Carabidae (Coleoptera) of Shada Al-A'Ala Nature Reserve, Southwestern Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species of Paussinae

We report the Carabidae collected at the Shada Al-A'Ala Nature Reserve (SANR) in Baha Province in southwestern Saudi Arabia during 2013-2015. In total, 62 carabid species and subspecies representing 39 genera, 17 tribes, and 10 subfamilies were identified, including one new species, Paussus minutulus Nagel & Rasool, sp. n, four new country records, and 24 species that are new provincial records for Baha. The carabid fauna was dominated by the Lebiini with 19 species. A high number of species were rarely collected (34 species) in comparison to the more abundant and common species (9 species). The highest number of species (52 species) was collected during autumn. The carabids of SANR are represented by a large component of Afrotropical faunal elements (28.1%) and smaller numbers of Oriental species (3.5%) and endemic taxa (5.3%). In comparison to Garf Raydah Nature Reserve in Asir Province, also in southwestern Saudi Arabia, SANR had an equal number of carabids sharing 64.5% of the species but with lower number of endemic elements. Our study can serve as a component for implementing a conservation plan for SANR using carabid beetles as sentinel taxa. These research results may support future ecological studies on SNAR carabids

Macroocula mahunkai Argaman 1994

Macroocula mahunkai (Argaman, 1994) Doryleika mahunkai Argaman 1994: 46, 50, 51, ♂ (paratype from Bedai, Northern Saudi Arabia). Distribution. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Tunisia (Argaman 1994, Pagliano 2002).Published as part of Gadallah, Neveen S., Al Dhafer, Hathal M., Aldryhim, Yousif N., Fadl, Hassan, Elgharbawy, Ali A. & Pagliano, Guido, 2014, Apterogyninae (Hymenoptera: Bradynobaenidae) from Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species, pp. 491-497 in Zootaxa 3754 (4) on page 493, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3754.4.10, http://zenodo.org/record/23003

Macroocula savignyi Klug 1829

Macroocula savignyi (Klug, 1829) (Figs 16, 17) Apterogyna savignyi Klug 1829: 5, ♀, ♂ (type locality: Egypt). Macroocula savignyi: Pagliano 2002: 187, ♂, ♀ (Saudi Arabia, Buraim). Material examined. Saudi Arabia: Ibex Reserve, 3 ♂, 19.IV. 2008, sweeping net; 1 ♂, 19.IV. 2008, light trap. Distribution. Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia (Dover 1924), Israel, Libya (Invrea 1932), Nigeria (Invrea 1953), Algeria, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Somalia (Argaman 1994), Sudan, Yemen (Pagliano 2002). Remarks. Male: head, mesosoma, metasomal segment 1, legs and antenna red to orange; other metasoma dark ferruginous; metasomal segment 1 rather cylindrical than conical, longer than their width (Fig. 16); hind wing with 9 hamuli.Published as part of Gadallah, Neveen S., Al Dhafer, Hathal M., Aldryhim, Yousif N., Fadl, Hassan, Elgharbawy, Ali A. & Pagliano, Guido, 2014, Apterogyninae (Hymenoptera: Bradynobaenidae) from Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species, pp. 491-497 in Zootaxa 3754 (4) on page 496, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3754.4.10, http://zenodo.org/record/23003

Apterogyna mateui Giner Mari 1945

* Apterogyna mateui Giner Marí, 1945 (Figs 1, 2) Apterogyna mateui Giner Marí, 1945: 244, ♂ Material examined. Saudi Arabia: Ibex Reserve, pitfall trap, 2 ♀, 22.IX. 2007; 2 ♀, 20.X. 2007. Distribution. Saudi Arabia (new record), Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mali, Mauritania (Pagliano 2002). Remarks. Female: head, antenna, mandible basally, mesosoma, metasomal segment 1, legs and ovipositor orange to red, other metasoma dull black. Metasomal T 1 and T 2 medially with tuft and T 3 posteriorly with fascia of pale setae (Fig. 1). T 6 see Fig. 2.Published as part of Gadallah, Neveen S., Al Dhafer, Hathal M., Aldryhim, Yousif N., Fadl, Hassan, Elgharbawy, Ali A. & Pagliano, Guido, 2014, Apterogyninae (Hymenoptera: Bradynobaenidae) from Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species, pp. 491-497 in Zootaxa 3754 (4) on page 492, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3754.4.10, http://zenodo.org/record/23003

