Eumerus cistanchei Efflatoun, 1926

Eumerus cistanchei Efflatoun, 1926: 297 . Type locality: Egypt (South Galala Plateau: Wadi Araba).

Material examined: 3 females, Wadi Araba, Galala (Em. 18.IV.1926 from Cistanche lutea Hoffmg), leg. Efflatoun ; 7 males, 1 female, Wadi Digla, 5.IV.1929 (Em. X–XI.1929. from stem of Cistanche lutea), leg. Efflatoun [EFC].

World distribution: AF: UAE. PA: Egypt, Israel.

Egyptian localities: Eastern Desert: Galala (Wadi Araba), Wadi Digla, Wadi El-Ghoul. Sinai: Wadi Gedeirat, Wadi Tlah (St. Catherine). Western Desert: Siwa. [Sources: Efflatoun (1926) and Shaumar & Kamal (1978)].

Activity period in Egypt: February to November.

Remarks: Efflatoun (1926) bred this species from larvae infecting the stems of Cistanche lutea (= phelypaea), a parasite of Haloxylon schweinfurthii [= Hammada elegans] in Wadi Araba (South Galala Plateau).