Genus VILLA Lioy

Villa Lioy, 1864: 732 . Type species: Anthrax concinna Meigen, 1820, by subsequent designation of Coquillett, 1910: 619.

Hosts: Noctuidae and Lycaenidae [ Lepidoptera], Tabanidae [ Diptera], Tenebrionidae [ Coleoptera] and Myrmeliontidae [ Neuroptera] (Hull 1973; Yeates & Greathead 1997).

Villa bivirgata Austen, 1937 (Fig. 17)

Villa bivirgata Austen, 1937: 137 . Type locality: Israel.

Distribution: AF: Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], Yemen. PA: Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Jabal Shada Al A’Ala Protected Area (Al-Mekhwa Gov.) . Asir: Raydah Protected Area (Abha Gov.) . Riyadh: Riyadh City (Riyadh Gov.).

Dates of collection: April to June.

Villa cana (Meigen, 1804)

Anthrax cana Meigen, 1804: 201 . Type locality: France.

Anthrax quinquefasciata Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820: 150 .

Anthrax blandus Loew, 1869: 181 .

Villa inquieta Becker, 1916: 35 .

Villa mus Becker, 1916: 36 .

Distribution: AF: Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”]. PA: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France (incl. Corsica), Greece, Gruzia, Iran, Italy (incl. Sicily), Kazakhstan, Libya, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Ghabet Raghdan (Al-Baha Gov.).

Dates of collection: May.

Villa galla Greathead, 1967

Villa galla Greathead, 1967: 255 . Type locality: Ethiopia.

Distribution: AF: Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”].

Saudi Arabian localities: Asir: Fayfa (Fayfa Gov.). Makkah: Taief escarpment (Taief Gov.).

Dates of collection: September to November.

Villa micrargyra (Walker, 1871)

Anthrax micrargyra Walker, 1871: 262 . Type locality: Egypt (Cairo).

Distribution: AF: Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”]. PA: Egypt, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Makkah: Taief escarpment (Taief Gov.). Riyadh: Rawdhat Khorim (Rimah Gov.).

Dates of collection: April and November.

Villa paniscoides Bezzi, 1912 (Fig. 18)

Villa paniscoides Bezzi, 1912: 624 . Type locality: Malawi.

Hosts: Pupae of Spodoptera exempta (Walker) ( Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (Yeates & Greathead 1997).

Distribution: AF: Egypt [as ”Gebel Elba”], Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], Somalia, Uganda, Yemen.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Jabal El-Baher (Al-Baha Gov.).

Dates of collection: June to November.

Villa venus Greathead, 1967

Villa venus Greathead, 1967: 256 . Type locality: Eritrea.

Distribution: AF: Eritrea, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”].

Saudi Arabian localities: Makkah: Taief escarpment (Taief Gov.).

Dates of collection: April.