Xeromyia africana (Rohdendorf, 1930) (fig. 12)

Apodacra (Xeromyia) africana Rohdendorf, 1930: 16 .

Xeromyia africana: Koçak & Kemal, 2015: 352 (faunistics); Rohdendorf & Verves, 1980: 497 (in key); Verves, 1986: 85 (catalog); Verves & Khrokalo, 2018 (Supplementary Material): 20 (faunistics); Verves et al., 2015: 270 (review).

Material. Israel: 1}, Palestine, nr. Jerisheh, 4–7 mi NE of Jaffa, 26.04.1918, leg. E. Austen (NHMUK) . ( 2 {, Berekhat Ya’ar, North, 23.05.2003, leg. A. Freidberg (TAU) . 1}, Bafjam, leg. A. Freidberg, 10.06.1985 (TAU) . 1 {, Be`er Meshash, 17.07.1985, leg. J. Susman (TAU) . 1 {, 1}, Nahal Secher, 19.07.1984, leg. M. Kaplan (TAU) . 1}, Negev, dunes along Nahal Sekher n. Ramat Khovav, 13.05.2006, leg. K. Szpila (PCV) . 1}, Sede Boqer, 2.06.1953, leg. O. Theodor (TAU) . 1}, Hazeva Field School, 30 o 43ʹ N, 35 o 15ʹ E, 14.12.1997, leg. A. Maklakov (TAU) . 1 {, Elifaz, sewage, 5.04.1997, leg. A. Freidberg (TAU) .

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Palaearctic: North Africa: Morocco; Asia: Israel.

H a b i t s: Psammophilous and xerophilous species.