Physocephala antiqua (Wiedemann, 1830)

El-Hawagry, Magdi, Soliman, Ahmed Mostafa & Al Dhafer, Hathal Mohammed, 2021, The family Conopidae (Diptera) in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 60287-60287 : 60287

Physocephala antiqua (Wiedemann, 1830)

Conops antiqua Wiedemann, 1830: 239. Type locality: Egypt.

Conops arabica Macquart, 1851: 134. Type locality: Saudi Arabia (Jeddah).

Physocephala furax Becker, 1913: 612. Type locality: Iran.

Physocephala syriaca Kröber, 1915: 72. Type locality: Egypt (Cairo) & Palestinian West Bank (Jericho).

Physocephala obscurifacies Kröber, 1924: 67. Type locality: Egypt (Wadi Hoff).

Materials

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Tewfik; sex: 1 female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/species/1569080; scientificName: Physocephala antiqua; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Conopidae; Location: country: Egypt; locality: Abu-Sueir ; decimalLatitude: 30.5766; decimalLongitude: 32.107622; Identification: identifiedBy: M. El-Hawagry; dateIdentified: May 2020; Event: samplingProtocol: Sweeping; eventDate: 05-17-1925; Record Level: institutionCode: EFC Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: H.C.E & M.T.; sex: 1 female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/species/1569080; scientificName: Physocephala antiqua; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Conopidae; Location: country: Egypt; locality: Dar El-Maskhara ; decimalLatitude: 29.7833; decimalLongitude: 31.4167; Identification: identifiedBy: M. El-Hawagry; dateIdentified: May 2020; Event: samplingProtocol: Sweeping; eventDate: 04-11-1927; Record Level: collectionCode: EFC Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: R.M.; sex: 1 male; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/species/1569080; scientificName: Physocephala antiqua; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Conopidae; Location: country: Egypt; locality: El-Mallah ; decimalLatitude: 30.8167; decimalLongitude: 32.1000; Identification: identifiedBy: M. El-Hawagry; dateIdentified: May 2020; Event: samplingProtocol: Sweeping; eventDate: 04-29-1927; Record Level: institutionCode: EFC Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: H.C.E & M.T.; sex: 1 male; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/species/1569080; scientificName: Physocephala antiqua; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Conopidae; Location: country: Egypt; locality: W. Garawi ; decimalLatitude: 30.7833; decimalLongitude: 31.3167; Identification: identifiedBy: M. El-Hawagry; dateIdentified: May 2020; Event: samplingProtocol: Sweeping; eventDate: 05-15-1927; Record Level: institutionCode: EFC Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Farag; sex: 1 male; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/species/1569080; scientificName: Physocephala antiqua; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Conopidae; Location: country: Egypt; locality: Wadi Digla ; decimalLatitude: 29.9578; decimalLongitude: 31.3348; Identification: identifiedBy: M. El-Hawagry; dateIdentified: May 2020; Event: samplingProtocol: Sweeping; eventDate: 09-03-1926; Record Level: institutionCode: EFC Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Tewfik; sex: 1 male; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/species/1569080; scientificName: Physocephala antiqua; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Conopidae; Location: country: Egypt; locality: Wadi Rishrash ; decimalLatitude: 29.4642; decimalLongitude: 31.3672; Identification: identifiedBy: M. El-Hawagry; dateIdentified: May 2020; Event: samplingProtocol: Sweeping; eventDate: 06-17-1932; Record Level: institutionCode: EFC Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: R.M.; sex: 1 male; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/species/1569080; scientificName: Physocephala antiqua; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Conopidae; Location: country: Egypt; locality: Abu-Rawash ; decimalLatitude: 30.043845; decimalLongitude: 31.092932; Identification: identifiedBy: M. El-Hawagry; dateIdentified: May 2020; Event: samplingProtocol: Sweeping; eventDate: 08-15-1925; Record Level: institutionCode: EFC Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: R.M.; sex: 2 males; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/species/1569080; scientificName: Physocephala antiqua; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Conopidae; Location: country: Egypt; locality: Abu-Rawash ; decimalLatitude: 30.043845; decimalLongitude: 31.092932; Identification: identifiedBy: M. El-Hawagry; dateIdentified: May 2020; Event: samplingProtocol: Sweeping; eventDate: 07-18-1925; Record Level: institutionCode: EFC Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: R.M.; sex: 1 male; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/species/1569080; scientificName: Physocephala antiqua; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Conopidae; Location: country: Egypt; locality: Abu-Rawash ; decimalLatitude: 30.043845; decimalLongitude: 31.092932; Identification: identifiedBy: M. El-Hawagry; dateIdentified: May 2020; Event: samplingProtocol: Sweeping; eventDate: 06-06-1925; Record Level: institutionCode: EFC Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Farag; sex: 1 male; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/species/1569080; scientificName: Physocephala antiqua; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Conopidae; Location: country: Egypt; locality: Helwan ; decimalLatitude: 29.8500; decimalLongitude: 31.3333; Identification: identifiedBy: M. El-Hawagry; dateIdentified: May 2020; Event: samplingProtocol: Sweeping; eventDate: 04-23-1935; Record Level: institutionCode: EFC Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: R.M.; sex: 2 males; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/species/1569080; scientificName: Physocephala antiqua; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Conopidae; Location: country: Egypt; locality: Kerdassa ; decimalLatitude: 30.0297; decimalLongitude: 31.1061; Identification: identifiedBy: M. El-Hawagry; dateIdentified: May 2020; Event: samplingProtocol: Sweeping; eventDate: 04-17-1926; Record Level: institutionCode: EFC Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: R.M.; sex: 2 males; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/species/1569080; scientificName: Physocephala antiqua; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Conopidae; Location: country: Egypt; locality: Mansouriah ; decimalLatitude: 30.1236; decimalLongitude: 31.07246; Identification: identifiedBy: M. El-Hawagry; dateIdentified: May 2020; Event: samplingProtocol: Sweeping; eventDate: 09-02-1925; Record Level: institutionCode: EFC Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: El-Hawagry; sex: 1 male; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/species/1569080; scientificName: Physocephala antiqua; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Conopidae; Location: country: Saudi Arabia; stateProvince: Al-Baha; locality: Al-Mekhwa ; decimalLatitude: 19.8429; decimalLongitude: 41.3115; Identification: identifiedBy: M. El-Hawagry; dateIdentified: May 2020; Event: samplingProtocol: Sweeping; eventDate: 03-17-2012; Record Level: institutionCode: MSHC Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Aldhafer H.M. et al.; sex: 1 male; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: taxonID: https://www.gbif.org/species/1569080; scientificName: Physocephala antiqua; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Conopidae; Location: country: Saudi Arabia; stateProvince: Jazan; locality: Jazan ; decimalLatitude: 16.902448; decimalLongitude: 42.570516; Identification: identifiedBy: M. El-Hawagry; dateIdentified: May 2020; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise trap; eventDate: 05-12-2019; Record Level: institutionCode: KSMA

