Mepachymerus lentus (Curran,1928)

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Steleocerus lentus Curran, 1928: 347 .

Specimens examined. 4♀, Asir, Al-Souda, Al-Muqtha Dam, 14.iii.2013, sweeping, H.A. Dawah (CERS) ; 6♂, 5♀, same data but 31.xii. 2014 (CERS; NMWC); 1♂, Asir, Abha, Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan, 25.ii.–25.v.2002, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (NMWC) .

Distribution. This species was previously recorded from Saudi Arabia by Dawah & Abdullah (2006). It was de- scribed from Zaire and is further recorded from Burundi, Chad, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda (Sabrosky 1980).

Remarks. Species of Mepachymerus are primary attackers of shoots of grasses (Deeming & Al-Dhafer 2012).