Philoxanthornea dubinini Bochkov et Mironov, 1998

This species was described from Sterna nilotica Gmelin from Kazakhstan (Bochkov & Mironov 1998). We recorded this species from Chlidonias leucopterus (Temminck) (Sternidae) from Egypt for the first time since the original description.

Material examined

Twelve females (Syr. 105) from Ch. leucopterus; Egypt, Beheira Governate, Wadi El Natrum, Birket el Brida; 27 May 1984; coll. S.M. Goodman. Material deposition. Six females at UAM, 2 females at ZSM, 2 females at UMMZ, 2 females at ZIN.