Liris memnonius (SMITH, 1856)

Madl, Michael, C, Bembecinus, F, Bembix & C, Brachystegus, 2023, A catalogue of the family Crabronidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of Eritrea, Linzer biologische Beiträge 55 (1), pp. 241-264 : 250-251

Liris memnonius (SMITH, 1856)

Liris memnonia (SMITH, 1856) : BEAUMONT 1961: 217 (figs 15, 16), 218 (key ♀), 219 (figs 30, 38, 46), 220 (key ♁), 224 (figs 47, 48), 226 (taxonomy, Eritrea not mentioned, but MAGRETTI 1884 is cited).

Liris memnonia (SMITH, 1856) : BOHART & MENKE 1976: 256 (world catalogue: Afrotropical region).

* Larrada funebris RADOSZKOWSKY, 1876 : MAGRETTI 1884: 585 (taxonomy, Khor Cheru, Khor Gergabb), pl. 1 (figs 12, 12a).

Larrada funebris RADOSZKOWSKY, 1876 : MAGRETTI 1885: 300 (Khor Gergabb), 323 (Khor Cheru), 352 (catalogue species collected by expedition).

Larra (Notogonia) funebris (RADOSZKOWSKI, 1876) : KOHL 1897 (In: DALLA TORRE): 667 (taxonomy).

Larra (Notogonia) funebris (RADOSZKOWSKI, 1876) : DALLA TORRE 1897: 667 (world catalogue: Eritrea not mentioned, but MAGRETTI 1884 is cited).

* Larrada obscura n.sp.: MAGRETTI 1884: 585 (description ♁, Khor Gergabb), pl. 1 (fig. 13).

Larra obscura ( MAGRETTI, 1884) : GRIBODO 1894 b (In: EMERY, GRIBODO & KRIECHBAUMER): 133 (taxonomy, Ethiopia, Mozambique).

Larra obscura ( MAGRETTI, 1884) : DALLA TORRE 1897: 671 (world catalogue: Mozambique – MAGRETTI 1884 is cited).

Notogonidea obscura ( MAGRETTI, 1884) : GUIGLIA 1947: 120 (taxonomy, original diagnosis, Khor Gergabb), 121 (footnote: taxonomy).

Larrada obscura MAGRETTI, 1884 : BEAUMONT 1961: 226 (synonym, lectotype designation ( Ethiopia)).

* Leptolarra radialis (DE SAUSSURE, 1887) : GIORDANI SOIKA 1939b: 101 (taxonomy, Adi Caiè, Adi Ugri).

D i s t r i b u t i o n:KhorCheru.

Liris memnonius , which is widely distributed in the Afrotropical region, is also recorded from Ethiopia, Sudan and the Palaearctic region (e.g. Oman, Quatar).