Genus XERAMOEBA Hesse

Xeramoeba Hesse, 1956: 356 . Type species: Xeramoeba apricaria Hesse, 1956, by original designation.

Hosts: Acrididae eggs ( Orthoptera), Bombyliidae (Diptera), Meloidae (Coleoptera) and Noctuidae pupae ( Lepidoptera) (Yeates & Greathead 1997).

Xeramoeba arabica Greathead, 1980

Xeramoeba arabica Greathead, 1980b: 317 . Type locality: Saudi Arabia.

Distribution: PA: Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Haiel: Haiel, Shamirah (Haiel Gov.). Riyadh: Rawdhat Al-Sabalah (Al-Zulfi Province). Dates of collection: August.

Xeramoeba oophaga (Zakhvatkin, 1931)

Anthrax oophaga Zakhvatkin, 1931: 390 . Type locality: Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

Anthrax oophagus Paramonov, 1935: 15, 29 (key only).

Anthrax oophagus var. parva Paramonov, 1935: 15, 29.

Hosts: Eggs of Dociostaurus sp. and Oedaleus senegalensis [ Orthoptera: Acrididae] (Greathead 1863; Yeates & Greathead 1997).

Distribution: AF: Mali, Niger, Oman, United Arab Emirates. OR: Pakistan. PA: Iraq, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Saudi Arabian localities: Hotak (Greathead, 1980b).

Dates of collection: April.

Xeramoeba semirufa (Sack, 1909)

Chionamoeba semirufa Sack, 1909: 545 . Type locality: Iran.

Distribution: OR: Pakistan. PA: Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Ghabet Shahba (Al-Baha Gov.). Al-Sharqiya: Al-Hufuf (Al-Ehsaa). Makkah: Wadi Qanona (Al-Ordiyat). Riyadh: Rawdhat Al-Harmaliyah (Al-Quwayiyah Province).

Dates of collection: February to October.