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A detailed list of Sphecid wasps collected in the UAE over the period 1981 to mid-1986 was published in the November 1986 Bulletin. As a follow-up, this article provides a guide to the locations of capture of all the species contained therein.
For the sake of brevity, only a shortened name of each species has been given and reference should be made to the previous article if the full name is required. Likewise, some of the collecting sites have been lumped together where they are in close proximity to each other and of a similar geographic nature.
Providing border-posts have not been crossed, specimens captured in Oman have been included as, after all, insects do not recognize man-made boundaries. Such localities are identified with the suffix “(O)”.
Once again, thanks are due to Giles Roche (CGR) whose timely list of captures, taken during his stay in UAE, has made this list more complete and worthwhile.
The list contains a coding for the various areas and the key, together with brief explanatory notes, is as follows:
AB Abool (O) – wadi area in foothills of Hajjar Mountains near Mahdah
AD Abu Dhabi – while island plus area around International Airport
AS Abu Samrah – planted area on Abu Dhabi/Al Ain road
AA Al Ain – all locations including Hili gardens
AH Al Babha – CGR area, location unknown (possibly Abu Dhabi/Al Ain road)
AZ Al Saad – planted area on Abu Dhabi/Al Ain road
AM Asimah – wadi area between Asimah and Ghayl including planted and ‘natural’ areas with surface water in places.
BA Bidy Al Ajam – CGR area, location unknown
BI Bithnah – between Masafi and Fujairah with planted trees and surface water
BU Buraimi (O) – large oasis near Al Ain
DU Dubai – including surrounding areas
DM Dhaid/Mileiha – plantations, gravel and sand plains
DI Digdaga – sandy area near Ras al Khaimah with plantations, ‘natural’ afforestation and vegetation
DH Dhaid – large area of plantations and ‘natural’ vegetation
FA Fagsha – high in the Hajjar Mountains, approximately SW of Fujairah
FU Futaisi Island – west of Abu Dhabi Island
HA Hatta – includes Hotel grounds, Wadi Faid nearby in Oman, Huwailat and Hatta township
HL Al Hayl – wadi area in Hajjar range SW of Fujairah with planted areas and surface water
JA Jebel Ali – grounds of Hotel
JD Jebel Dhanna – grounds of coastal Hotel
JH Jebel Howrah (O) or Sih Huwayyah area – commonly known as ‘Fossil Valley’ with sandy plains and indigenous vegetation
KF Khor Fakkan – mainly in Hotel grounds
KK Khor Kalba – sandy area with indigenous trees west of town
LA Layahlia – CGR area, location unknown
LI Liwa – high sand dunes with traditional date palm oases and indigenous vegetation in Sihs
MA Mahdah (O) – small town with planted areas and gardens NE of Al Ain
MK Al Markhaniyeh – planted area in western suburbs of Al Ain
MS Masafi – oasis town in the western foothills of the Hajjar Mountains with surface water, farms and indigenous vegetation
ML Mileiha – low sandy dunes, plains and wadi beds on Madam Plain
MN Munai – wadi with water and natural vegetation between Hatta and Kalba
RG Ras Al Gharab – sandy island NE of Abu Dhabi Island
RA Rayy (O) – area of hills, wadis with water, plantations and indigenous vegetation N of Mahdah
RI Rifaa – coastal dunes some 10km S of Ras al Khaimah town
SI Sadiyat Island – NE of Abu Dhabi Island
SH Sha’am – Hajjar Mountains NE of Ras al Khaimah
SM Shweib/Madam – low sand dunes and gravel plains, majority of specimens taken on Calotropis procera trees
SU Suweihan – farms and planted areas in low sand dunes
TD Towean/Dibba – various plantations and wadis in the Hajjar range, limited surface water
UY Uyaynah – deep-cut wadi SW of Dibba with planted areas and perennial surface water
WA Wadi Agran (O)/Madaba (O) – wadis with perennial water flow, planted areas and natural vegetation, E of Al Ain
WB Wadi Bih – large wadi NE of Ras al Khaimah with indigenous vegetation. New dam retains water for long periods.
