Genus THYRIDANTHRAX Osten Sacken

Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886: 113 . Type species: Anthrax selene Osten Sacken, 1886, by subsequent designation of Coquillett, 1910: 615.

Hosts: Eggs of Acrididae, cocoons of Sphecidae (Hymenoptera), pupae of Noctuidae (Lepidoptera), pupa of Curculionidae (Coleoptera) and pupae of the tsetse-fly [ Glossina spp., Diptera] (Austen 1929; Hull 1973; Yeates & Greathead 1997).

Thyridanthrax anomalus Greathead, 1980

Thyridanthrax anomalus Greathead, 1980b: 324 . Type locality: Saudi Arabia.

Distribution: PA: Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Makkah: Wadi Fatimah (Al-Jamoum Gov.).

Dates of collection: October.

Thyridanthrax decipulus (Austen, 1937)

Villa decipulus Austen, 1937: 143 . Type locality: Palestine (West Bank).

Distribution: AF: Oman, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], United Arab Emirates. PA: Israel, Palestine (West Bank), Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: nr. Al-Mekhwa (Al-Mekhwa Gov.). Al-Qasim: Bureida City (Bureida Gov.).

Dates of collection: May.

Thyridanthrax mutilus (Loew, 1869)

Anthrax mutilus Loew, 1869: 159 . Type locality: Greece (Rhodes).

Distribution: PA: Egypt, Greece, Israel, Italy, Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey.

Saudi Arabian localities: Tabuk: nr. Tabuk City (Tabuk Gov.).

Dates of collection: March and April.

Thyridanthrax perspicillaris (Loew, 1869)

Anthrax perspicillaris Loew, 1869: 157 . Type locality: Italy, Greece, probably Kazakhstan [as “Südrussland”] and Syria or Turkey [as “Klein-Asien”].

Anthrax gallus Loew, 1869: 155 .

Anthrax hispanus Loew, 1869: 158 .

Thyridanthrax ternarius Bezzi, 1920: 108 .

Thyridanthrax ternarius Bezzi, 1921: 136 .

Thyridanthrax ternarius Bezzi, 1924: 210 .

Distribution: AF: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, South Africa, Sudan, United Arab Emirates. OR: Pakistan. PA: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece (incl. Rhodes), Gruzia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy (incl. Sicily), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Libya, Morocco, Mongolia, Palestine (West Bank), Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, former Yugoslavia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Haiel: 40 km W of Haiel, Haiel City, Saqf (Haiel Gov.). Makkah: nr. El-Leith (El-Leith Gov.). Riyadh: Riyadh City (Riyadh Gov.).

Dates of collection: March and October.