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First record of oviparous females of lipaphis erysimi in Saudi Arabia and description its morphs
Plant Protection Department, College of Agriculture, King Saud University, P.O.Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaThe apterous oviparous female of Lipaphis erysimi was detected for the first time in Saudi Arabia from Brassica rapa on 2l.l.l990. A detailed description of the apterous and alate viviparous females and oviparae of L. erysimi is given. Hind tibiae of oviparous female are swollen each with 110-120 scent plaques
2012b. Incidence of predatory phytoseiid mites in Saudi Arabia: new records and a key to the Saudi Arabian species (Acari: Mesostigmata: Gamasina
Abstract Cydnoseius negev
Apterogyna mateui Giner Mari 1945
* Apterogyna mateui Giner MarĂ, 1945 (Figs 1, 2) Apterogyna mateui Giner MarĂ, 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
Apterogyna Latreille 1809
Genus Apterogyna Latreille, 1809 Type species Apterogyna olivieri Latreille, 1809: 122, by monotypy.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 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
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 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
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