Spogostylum candidum Sack, 1909

El-Hawagry, Magdi S. & Dhafer, Hathal M. Al, 2015, Five new records of bee flies (Bombyliidae, Diptera) from Saudi Arabia with zoogeographical remarks, ZooKeys 489, pp. 125-133 : 128

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.489.8794
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scientific name	Spogostylum candidum Sack, 1909
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Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Bombyliidae

Spogostylum candidum Sack, 1909 View in CoL Figures 7-8

Remarks.

The individuals of this species exhibit considerable variations in size, usually more than 10 mm in length. It can be distinguished from other species of the genus by the absence of alternating tufts of hairs on sides of abdomen; some long black hairs usually found on sides of 2nd tergite but not in form of tufts; last three tergites extensively covered with dense white scales; lower part of face, above peristomal ridge, with long yellowish white hairs only; and aedeagus longer than aedeagal sheath.

Distribution.

Afrotropical: Egypt [as "Gebel Elba"], Saudi Arabia (South-western part), United Arab Emirates. Oriental: Pakistan. Palaearctic: Iran, Turkey.

Material examined.

2 males, Al-Baha Province, Jabal Shada Al A’Ala Protected Area [19°50.710'N, 41°18.267'E, 1474 m], 4.VI.2014, (El-Hawagry). Deposited in KSMA.