Genus ANTHRAX Scopoli

Anthrax Scopoli, 1763: 358 . Type species: Musca morio Linnaeus, 1758, by monotypy.

Hosts: Larvae and pupae of bees, wasps, Mymeleontidae and Cicindellidae (Hull 1973; Yeates & Greathead 1997).

Anthrax alruqibi El-Hawagry, 2013

Anthrax alruqibi El-Hawagry in El-Hawagry et al., 2013: 55 . Type locality: Saudi Arabia.

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

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Al-Mekhwa City, Aqabet Al-Baha-Tihama (Al-Mekhwa Gov.), Ghabet Raghdan, Ghabet Shahba (Al-Baha Gov.).

Dates of collection: March to June.

Anthrax chionanthrax (Bezzi, 1926)

Argyramoeba chionanthrax Bezzi, 1926: 265 . Type locality: Egypt.

Anthrax cairensis Paramonov, 1935: 10, 15, 25, 30 (key only).

Anthrax nanus Paramonov, 1935: 15, 30 (key only).

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

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

Dates of collection: March and April.

Anthrax dentata (Becker, 1906)

Argyromoeba dentata Becker, 1906: 148 . Type locality: Tunisia.

Anthrax efflatouni Paramonov, 1935: 7, 22.

Distribution: AF: Aldabra, Chad, Eritrea, Kenya, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], Tanzania, Yemen (incl. Socotra). PA: Algeria, Andorra, Egypt, Hungary, Israel, Italy (incl. Sicily), Libya, Malta, Morocco, Palestine (West Bank), Spain, Tunisia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Asir: Raydah Protected Area (Abha Gov.).

Dates of collection: June.

Anthrax ricardoae Greathead, 2003 (Fig. 9) Argyromoeba fuscipennis Ricardo, 1903: 366 . Type locality: Yemen (Sokotra). [Preoccupied by Macquart, 1834.]. Anthrax ricardoae Greathead, 2003: 91 (new replacement name for Argyromoeba fuscipennis Ricardo). Distribution: AF: Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], Yemen (Sokotra). PA: Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Baljurash City (Baljurashi Gov.), Ghabet Raghdan (Al-Baha Gov.), Ghabet

Shahba (Al-Baha Gov.). Asir: Raydah Protected Area (Abha Gov.). Haiel: Al-Nefud, 20 km SW of Haiel,

Leheb (Haiel Gov.). Jazan: Abu-Arish (Abu-Arish Gov.). Makkah: 40 miles S of Jeddah ( Jeddah Gov.) .

Riyadh: Wadi Hanifa (Riyadh Gov.). Dates of collection: February to October .

Anthrax sticticus Klug, 1832 (Fig. 10)

Anthrax stictica Klug, 1832: pl. 30, fig. 14. Type locality: Saudi Arabia.

Argyramoeba polystigma Sack, 1909: 534 .

Spongostylum quinquemaculatum Bezzi, 1920: 105 .

Spongostylum quinquemaculatum Bezzi, 1924: 170 .

Distribution: AF: Chad, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], Senegal. PA: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Gruzia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Kyrgyz Republic, Macedonia, Palestine (West Bank), Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, former Yugoslavia.

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

Dates of collection: March to July.

Anthrax virgo Egger, 1859

Anthrax virgo Egger, 1859: 396 . Type locality: Italy (Sicily).

Argyromoeba velox Loew, 1862: 82 .

Argyromoeba virgo var. pedemontana Griffini, 1896: 2 .

Spongostylum comatum Austen, 1937: 127 .

Anthrax virgo ssp. hellenicus François, 1966: 174 .

Distribution: PA: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Gruzia, Hungary, Israel, Italy (incl. Sicily), Libya, Malta, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey.

Saudi Arabian localities: Tabuk: 50 km SE of Haql (Haql Gov.).

Dates of collection: March.