: 2ΨΨ, Ein Gehayer (Serbal, South Sinai), 26.v.1997 (El Hawagry). [ MSHC]. 2ɗɗ, 1Ψ, Garagnyia, S. Sinai, vi.–viii.1942; 1ɗ, W. ElArbeine, S. Sinai, viii. ix.1940 (H.C.E. & Sh.M.) (dissected); 2ΨΨ, W. Legaa, S. Sinai,, vi–ix.1941 (H.C.E.). [ CUE *]. 1Ψ, 5th Tour, Suez Road, 2.x.1921 (Efflatoun); 2ΨΨ, W. Edeib (Gebel Elba), 26.ii–7.iii.1938 (Tewfik). [ CUE].