Spogostylum, Macquart, 1840

El-Hawagry, Magdi S. & Al Dhafer, Hathal M., 2019, The family Bombyliidae in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Diptera: Brachycera: Asiloidea), Zootaxa 4590 (1), pp. 59-94 : 72-73

Genus SPOGOSTYLUM Macquart

Spogostylum Macquart, 1840: 53 . Type species: Spogostylum mystaceum Macquart, 1840 , by monotypy.

Hosts: Solitary bees and wasps, egg-pods of Acrididae and their Meloidae predators, cocoon of pyralid and its braconid parasitoids ( Yeates & Greathead 1997).

Spogostylum candidum ( Sack, 1909) ( Fig. 11 )

Psamatamoeba candida Sack, 1909: 538 . Type locality: Iran.

Distribution: AF: Egypt [as ”Gebel Elba”], Saudi Arabia [as South-western part], United Arab Emirates. OR: Pakistan. PA: Egypt, Iran, Turkey.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Jabal Shada Al A’Ala Protected Area (Al-Mekhwa Gov.).

Dates of collection: June.

Spogostylum dagomba ( Bowden, 1964)

Argyramoeba dagomba Bowden, 1964: 93 . Type locality: Ghana.

Distribution: AF: Chad, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], Somalia, Sudan, Yemen.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Aqabet Al-Baha-Tihama (Al-Mekhwa Gov.), Baljurash City (Baljurashi Gov.). Asir: Muhaiel City (Muhaiel Gov.). Makkah: Taief City, Taief escarpment (Taief Gov.), Wadi Dogah (Qunfodah Gov.), Wadi Turabah (Turabah Gov.) .

Dates of collection: Throughout the year.

Spogostylum isis ( Meigen, 1820)

Anthrax isis Meigen, 1820: 164 . Type locality: “ Oesterreich ” [probably = Austria].

Anthrax subnotata Walker, 1871: 262 .

Distribution: AF: Mali, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”]. PA: Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Gruzia, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Libya, Macedonia, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, former Yugoslavia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Jabal Shada Al A’Ala Protected Area (Al-Mekhwa Gov.). Riyadh: Rawdhat Khorim (Rimah Gov.), nr. Riyadh City (Riyadh Gov.).

Dates of collection: March to July.

Spogostylum niphas ( Hermann, 1907)

Argyromoeba niphas Hermann, 1907: 194 . Type locality: Transcaspien.

Spongostylum niphas var. bilineata Engel, 1936: 448 .

Distribution: AF: Eritrea, Mauritania, Oman, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], Somalia, Yemen. OR: Pakistan. PA: Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: nr. Al-Mekhwa City (Al-Mekhwa Gov.). Jazan: Jazan: Abu-Arish (Abu-Arish Gov.), nr. Jazan City (Jazan Gov.). Riyadh: Rawdhat Khorim (Rimah Gov.) (Riyadh Gov.).

Dates of collection: Throughout the year.

Spongostylum niphoides Greathead, 1980

Spongostylum niphoides Greathead, 1980b: 321 . Type locality: Saudi Arabia.

Distribution: PA: Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Haiel: Haiel City, Mugheida (Haiel Gov.). North Borders: Lina (Rafha' Gov.).

Dates of collection: April and May.

Spogostylum ocyale ( Wiedemann, 1828)

Anthrax ocyale Wiedemann, 1828: 285 . Type locality: Egypt or Sudan [as “Nubien”].

Anthrax umbra Walker, 1849: 245 .

Spogostylum arugotense Zaitzev, 1997: 909 [653].

Distribution: AF: Oman, Somalia, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. PA: Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Palestine ( West Bank), Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Al-Mekhwa City, (Al-Mekhwa Gov.). Asir: nr. Abha. Makkah: Jeddah (Jeddah Gov.), Taief escarpment (Taief Gov.). Riyadh: Al-Kharj City (Al-Kharj Gov.).

Dates of collection: April to November.

Spogostylum sordidum Sack, 1909

Spongostylum sordidum Sack, 1909: 514 . Type locality: Iran.

Spongostylum antiopa Bezzi, 1925: 221 .

Distribution: AF: Oman, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”]. PA: Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Saudi Arabian localities: Asir: Muhaiel City (Muhaiel Gov.). Makkah: Khulais City (Khulais Gov.).

Dates of collection: April and December.

Spogostylum tripunctatum (Wiedemann, 1820)

Anthrax tripunctata Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820: 166 . Type locality: Russia.

Anthrax difficilis Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820: 167 .

Spogostylum mystaceum Macquart, 1840: 53 .

Distribution: AF: Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”]. PA: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, France, Greece (incl. Ithaca), Gruzia, Israel, Italy, Kyrgyz Republic, Libya, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Morocco, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Jabal Shada Al A’Ala Protected Area (Al-Mekhwa Gov.).

Dates of collection: June and September.

Figures

FIGURES 8–13. Bee flies from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: 8. Systoechus submicans Greathead; 9. Anthrax ricardoae Greathead; 10. Anthrax sticticus Klug; 11. Spogostylum candidum (Sack); 12. Spogostylum sp.; 13. Euligyra monacha (Klug).