Metadromius arabicus Mateu, 1979

Material examined. WMR: 1467 m: 23.II.2014, HP, 1 ♂, 2 ♀. GRNR: 1614 m: 21.II.2014, LT, 4 ♂; 24.II.2014, LT, 3 ♂, 7 ♀; 24.III.2014, LT, 6 ♂, 9 ♀; 20.X.2014, LT, 2 ♂; 17.XI.2015, HP, 1 ♂; 17.XI.2015, LT, 1 ♀; 12.XII.2014, LT, 1 ♂, 2 ♀ . 1772 m: 21.II.2014, LT, 5 ♂, 9 ♀; 04.III.2015, LT, 3 ♂, 1 ♀; 26.VIII.2014, LT, 3 ♂, 6 ♀; 20.X.2014, LT, 3 ♀; 18.XI.2015, LT, 2 ♂, 2 ♀; 12.XII.2014, LT, 1 ♀, 1851 m: 21.II.2014, LT, 2 ♂, 4 ♀; 04.III.2015, LT, 5 ♂, 7 ♀; 06. VI .2014, LT, 1 ♂; 20.X.2014, LT, 1 ♂, 1 ♀; 18.XI.2015, LT, 1 ♂, 3 ♀; 12.XII.2014, LT, 1 ♂, 3 ♀ . 1897 m: 04.III.2015, LT, 2 ♂; 26.IV.2014, LT, 1 ♂, 2 ♀; 26.VIII.2014, LT, 1 ♀; 20.X.2014, LT, 1 ♂, 3 ♀; 18.XI.2015, LT, 1 ♂, 1 ♀; 12.XII.2014, LT, 2 ♂ . 2285 m: 04.III.2015, LT, 1 ♀; 20.X.2014, LT, 2 ♂, 1 ♀; 12.XII.2014, LT, 1 ♂ . 2387 m: 04.III.2015, LT, 1 ♂, 1 ♀; 20.X.2014, LT, 4 ♂, 2 ♀; 18.XI.2015, LT, 1 ♂ . 2578 m: 18.XI.2015, LT, 1 ♀ .

Distribution. SAR species is known from Arabian Peninsula (AE, SA) and IR.

Life forms and Remarks. ZS(C)LC species. The species was described from Riyadh Province, and was subsequently reported by Rasool et al. (2018b) from Asir and Baha. The adults were collected at different altitudes (1476–2578 m) and from several vegetation communities including Acacia at bottom of GRNR, Opuntia ficusindica, Olea europaea, and African pencil cedar forest s of GRNR.