Petrorossia, Bezzi, 1908

El-Hawagry, Magdi S. & Al Dhafer, Hathal M., 2019, The family Bombyliidae in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Diptera: Brachycera: Asiloidea), Zootaxa 4590 (1), pp. 59-94 : 85

Genus PETROROSSIA Bezzi

Petrorossia Bezzi, 1908: 35 . Type species: Bibio hespera Rossi, 1790 , by original designation.

Hosts: Puparia of Glossina spp., cocoons of Tiphiidae , spider eggs, Solitary bees and wasps ( Yeates & Greathead 1997).

Petrorossia albula Zaitzev, 1962 ( Fig. 19 )

Petrorossia albula Zaitzev, 1962: 126 . Type locality: Armenia.

Distribution: AF: Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], United Arab Emirates. PA: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Gruzia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Morocco, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Jabal Shada Al A’Ala Protected Area (Al-Mekhwa Gov.).

Dates of collection: June and July.

Petrorossia letho ( Wiedemann, 1828) ( Fig. 20 )

Anthrax letho Wiedemann, 1828: 566 . Type locality: Egypt or Sudan [as “Nubien”].

Anthrax longitarsis Becker, 1902: 23 .

Distribution: AF: Benin, Chad, Egypt [as ”Gebel Elba”], Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], Somalia, Sudan. PA: Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, France, Iran, Italy, Libya, Macedonia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Spain, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, former Yugoslavia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Jabal Shada Al A’Ala Protected Area (Al-Mekhwa Gov.), Ghabet Shahba (Al- Baha Gov.). Al-Sharqiya: Al-Hufuf (Al-Ehsaa) . Asir: Muhaiel (Muhaiel Gov.), Raydah Protected Area (Abha Gov.). Haiel: Al-Nefud (Haiel Gov.) . Jazan: Abu-Arish (Abu-Arish Gov.). Makkah: Jeddah, Usfan (Jeddah Gov.), Khulais (Khulais Gov.), Taief escarpment (Taief Gov.), Wadi Qanona (Al-Ordiyat) . Riyadh: El-Haier (Riyadh Gov.), Rawdhat Al-Sabalah ( Al-Zulfi Province ), Rawdhat Khorim (Rimah Gov.) .

Dates of collection: February to July.

Petrorossia tropicalis Bezzi, 1921 ( Fig. 21 ) Petrorossia hesperus ssp. tropicalis Bezzi, 1921: 168 . Type locality: “S.W. Pro - tectorate” [= Namibia]. Hosts: Glossina morsitans [ Diptera : Glossinidae ] ( Yeates & Greathead 1997). Distribution: AF: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia [as “South western

part”], Somalia, South Africa (Eastern Cape, Western Cape), Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, United Arab

Emirates. Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Jabal Shada Al A’Ala Protected Area (Al-Mekhwa Gov.), Ghabet

Raghdan (Al-Baha Gov.). Asir: Madraga (Regal Alma’ Gov.), Raydah Protected Area (Abha Gov.). Dates of collection: March to July.

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.