Solierella nigridorsum Pulawski, 1964

Abu El-Ghiet, Usama M., Gadallah, Neveen S., Gasib, Abdulmajeed M., Al-Fifi, Zarrag I. A. & Edmardash, Yusuf A., 2023, Further addition to the crabronid fauna of Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera: Apoidea (Spheciformes): Crabronidae), with new genera and species records, and the description of two new species, Zootaxa 5319 (2), pp. 151-177 : 170

Solierella nigridorsum Pulawski, 1964

Fig. 12A–F

Solierella nigridorsum Pulawski, 1964: 136 , ♀.

Diagnosis. Body length: 3.6 mm.

This species is characterized by the entirely black thoracic dorsum ( Fig. 12A, C ).

Material examined: 1♀, Farasan, Abdulmajeed farm [16 Q 42.07970’N; 42 Q 08.5781’E], 23–30.ix.2022.

Distribution: Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia (new record), United Arab Emirates.

Comments. This species is a new record for Saudi Arabia. Characters of the only collected specimen agree well with Pulawski’s description of the Egyptian females (1964: 136). It also agrees with the Arabian S. nigridorsum in having the metanotum completely black ( Schmid-Egger 2011). Furthermore, it agrees with the Iranian female in having the pronotum and metanotum black (Schmid-Egger et al. 2021).

Figures

FIGURE 12. Solierella nigridorsum Pulawski, 1964 (♀):A, dorsal habitus; B, frontal view of head; C, dorsal view of head and thorax; D, lateral view of head and thorax; E, ventral view of head, thorax and gaster (part); F, last tergum.