Miscophus fuscoales, Schmid & Al & J, 2022

Schmid, Christian, Al, Ali & J, A -, 2022, The genus Miscophus JURINE, 1807 in Arabian Peninsula and southern Israel with description of seven new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes), Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1), pp. 319-340 : 332-334

Miscophus fuscoales SCHMID- EGGER nov.sp. (figs 18-21)

Holotype: OMAN, Dhofar province: 1♀ 13.x.2021 80 km SSW Salalah , 16,857 N 53,420 E (leg. M. Halada, CSE) . Paratypes: 1♀ 1♁ same data as holotype . YEMEN: 4♀♀ 1♁ Al Lahima 1.i. 2001 - 9.iv.2001 ; 16.x.-31.xii.2000 (leg. Harten & Hajer, in malaise trap, RMNH) .

D i a g n o s i s: The female of M. fuscoales nov.sp. is unique by the combination of clearly convergent eye margins in upper face, by three basitarsal spines and by the black colour of head and mesosoma, in contrast to the all red abdomen, and the dark wings with bluish reflexions apically.

D e s c r i p t i o n o f f e m a l e: Body length 7.8 mm. Colour: all black (mandible medially, apex of clypeus and apex of tegula with some red, AS 1 partly yellow below), abdomen dark red. Face and mesosoma covered with scattered white pubescence. Wings strongly infuscate, apex of forewing black with bluish reflexions. Morphology. Agree in general with the typical appearance of M. helveticus . Inner eye margin strongly convergent above, OOL = 0,5x HD. Fore basitarsus with three spines, apical spines somewhat longer than second tarsal segment. Paratypes vary in body length 7.0- 7.8 mm.

D e s c r i p t i o n o f m a l e: Body length 6.5 mm. Agree with the female apart from the following differences: Mandible yellow apart from base and apex. Abdomen black, apart from T 1-2 and S 1-2.

D i s t r i b u t i o n AP: Oman, Dhofar province. Yemen.

E t y m o l o g y: The species name means "black winged" in latin language. It is a noun in apposition.