Liris (Leptolarra) maidli (Arnold, 1929)

Rezaei, Sh., Fallahzadeh, M., Dousti, A. F. & Saghaei, N., 2020, NEW RECORDS OF CRABRONIDAE (HYMENOPTERA: APOIDEA: SPHECIFORMES) FROM THE FARS PROVINCE, IRAN, Far Eastern Entomologist 411, pp. 10-14 : 12

Liris (Leptolarra) maidli (Arnold, 1929)

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Iran: Fars Province, Larestan (Hormood Abbsi), 27°32'06"N ,

54°59'02"E, 29.V–29.VI 2015, 1♀, leg. Sh. Rezaei; Estahban (Mobarak Abad), 29º15'14''N,

53º56'46''E, 1573 m, 4.VIII–30.IX 2017, 1♂, leg. M. Sadeghi.

DISTRIBUTION. * Iran: Fars (new record). – Sudan, United Arab Emirates.

REMARKS. Liris maidli was originally described from a single male from Sudan.

Recently, Schmid-Egger (2014) reported both male and female of this species from the United

Arab Emirates. Iran represents the north–easternmost record of this species.