Chaetorellia succinea (Costa, 1844)

Trypeta succinea Costa, 1844: 93 . Unspecified type. Italy (Apulia: Foggia) (IZUSN?). Published simultaneously with Trypeta mellea in separate papers, has priority by Norrbom et al. (1999) catalogue.

Trypeta mellea Costa, 1844: 118 . Unspecified type. Italy (“L. d. S. Giusta prope Ecanam) (IZUSN?).

Terellia jaceae: Efflatoun, 1924a: 82 . Misidentification.

Distribution. NE: introduced USA (Oregon & California). PA: Caucasus & Kazakstan, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Italy, Turkey.

Egyptian localities. Coastal Strip: Alexandria, Mariout, Nuzha . Eastern Desert: Geneifa, Ismailiya, Wadi Hoff, Wadi Rishrash . Lower Nile Valley and Delta: Abu Rawash, Barrage, Cairo and its neighborhoods, Ezbet El-Nakhl, Faraskour, Helwan, Kafr Hakim, Kerdassa, Mansouria, Mazghouna, Wardan . Sinai: Central Sinai . Western Desert: Sakkara.

Host plants. Flower heads of starthistles ( Centaurea spp.). Sources: Efflatoun (1924a); Freidberg & Kugler (1989).

Dates of collection. February to September.