Eremiaphila ammonita Uvarov, 1933

Abu-Dannoun, Omar & Katbeh-Bader, Ahmad, 2007, Mantodea of Jordan, Zootaxa 1617, pp. 43-56 : 44-45

Eremiaphila ammonita Uvarov, 1933

Distribution: Jordan and Palestine.

Material examined: (33) specimens: Al Barrah (Dana Reserve) 5.IX.05 (1M); Al Heeshah 15.VII.03 (5N); Faqu'a 31.VIII.04 (1F;) Al Qaser 31.VIII.04 (1F); Ash Shawbak 23.IV.05 (3N), 16.VII.03 (2N); At Tafelah 7.VIII. 97 (1F) ( JPUC); Dana 15.VII.04 (1N), 11.VIII.05 (1M); Najel 14.VII.03 (6N), 15.VII.03 (5N, 2F,1M); Petra 23.V.05 (1N); (South Jordan) (2N) (MUC).

Remarks: Eremiaphila ammonita can be recognized by the extending blackish brown band of the hind wing, which covers all of it except its yellow borders. This species was described from Amman ( Jordan) ( Uvarov,1933). Also, it was incorrectly recorded from Palestine under the name Eremiaphila genei by Uvarov (1923). The female Holotype was collected by Buxton in 25.VIII.1921 from Amman and was kept in the British Museum ( Marshall, 1975). So far, this species appears to be endemic to Jordan and Palestine. It appears usually from April to September. It was common in cultivated lands around fields planted with barley and also on soil covered with many white small stones near Ash Shawbak. High level of cannibalism was observed among the nymphs in rearing cages.

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Abu Alandah 31º54′N – 35º58′E Eastern Bayyudah 32º08′N – 35º48'E Ajlun 32º18′N – 35º46′E Ghawr Al Mazra’a 31º39′N – 35º34'E Al’Al 32°38′N – 35°55′E Ghawr As Safi 31º02′N – 35º28′E Al Bayt University 29º19′N – 35o59′E Ghawr Isal 31º12′N – 35º32′E Al Abdaleyyah 30°24′N – 35°51′E Ghawr Hadeetheh 31°18′N – 35°32′E Al Azraq 31º55′N – 36º50′E Ghawr Kabid 32º04′N – 35º34′E Al Bahhath 31º53′N – 35º49′E Hummrit As Sahin 32° 0 3′N – 35°40′E Al Baqurah 32º39′N – 35º40′E Husban 31°49′N – 35° 41′E Al Barrah 30º40′N – 35º36′E Ibder 32°40′N – 35° 47′E Al Bassah 31º56′N – 35º47′E Ira 31º59′N – 35º 43′E Al Bayda 31º55′N – 36º53′E Iraq Al Amir 31º54′N – 35º 47′E Al Fuhays 32º01′N – 35º46′E Irbid 32°33′N – 35° 51′E Al Harrana 30º44′N – 35º34′E Irhaba 32°19′N –36° 0 6′E Al Haqawah 32º08′N – 35º44′E Jarash 32°13′N – 35°53′E Al Heeshah 30°24′N – 35°30′E Jarash University 32°17′N – 35°54′E Al Hudayb 32º04′N – 35º37′E Jawa 32°20′N –37° 0 2′E Al Hummar 32º01′N – 35º49′E Jordan Valley 32°40′N – 35°30′E Al Husayniyah 32º19′N – 36º35′E Judaytta 32 O 24’N– 35o42′E Al Jubayhah 32º01′N – 35º52′E Kawm Yajuze 32° 0 2′N – 35°53′E Al Karamah 31º57′N – 35º35′E Kharja 32°40′N – 35°53′E Al Mujeb Reserve (Jor. Valley) 31º28′N – 35º38′E Kufr An 32°33′N – 35°46′E Al Mujeb Reserve (near Al Karak) 31º24′N – 35º42′E Kufr Jayiz 32°37′N – 35°49′E Al Muqabalayn 31º54′N – 35º54′E Kufr Khall 32°22′N – 35°53′E Al Muwaqqar 31º49′N – 36º06′E Kufrinjah 32°16′N – 35°33′E Al Qasr 31°19′N – 35°45′E Ma'an Mahattat 30°11′N – 35°46′E Al Qatranah 31°15′N –36° 0 3′E Mahis 31°59′N – 35°46′E Al Wala 31º39′N – 35º43′E Ma’in 29°44′N – 35°14′E Al Yadudah 31°51′N – 35°55′E Marka Airport 31°59′N – 35°59′E Amman 31°57′N – 35°56′E Marw 32°37′N – 35°53′E Anjarah 32°18′N – 35°45′E Mukhaybah Al Fawqa 32°43′N – 35°41′E Arida Road 32°07’N – 35o39′E Mu’tah 31° 0 6′N – 35°42′E Ar Rabbah 31°17′N – 35o42′E Nahlah 32°17′N – 35°50′E Ar Rashay'iedah 32°15′N – 35°54′E Najl 30°31′N – 35°33′E Ar Rumman 32° 0 9′N – 35o39′E Na’ur 31°53′N – 35°50′E Ar Rummanah 30°41′N – 35o33′E Petra 29°37′N – 35°58′E Ar Rusayfah 32° 0 1′N –36° 0 3′E Wadi As Sir 31°57′N – 35°49′E Ash Shawbak 30º30′N – 35º31′E Ras Muneef 32°23′N – 35°48′E As Sarw (near Salt) 32°03’N – 35o47′E Sakib Jarash Rood 31°17′N – 35°47′E As Simakiyah 31º18′N – 35º48′E Saham 32°43′N – 35°47′E As Subayhi 32° 0 9′N – 35°42′E Sama As Sarhan 32°27′N – 36°14′E

to be continued.