Macroocula ohli Pagliano 2002

Macroocula ohli Pagliano, 2002 Macroocula ohli Pagliano 2002: 182, ♂ (holotype, ♂, Oman; paratype from Saudi Arabia, Mughshin, NE Abqdiq). Distribution. Saudi Arabia, Oman (Pagliano 2002). FIGURES 1 –9. 1, 2. Apterogyna mateui, ♀: 1. Metasoma, 2. T 6; 3, 4. A. olivieri, ♀: 3. Metasoma, 4. T 6; 5, 6. Macroocula magna, ♀: 5. Metasoma, 6. T 6; 7, 8. M. nitida nitida, ♀: 7. Metasoma, 8. T 6; 9. M. riyadha, sp. nov., ♂, posterior view.Published as part of Gadallah, Neveen S., Al Dhafer, Hathal M., Aldryhim, Yousif N., Fadl, Hassan, Elgharbawy, Ali A. & Pagliano, Guido, 2014, Apterogyninae (Hymenoptera: Bradynobaenidae) from Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species, pp. 491-497 in Zootaxa 3754 (4) on pages 493-494, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3754.4.10, http://zenodo.org/record/23003

Apterogyninae (Hymenoptera: Bradynobaenidae) from Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species

Gadallah, Neveen S., Al Dhafer, Hathal M., Aldryhim, Yousif N., Fadl, Hassan, Elgharbawy, Ali A., Pagliano, Guido (2014): Apterogyninae (Hymenoptera: Bradynobaenidae) from Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 3754 (4): 491-497, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3754.4.1

Macroocula nitida subsp. nitida Bischoff 1920

* Macroocula nitida nitida (Bischoff, 1920) (Figs 7, 8) Apterogyna nitida Bischoff 1920: 42, ♂. Material examined. Saudi Arabia: Ibex Reserve, 1 ♀, 11.IX. 2007, sticky trap; 3 ♀, 11.I. 2008, pitfall trap. Distribution. Saudi Arabia (new record), Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Western Sahara, Mali, Mauritania (Invrea 1953, Pagliano 2002), Tunisia, Senegal, Sudan (Pagliano 2002). Remarks. Female: head (including antenna, base of mandible), mesosoma, metasomal segment 1 orange, T 2, T 3 posteriorly and most of T 4 red (Fig. 7), T 6 dark orange to red, longitudinally striate anterad and posterad smooth and shiny, laterally with sharp spines (Fig. 8).Published as part of Gadallah, Neveen S., Al Dhafer, Hathal M., Aldryhim, Yousif N., Fadl, Hassan, Elgharbawy, Ali A. & Pagliano, Guido, 2014, Apterogyninae (Hymenoptera: Bradynobaenidae) from Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species, pp. 491-497 in Zootaxa 3754 (4) on page 493, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3754.4.10, http://zenodo.org/record/23003

Macroocula magna Invrea 1965

* Macroocula magna (Invrea, 1965) (Figs 5, 6) Apterogyna magna Invrea 1965: 56, ♀. Material examined. Saudi Arabia: Ibex Reserve, 1 ♀, 11.VIII. 2007; 2 ♀, 20.X. 2007. Distribution. Saudi Arabia (new record), Egypt, Yemen (Pagliano 2002). Remarks. Female: head (including antenna and basal third of mandible), mesosoma, metasomal segment 1, T 2 and T 3 posteriorly, T 4 mostly, and T 5 and T 6 totally reddish (Fig. 5). Terga posteriorly without fascia of silvery setae. T 6 triangular, convex, smooth and shiny (Fig. 6).Published as part of Gadallah, Neveen S., Al Dhafer, Hathal M., Aldryhim, Yousif N., Fadl, Hassan, Elgharbawy, Ali A. & Pagliano, Guido, 2014, Apterogyninae (Hymenoptera: Bradynobaenidae) from Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species, pp. 491-497 in Zootaxa 3754 (4) on page 493, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3754.4.10, http://zenodo.org/record/23003