Platycephala scapularum (Becker, 1907)

(Plate 7, Fig. 31)

Eurina scapularum Becker, 1907: 392

Platycephala planifrons algerica Duda, 1933: 116

Eurina scapularum luteola Collin, 1949: 217

Described from Algeria, it has a wide distribution, being recorded from Israel, Iran, Mongolia, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. The larvae develop in stems of Phragmites australis .

Further material: 9♂ 9♀, NIGER: Aïr Massif, Wadi Iberkom, 18°55'N 08°40'E, 24.viii.1983, P.C. Matteson (NMWC).

From this material two females dissected have each been found to contain a single large egg, in one of which a segmented larva with discernible cephaloskeleton was clearly visible. The male terminalia are illustrated (Plate 7, Fig. 31).