Cytherea, Fabricius, 1794

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 : 69-70

Genus CYTHEREA Fabricius

Cytherea Fabricius, 1794: 413 . Type species: Cytherea obscura Fabricius, 1794 , automatic.

Hosts: Eggs of Acrididae ( Hull 1973; Yeates & Greathead 1997).

Cytherea albolineata ( Bezzi, 1925)

Glossista albolineata Bezzi, 1925: 176 . Type locality: Egypt (Mariout, Wadi Hoff).

Distribution: AF: Oman, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. PA: Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Haiel: Haiel City (Haiel Gov.)..

Dates of collection: March.

Cytherea alexandrina ( Becker, 1902)

Mulio alexandrinus Becker, 1902: 30 . Type locality: Egypt.

Distribution: AF: Egypt [as ”Gebel Elba”], Oman, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. PA: Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia,.

Saudi Arabian localities: Makkah: Jeddah, Usfan (Jeddah Gov.). Riyadh: Riyadh City (Riyadh Gov.).

Dates of collection: February to May.

Cytherea delicata ( Becker, 1906)

Mulio delicatus Becker, 1906: 153 . Type locality: Tunisia and Algeria.

Distribution: AF: Egypt [as ”Gebel Elba”], Oman, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], United Arab Emirates, Yemen. PA: Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Palestine ( West Bank), Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Ghabet Raghdan (Al-Baha Gov.), Jabal Shada Al A’Ala Protected Area (Al- Mekhwa Gov.). Asir: Muhaiel City (Muhaiel Gov.), Raydah Protected Area (Abha Gov.). Haiel: Jabel Aja’ (Haiel Gov.), Moqaq (Moqaq Gov.).

Dates of collection: March to Drcember.

Cytherea nucleorum ( Becker, 1902)

Mulio nucleorum Becker, 1902: 31 . Type locality: Egypt and Israel.

Distribution: PA: Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Syria.

Saudi Arabian localities: Haiel: 40 km W of Haiel City (Haiel Gov.).

Dates of collection: March.

Cytherea thyridophora ( Bezzi, 1925)

Glossista thyridophora Bezzi, 1925: 178 . Type locality: Egypt (Mariout).

Distribution: PA: Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Qasim: Bureida City (Bureida Gov.). Haiel: Haiel City (Haiel Gov.). Riyadh: El-Haier (Riyadh Gov.). Tabuk: 25 km SE of Haql (Haql Gov.).

Dates of collection: March and April.