Croscherichia richteri Kaszab, 1957

Bologna, Marco A. & Turco, Federica, 2007, The Meloidae (Coleoptera) of the United Arab Emirates with an updated Arabian checklist, Zootaxa 1625 (1), pp. 1-33 : 14

Croscherichia richteri Kaszab, 1957

Distribution. Arabian-Sindian species, recorded from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Iran. Cited from U.A.E. by Gillet & Gillet (2005). The citation of C. gilvipes (Chevrolat, 1838) from Yemen, Lahej ( Gahan 1896) refers to this species ( Bologna & Coco 1991).

New records. U.A.E.: Abu Dhabi Emirate, EA4, Al Bateen dunes, 4 Km W Al Aïn on the road to Abu Dhabi, 24,20491° N 55,61263° E, 195 m a.s.l., 12–15.iii.2005 M. Bologna & F. Turco coll. 35 exx., on Eremobium aegyptiacum and Tribulus omanense (CB) . Abu Dhabi Emirate, EA5, Al Jahar-Al Saad on road Al Aïn-Abu Dhabi, 24,21940° N 55,52091° E, 180 m a.s.l., 12–14.iii.2005 M. Bologna & F. Turco coll. 29 exx., on Zygophyllum mandavillei (CB) . Abu Dhabi Emirate, EA6, Al Jahar South, 24,20368°N 55,53109°E, m 195, 12.iii.2005, M. A. Bologna & F. Turco coll. 6 exx., on Zygophyllum mandavillei (CB) . Abu Dhabi Emirate, EA7, Al Aïn "Aïn Al Fayda" Hotel, 24,08863° N 55,72238° E, 235 m a.s.l., 14.iii.2005 M. Bologna & F. Turco vid. 1 ex. Abu Dhabi Emirate, EA8, Al Aïn, 2 Km E Al Saad, 24,21241° N 55,50620° E, 145 m a.s.l., 13.iii.2005 M. Bologna & F. Turco coll. 16 exx., on Eremobium aegyptiacum and Tribulus omanense (CB) . Abu Dhabi Emirate, EA9, Al Aïn, Al Bateen dunes, crossroad E22-road to Al Aïn Airport, 24,20080° N 55,59146° E, 195 m a.s.l., 13.iii.2005 M. Bologna & F. Turco coll. 8 exx. (CB). Abu Dhabi Emirate, EA10, Al Aïn, 3–4 Km E Al Selimat on road Al Aïn-Abu Dhabi, 24,19263° N 55,58861° E, 220 m a.s.l., 12–15.iii.2005 M. Bologna & F. Turco coll. 3 exx., on Zygophyllum mandavillei , Tribulus omanense and Poaceae (CB) . Abu Dhabi Emirate, EA11, 37 Km S Al Aïn on road Al Aïn-Al Wijan, 23,9108° N 55,49472° E, 150 m a.s.l., 14.iii.2005 M. Bologna & F. Turco coll. 10 exx. on Zygophyllum mandavillei (CB) . UAE, U Line 5Z 40, 316609E 2535048N, pitfall trap 01/05/95 unfl.; 4086; I. Hamer coll. 1 ex. (BMNH).