Miscophus paolorosai, Schmid-Egger, 2011

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 : 330

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7507544
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7507803
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DE782B55-0D7D-C74A-C797-FF6CFDFBC72F
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Miscophus paolorosai
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Miscophus paolorosai View in CoL SCHMID- EGGER, 2011

Miscophus paolorosai View in CoL SCHMID- EGGER, 2011: 552. ♀ ♁, holotype ♀ UAE (CSE). SCHMID- EGGER (2014), new records from UAE. GADALLAH (2020), checklist for Arabian Peninsula.

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: OMAN, northern Provinces ; 1♀ 07.iii.2022, 18 km SW Sur 22,463 N 59,387 E ( CSE, in yellow pan traps) GoogleMaps ; 1♀ 01.iv.2020, Al Kamel 22.257 N 59.169 E ( AJ) GoogleMaps .

R e m a r k: M. grangeri , described from Algeria, is very close to M. paolorosai and differs by a distinct bluish shimmer of head, mesosoma and abdomen (black in M. paolorosai ). Propodeal dorsum lacks the fine longitudinal keel of M. paolorosai , the medial part is somewhat irregulary sculptured in M. grangeri ; and AS 3 is black in M. grangeri , and at least red below in M. paolorosai . POL of M. grangeri female is 2.0x HD, in M. paolorosai only 1.0x HD.

D i s t r i b u t i o n AP: UAE, Oman.