Cerceris vittata LEPELETIER de SAINT FARGEAU, 1845 (Figs 33-34)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Abu Dhabi, Al Wathba Wetland Reserve 1♀ 15.ii.2015 leg. AvH ; Mahafiz 1♁ 25.iii.2009 leg. AvH ; Sharjah Desert Park 1♀ 19.iii.2009 leg. CSE ; Umm al Qaywayn 1♁ 19.iii.2009 leg. CSE .

G e o g r a p h i c d i s t r i b u t i o n: The species is known by three subspecies: ssp. vittata in the mediterranean area of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, ssp. eurypyga KOHL, 1898 in southern Morocco and Algeria, and ssp. littorea de BEAUMONT, 1951 of the Atlantic coast in southwestern Morocco (SCHMIDT 2000). Specimens from Saudi Arabia and UAE belongs to the ssp. eurypyga (GUICHARD, 1993) .