Exoprosopa, Macquart, 1840

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Genus EXOPROSOPA Macquart

Exoprosopa Macquart, 1840: 35 . Type species: Anthrax pandora Fabricius, 1805 , by subsequent designation of Coquillett, 1910: 544.

Hosts: Larvae and cocoons of Sphecidae , Pompilidae , Tiphiidae and Scarabaeidae ( Hull 1973; Yeates & Greathead 1997).

Exoprosopa asiris Greathead, 1980 ( Fig. 14 )

Exoprosopa asiris Greathead, 1980b: 334 . Type locality: Yemen.

Distribution: AF: Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], Yemen.

Saudi Arabian localities: Asir: Raydah Protected Area (Abha Gov.).

Dates of collection: May to November.

Exoprosopa biguttata ( Macquart, 1834)

Anthrax biguttata Macquart, 1834: 409 . Type locality: Cape Verde Island.

Exoprosopa notabilis Macquart, 1840: 43 .

Exoprosopa tewfiki Paramonov, 1931: 89 .

Distribution: AF: Benin, Cape Verde Island, Chad, Egypt [as ”Gebel Elba”], Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Senegal, Sudan. PA: Egypt, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Makkah: Rabegh (Rabegh Gov.).

Dates of collection: April.

Exoprosopa decrepita ( Wiedemann, 1828)

Anthrax decrepita Wiedemann, 1828: 564 . Type locality: Egypt or Sudan [as “Nubien”].

Exoprosopa albifacies Paramonov, 1928: 205 (27).

Exoprosopa aegyptiaca Paramonov, 1928: 205 (27).

Exoprosopa flava Paramonov, 1928: 230 (52).

Exoprosopa verna Greathead, 1970: 115 .

Distribution: AF: Chad, Egypt [as ”Gebel Elba”], Senegal, Sudan. PA: Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Riyadh: Al-Ghat (Al-Ghat Gov.).

Dates of collection: August.

Exoprosopa disrupta tihamae Greathead, 1980 Exoprosopa disrupta tihamae Greathead, 1980a: 246 . Type locality: Yemen. Distribution: AF: Oman, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Jabal Shada Al A’Ala Protected Area (Al-Mekhwa Gov.), Ghabet Raghdan (Al-

Baha Gov.), Ghabet Shahba (Al-Baha Gov.). Asir: Fayfa (Fayfa Gov.), Muhaiel City (Muhaiel Gov.), Raydah

Protected Area (Abha Gov.). Jazan: Abu-Arish (Abu-Arish Gov.), Jazan City (Jazan Gov.). Makkah: Taief

escarpment (Taief Gov.), Wadi Majarish (Makkah Gov.). Dates of collection: Throughout the year.

Exoprosopa efflatouni Bezzi, 1925

Exoprosopa efflatouni Bezzi, 1925: 240 . Type locality: Egypt (Marg, Wadi Hoff).

Exoprosopa dulcis Austen, 1936: 199 .

Distribution: AF: Eritrea, Mali, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], Sudan, Yemen. OR: India (Maharashtra), Pakistan. PA: Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Israel.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Al-Mekhwa City (Al-Mekhwa Gov.). Asir: Muhaiel City (Muhaiel Gov.). Jazan: Abu-Arish (Abu-Arish Gov.).

Dates of collection: March to May.

Exoprosopa eritreae Greathead, 1967 Exoprosopa eritreae Greathead, 1967: 274 . Type locality: Eritrea. Distribution: AF: Chad, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], Somalia. Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Al-Mekhwa City (Al-Mekhwa Gov.). Asir: nr. Abha (Abha Gov.), Fayfa (Fayfa

Gov.), Khamis Al-Bahr (Muhaiel Gov.). Jazan: Shuqayq (Jazan Gov.). Makkah: Jabal Daka, Taief escarpment

(Taief Gov.). Dates of collection: April to December.

Exoprosopa linearis Bezzi, 1924

Exoprosopa linearis Bezzi, 1924: 339 . Type locality: Yemen.

Distribution: AF: Eritrea, Oman, Saudi Arabia [as South-western part], Yemen.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Al-Mekhwa City (Al-Mekhwa Gov.).

Dates of collection: March.

Exoprosopa nemesis ( Fabricius, 1805)

Anthrax nemesis Fabricius, 1805: 121 . Type locality: Guinea.

Anthrax nox Walker, 1849: 250 .

Distribution: AF: Botswana, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], South Africa (Eastern Cape, Western Cape), Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Saudi Arabian localities: Asir: nr. Muhaiel City (Muhaiel Gov.).

Dates of collection: December.

Exoprosopa pharaonis Paramonov, 1928

Exoprosopa pharaonis Paramonov, 1928: 260 (82). Type locality: Egypt .

Distribution: AF: Egypt [as ”Gebel Elba”], Mali, Oman, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], Sudan. PA: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Al-Mekhwa City (Al-Mekhwa Gov.). Riyadh: Rawdhat Khorim (Rimah Gov.).

Dates of collection: March to June.

Exoprosopa pusilla Macquart, 1840

Exoprosopa pusilla Macquart, 1840: 46 [1841: 324]. Type locality: “ Sénégal ” [= Gambia or Senegal].

Exoprosopa jacchoides Bezzi, 1912: 644 .

Distribution: AF: Chad, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], Senegal, Uganda, Yemen.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Al-Mekhwa City (Al-Mekhwa Gov.). Asir: Alaya (Bilqarn Gov.).

Dates of collection: March to June.

Figures

FIGURES 14–21. Bee flies from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: 14. Exoprosopa asiris Greathead; 15. Pterobates chalybaeus (Röder); 16. Pachyanthrax circe (Klug); 17. Villa bivirgata Austen; 18. Villa paniscoides Bezzi; 19. Petrorossia albula Zaitzev; 20. Petrorossia letho (Wiedemann); 21. Petrorossia tropicalis Bezzi.