Macroocula morawitzi (Radoszkowski, 1888)

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Apterogyna morawitzi Radoszkowski, 1888: 349, holotype ♀: Askhabad [Turkmenistan], [Depository unknown].

Apterogyna vespertina Morawitz, 1890: 643, ♂: syntypes ♂, Repetek [Turkmenistan], 14.vi.1889, on light, A. Semenov [Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia]. Junior subgective synonym of A. morawitzi Radoszkowski, 1888, according to Panfilov 1954: 150.

Macroocula morawitzi: Panfilov 1954: 150, ♂ ♀; Lelej & Kabakov 1980: 181, ♂; Lelej & Osten 2004: 261, ♂; Pagliano 2002: 166, ♀ ♂.

Material examined. Egypt, 1 ♂, Wadi Gedeirat (North Sinai), 24.v.1935 [AUCE]; Iran, 1 ♂, Chah-e Khoda, 15.iv.2000, leg. Sobotnik, light trap [CUE]. Previous records from Egypt. Hurghada [Red Sea] (Pagliano 2002).

Distribution. Afghanistan (Lelej & Kabakov 1980), Egypt, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Somalia (Invrea 1936), Iran (Lelej & Osten 2004), Israel (Argaman 1994), Libya (Zavattari 1934), Sudan, Turkmenistan (Invrea 1951, Pagliano 2002).