Distribution

AF: Egypt [as "Gebel Elba"], Saudi Arabia [as "South-western part"], United Arab Emirates, Yemen. PA: Afghanistan, Algeria, China, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Palestinian Territories, Russia, Saudi Arabia (Jeddah), Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan.

Local distribution and dates of collection (Fig. 5 ): EGYPT: Coastal Strip: Abu-Kir, Dekhela, Mariout (April to August); Eastern Desert: Abu Sueir, Cairo-Suez Road, El-Mallah, Geneifa, Ismailia, Wadi Asal (30 km S. Kosseir), Wadi Digla, Wadi El-Maskhara, Wadi Garawi, Wadi Gharagid, Wadi Hoff, Wadi Ibtadi, Wadi Rishrash (February to September); Fayoum: Kom Osheem (May, August and November); Gebel Elba: locality unknown (January); Lower Nile Valley and Delta: Abu-Rawash, Barrage, Burgash, Cairo, El-Katta, El-Magadlah, Ezbet El-Nakhl, Helwan, Kafr Hakim, Kerdassa, Maadi, Mansouriah, Pyramids, Turah (April to October); Sinai: Wadi Gedeirat (June and July); Upper Nile Valley: Kom Ombo (January); Western Desert: Dahshour, Dakhla Oasis (Balat, Ewina & Rashda), Saqqara, Siwa Oasis (March to December) [Sources: Kröber (1915a), Kröber (1924), Kröber (1927), Stuke and Clements (2008), Stuke (2014), Azmy (2016) and museum material in EFC and ESEC]. SAUDI ARABIA: Al-Baha: Al-Mekhwa (March); Asir: Marabah (April); Jazan: Abu-Arish Road (Al-Mahdag and Arada), Jazan City (March to May); Makka Al-Mukarramah: Jeddah (date unknown) [Sources: Kröber (1915a), Stuke and Clements (2008) and collected material].

Figures

Figure 5. Local distribution map of Physocephala antiqua (Wiedemann) in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.