Bryotropha arabica Amsel, 1952

Bryotropha arabica Amsel, 1952 —Fragm. ent. Roma 1: 120. Records. Amsel 1933: 125 ( terrella); Amsel 1935c: 263 ( terrella); Amsel 1952: 120; Bodenheimer 1937: 100 ( terrella); Karsholt & Rütten 2005: 105.

Material examined. Lectotype of Bryotropha arabica ♂, Georgskloster, Wadi el Kelt, Lichtfang, 1.iv.1930 | Paläs- tin. Expedition, 19.ii-4.vi.1930 (Amsel) | GU 182 | Lectotype of Bryotropha arabica Amsel, 1952, O. Karsholt design., 1999 (SMNK); 5 ♂, Kirjat Anawim, Jerusalem, 28.iii, 22,28,29. iv.1930 (Amsel); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Jerusalem, 9.iv.1930 (Amsel); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Georgskloster, Wadi el Kelt, 1.iv.1930 (Amsel) (all SMNK); 1♂, Nahal Zin, v.2000; 1 m, Nahal HaKikkar, v.1999; 1 ♀, Hulioth, 20.iv.1968 (Shoham) (all TAU) .

Distribution. South Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Middle East (Lebanon, Syria, Israel), Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Turkmenistan (Karsholt & Rutten 2005: 105).