Subgenus HECAMEDE Haliday—Nominotypical subgenus

Hecamede (Hecamede) albicans (Meigen, 1803)

Notiphila albicans Meigen, 1830: 65 . Lectotype, male (designated by Cresson, 1925: 229). France (Marseille) (NMW). Hecamede grisescens Becker, 1903: 166 . Egypt (Alexandria).

Distribution: PA: Azores, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, Madeira Islands, Mallorca, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia (European Territory), Spain, Sweden.

Egyptian localities: Coastal Strip: Abu-Qir, Alexandria, Burg El-Arab, Mariout . Eastern Desert: El-Ain El- Sokhna, Fayed, Ghardaga, Ismailyia, Safaga. Fayoum: Lake Qaroun (Mathis, 1993: 13). Gebel Elba: Halayeb, Wadi Salat . Sinai: El-Arish .

Dates of collection: January to November.