Xeramoeba, Hesse, 1956

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 : 85-86

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scientific name	Xeramoeba
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Genus XERAMOEBA View in CoL Hesse

Xeramoeba Hesse, 1956: 356 View in CoL . Type species: Xeramoeba apricaria Hesse, 1956 View in CoL , by original designation.

Hosts: Acrididae eggs ( Orthoptera ), Bombyliidae (Diptera) , Meloidae (Coleoptera) and Noctuidae pupae ( Lepidoptera ) ( Yeates & Greathead 1997).

Xeramoeba arabica Greathead, 1980

Xeramoeba arabica Greathead, 1980b: 317 View in CoL . Type locality: Saudi Arabia.

Distribution: PA: Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Haiel: Haiel, Shamirah (Haiel Gov.). Riyadh: Rawdhat Al-Sabalah (Al-Zulfi Province). Dates of collection: August.

Xeramoeba oophaga ( Zakhvatkin, 1931) View in CoL

Anthrax oophaga Zakhvatkin, 1931: 390 View in CoL . Type locality: Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

Anthrax oophagus Paramonov, 1935: 15 View in CoL , 29 (key only).

Anthrax oophagus var. parva Paramonov, 1935: 15 View in CoL , 29.

Hosts: Eggs of Dociostaurus sp. and Oedaleus senegalensis [ Orthoptera : Acrididae ] (Greathead 1863; Yeates & Greathead 1997).

Distribution: AF: Mali, Niger, Oman, United Arab Emirates. OR: Pakistan. PA: Iraq, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Saudi Arabian localities: Hotak (Greathead, 1980b).

Dates of collection: April.

Xeramoeba semirufa ( Sack, 1909) View in CoL

Chionamoeba semirufa Sack, 1909: 545 View in CoL . Type locality: Iran.

Distribution: OR: Pakistan. PA: Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Ghabet Shahba (Al-Baha Gov.). Al-Sharqiya: Al-Hufuf (Al-Ehsaa). Makkah: Wadi Qanona (Al-Ordiyat). Riyadh: Rawdhat Al-Harmaliyah (Al-Quwayiyah Province).

Dates of collection: February to October.