WJ Wadi Jizzi (O) – wadi (dry in periods of low rainfall) on the Omani border E of Hatta
WH Wahlah – in the Hajjar Mountains, planted areas, wadis with surface water, SW of Kalba
ZI Zibara – coastal salt flats NE of Abu Dhabi Island
ZU Zubara – East Coast plain with palms, N of Khor Fakkan (now inaccessible)
Species, Location
AmpulicinaeDolichurus no. 1AM
Trirogma no. 1 AD
Ampulex assimilis AM, HA
SphecinaeChlorion funereum JA, SM
C. hirtum UY
C. semenowi occ. MK
Chalybion flebile Lep (prev. targionii) AD, DU, TD
Sceliphron madraspatanum AB, AM, HA, KF, TD, WH, WJ, ZU
S. rectum pulchellum AB, HA, UY
Sphex flavipennis UY
S. fumicatus KF, WB
S. pruinosus AD
Prionyx crudelis (?subfuscatus) AD, JA
P. niveatus AD, AZ, FU, HA, JA, ML, SM
P. viduatus AD, HA, KF
Parapsamm. Dolichostoma WA, FA
P. turanica AZ
Podalonia tydei AD, AH, AZ, BA, HA, JA, JD
Ammophila albotomentosa (= rubripes?) AZ, JA
A. gracillima AD, AH, AZ, BA, HA, JH, MK, SU, SM
A. rubripes AZ, FA, HA, JH, KF
A. poecilocnemis AM, HA, KK, TD
Eremochares no. 1 AD
PemphredoninaeMimesa sp. nov? AD, SU
M. sp. (? Aegyptiaca) MK
Diodontus no. 1 JA, UY
D. no. 2 AD
D. no. 3 RA
Astatinae Astata Cleopatra AD, HA, MK. . . or A. selecta AD, MK
A. no. 1 HA
Dryudella tricolor AD
D. necphertiti MK
D. osirica MK
D. bifasciata MK
Dinetus no. 1 AZ
D. sp. nov.? MK
LaphyragoginaeLaphyragogus pictus FU
L. no. 1 AZ
L. no. 2 AZ
LarrinaeLarra no. 1 AB, HA
L. no. 1 HA
Liris agilis AD, DM, HA, JA, WB, WJ
L. atrata AD, JA, LI
L. braueri TD, UY, WJ
L. haemorrhoidalis AA, DM, HA, JA, UY
L. miscophoides WB
L. nigra AD, HA, JA, WB
L. nigricans AD, JA, WB
L. praetermissa AD, TD
L. subfasciata BI, TD, HA, JA, WJ
L. no. 1 WB
Gastrosericus electus AD, AZ, HA, JA, KF, SU
G. moricei AD, BA, FU, JH, SM, SU
G. sanctus AD, HA, KF
G. waltlii AD, FU, JA, WB, WJ
G. no. 2 (coll. CGR) SU, JH
Tachytes archaeophilus ZU
T. comberi AZ, BA, JA, MK, SM
T. cameronianus JH
T. diversicornis AD, AS, HA, JA, WB
T. illabefactus SM
T. niloticus AD, JA, MK
T. pigmaeus HA
T. serapis ?? FU, HA, WA
T. sinuatus HA
T. trichopygus HA
Tachysphex albocinctus AD, JA, KF, UY
T. cheops AD, HA, JA, SM
T. costae AD, MA, SH, WB, WJ
T. erythrophorus AD, KF
T. erythropus AA, AD, AM, AZ, HA, KF, MN, TD, UY, WB, WJ
T. fugax UY
T. fulvicornis AZ
T. fuscispina ?? UY
T. julliani AM, UY
T. grandissimus SU, SM
T. gujaraticus WB, JH
T. incertus HA
T. maidli HA
T. micans AH, BA
T. mycerinus AD, AZ, BA, MK, SU
T. nitidus AB, AM, AZ, HA, MS
T. osiris AS
T. palopterus HA, WB
T. pulcher AZ, BA, DM, SM, SU
T. panzeri AD, AZ, AH, JA, KF, MK, SM, SU
. . . (black var?) FA, KF
T. rugosus HA, WB
T. schmiedeknechti AM, AZ, BU, FA, LI, SU
T. sericans ?? AD
T. tarsinus AM
T. sp. aff. nitidissimus ? SM
T. sp. aff. nitidus AZ, SM
T. sp. aff. palopterus AZ
T. sp. aff. panzeri AD, MN
T. sp. aff. quadrifurci AZ
T. no. 1 (panzeri group) HA
T. no. 2 WA
T. no. 3 KF, SU
T. sp. (panzeri var.?) HA
T. no. 2 (coll. CGR) TD
Parapiagetia erythropoda AD, FU
P. mongolica BA
