Scarites striatus Dejean, 1825

Material examined.

1,225 m: 23.VIII.2014, PT, 3 exs. 1,325 m: 08.XII.2014, HP, 2 exs. 1,666 m: 02.IX.2015, PT, 1 ex; 15.XI.2015, HP, 5 exs.

General distribution and zoogeography.

DZ, EG (including Sinai), LY, SA, TN, YE. SAR species.

Published records.

Asir, Makkah (Balkenhol 1994; Abdel-Dayem et al. 2018). New provincial records for Baha.

Remarks.

A rare species that was collected during late summer and autumn from Acacia thorn woodlands and Barbary fig shrub communities. Michael Balkenohl, Ali Elgharbawy and Mahmoud Abdel-Dayem identified this species.