P. sp. aff. nilotica WB
P. sp. nov. ? AD, WB
P. no. 1 (coll. CGR) JH, SM, SU
P. no. 2 (coll. CGR) SM
Holotachysphex holognathus HA, WA
Prosopigastra creon AM
Palarus dongalensis AD, AZ, HA, JH, SM
P. laetus AD, AH, AZ, DH, FU, HA, JA, JH, ML, SM
P. parvulus AZ, JH, SM
P. sp. spinolae HA, SM
P. sp. nov. AD
P. no. 1 (coll. CGR) AZ, BA, JH
P. no. 2 (coll. CGR) AZ
Lyroda formosa MN
Solierella no. 2 (coll. CGR) AH
Miscophus ceballosi AM
M. ctenopus AD, AZ, JA, SU
M. helveticus AZ, MK, SU
M. imitans SU
M. mimeticus AD, KF, SU
M. no. 1 SU
M. no. 3 (coll. CGR) HA
M. no. 4 (coll. CGR) AZ, MK
M. no. 5 (coll. CGR) AZ
Trypoxylon aegyptium HA
T. arabicum HA
T. scutatum UY
CrabroninaeBelomicrus no. 1 (coll. CGR) AH
Oxybelus lamellatus AD, AH, AM, AZ, DM, FA, FU, HA, JA, JH, KF, KK, LI, WA, MH, MK, MN, SM, SH, TD, UY, WB, WH, ZI
O. collaris AH, MK
O. diphylus MN
O. sp. nov. ? AD, HA, WB
O. sp. aff. victor UY
O. no. 2 (coll. CGR) AD, HA
O. no. 4 (coll. CGR) DM, HA
O. no. 5 (coll. CGR) FU
Rhopalum sp. nov HL
Dasyproctus arabs HA, JH, SM
NyssoninaeSynnevrus no. 1 MH, UY
S. no. 1 (coll. CGR) HA, WA
Dienoplus no. 1 (coll. CGR) MK
Harpactus formosus Jur JA
Ammatomus mesostenus HA, MH, WB, UY, WA, WH
A. rufonodis HA, MH, TD, WA, WB, WJ
Hoplisoides ferrugineus AM
Stizus bizonatus AD
S. combustus JA
S. marthae? HA
S. nadigi JH, SM, WB
S. niloticus JA, WA
S. savignyi SM
S. vespoides HA
S. no. 1 ??
S. no. 2 JA
S. no. 1 (coll. CGR) AZ
Stizoides poecilopterus AD, HA, JA, TD
Bembecinus bytinskii AD, AB, AM, DM, FA, HA, JA, KF, SM, TD, UY, WA, WH
B. no. 2 (coll. CGR) JH
Bembix chopardi HA, JA, RI, SM, WA
B. freygessneri AD, FU, JA, JH, SI
B. irritata JH
B. nilotica AD
. . . (kohlii coll. CGR = nilotica) AZ, JH, SM, SU
B. oculata AM, FA, HA, HL, WH
B. pallescens AD, AZ, BA, JH, HA, ML, SM, SU
B. pallescens (col. Var.) AZ, SM
B. radoszkowskyi AZ
B. rufiventris HA, SM
B. sp. aff. dahlbomii AD, FU, LI, SU, SM
. . . (dahlbomii-coll. CGR. = sp. aff.) AD, AH, AZ, BA, LA, RG, SI, SM, SU
B. no. 1 SU
B. no. 1 (coll. CGR) SM
B. no. 6 (coll. CGR) AZ, SU
B. No. 11 (coll. CGR) SM
PhilanthinaeEremiasphecium sp. nov SU
E. no. 1 AZ
E. no. 2 (coll. CGR) (? Schmiedeknechtii) MK
E. no. 3 (coll. CGR) MK
Philanthus coarctatus AA, AD, AM, AZ, DH, DM, HA, HL, JA, KF, MA, MK, SM, TD, WJ
P. genalis AD
P. pallidus AD, AH, AS, AZ, FU, HA, JA, SM
P. triangulum AD, KF
P. soikai or P. minor SU
P. sp. aff. pallidus SU
Pseudoscolia dewitzii AH
Cerceris albicincta AD, AH, AZ, DI, DM, FU, HA, JA, LI, MI, SM, SU, WB
C. alboatra WA
C. chromatica AD, AH, AZ, JH, LA, SM
C. circularis (?) SM
C. eugenia HA, JA, WA
C. fischeri AD, AM, MA, MN, HA, KF
C. lateriproducta AD, AM, AZ, JA, MI
C. n. nugax SM
C. solitaria DM, HA
C. straminea AM, JH, SM
C. tricolorata AM, AZ, DM, HA, JA, JH, SM, WB
C. luxuriosa/rubida? HA, KF
C. vagula? AM, HA
C. no. 1 SU
C. no. 4 (coll. CGR) AZ
C. no. 7 (coll. CGR) SU
C. no. 8 (coll. CGR) BA
C. no. 11 (coll. CGR) SM
C. no. 12 (coll. CGR) SM
C. no. 14 (coll. CGR) HA