Stichopogon chrysostoma Schiner

Abu El-Hassan, Gawhara M. M., Badrawy, Haitham B. M., Gad Allah, Sohair M., Soliman, Ahmed M., Salama, Mohamed S. & Mohammad, Salwa K., 2017, Review of robber flies of the genus Stichopogon Loew (Diptera: Asilidae: Stichopogoninae) from Egypt, Zootaxa 4242 (1), pp. 142-160 : 148-150

Stichopogon chrysostoma Schiner

( Figs 6 , 14 C)

Stichopogon chrysostoma Schiner, 1867: 364 . Stichopogon lucidiventris Becker, 1902: 3 .

Type locality. Egypt (Alexandria).

Diagnosis. Length: Body 6̄ 10 mm, wing 3.5̄ 5.8 mm. Mystax golden-yellow to golden-brown; antenna reddish-yellow; scutellum with thin vertical hairs at the margin; legs blackish except base of tibia and tarsi brownish, claws black with reddish-brown base, pulvilli normal; cell m3 open; abdomen shining brownish-black with dense greyish-yellow tomentum on tergites 1¯5.

Local distribution. Common in all Egyptian ecological zones.

Geographical distribution. Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Kazakhstan, Libya, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Palestine, Russia, Turkey.

Specimens examined. Balteem , 2.VIII.1945 (1 ♀) ; Mirsa Matrouh , VIII.1953 (1 ♂) ; Gabel Asfar , 27.IX.1954 (1 ♂) ; Mirsa Matrouh , 28.IX.1954 (1 ♀) ; Mirsa Matrouh , 20.VIII.1955 (1 ♂, 1 ♀) ; Ismailia, Manaif , 17.VIII.2007 (1 ♂, 1 ♀) ; El-Arish, Zranique , 12.VII.2008 (1 ♂, 1 ♀) ; Hurghada , 12-13.V.2013 (2 ♀) ; Bahariya Oasis, El-Euon , 26-28.IX.2013 (1 ♂, 2 ♀); Fayoum , Kom Oshiem, 9-11.VIII.2014 (2 ♀) ( ASUC); Mirsa Matrouh, VII, VIII. 1931 (1 ♀) ; Ein Moweleh , 30.V ̄ 1.VI.1938 (9 ♂, 16 ♀) ; Wadi Gedeirat , 6̄ 10.VII.1938 (1 ♂) ; Wadi Gedeirat , 12- 16.VII.1939 (24 ♂, 29 ♀); Wadi El-Rabba , Sinai, 21-24.IV.1940 (1 ♀) ; Fayoum , 23.IV.1943 (1 ♂) ; Fayoum , 30.IV.1943 (4 ♀) ; Ezbet El-Nakhl , 3.V.1943 (1 ♀) ; Fayoum , 19.V.1945 (2 ♂, 1 ♀) ; Fayoum , 2.IV.1946 (1 ♀) ; Fayoum , 9.IV.1946 (2 ♂, 2 ♀) ; Fayoum, Mallah , 20.III.1947 (1 ♀) ; Fayoum, Girza Route , 24. III.1 947 (1 ♀) ; Fayoum, Girza Route , 31.III.1947 (2 ♂, 2 ♀) ; Fayoum, El-Qather , 7.IV.1947 (2 ♀) ; Fayoum, Girza Route , 28.IV.1947 (1 ♂) ; Ismalia , 22.VIII.1948 (1 ♂, 2 ♀) ; Ismalia , 5.IX.1948 (1 ♀) ; Shabramant , 26.III.1950 (1 ♂, 2 ♀) ; Fayoum, Girza Route , 9.IV.1950 (1 ♀) ; Fayoum, Tamiya , 21.IV.1950 (1 ♀) ( CUC) ; Mex, 26.VI.1921 (1 ♀ det. by Efflatoun); Abu Kir, 22.VII.1921 (1 ♂ det. by Efflatoun); Ezbet El-Nakhl, 20.IV.1924 (2 ♂ det. by Efflatoun); Dekhela, 20.VIII.1924 (1 ♀ det. by Efflatoun); Abu Souer, 17.V.1925 (1 ♂, 1 ♀ det. by Efflatoun); Geneifa, 13.VI.1925 (1 ♂, 1 ♀ det. by Efflatoun); Abu Kir, 6.IX.1925 (1 ♂ det. by Efflatoun); Wadi Gendali, 13.VI.1926 (1 ♂ det. by Efflatoun); Salloum, 11.VIII.1926 (1 mle det. by Efflatoun); Halaib , Red Sea Coast, 15.III.-30. IV.1 928 (1 ♂ det. by Efflatoun); Halaib, 15.V.1929 (2 ♂ det. by Efflatoun); Wadi Gedeirat, 0 . V.1935 (1 ♀) (ESEC); Mex, 26.VI.1921 (1 ♂, 2 ♀ det. by Efflatoun); Abu Kir, 2.VII.1921 (1 ♂ det. by Efflatoun); Cleopatra, 1.VIII.1921 (2 ♂ det. by Efflatoun); Ramleh, 17.IX.1921 (1 ♂, 1 ♀, det. by Engel & Efflatoun); Kafer Hakim , 7.IV.1924 (1 ♂ det. by Efflatoun); Ezbet El-Nakhl , 20.IV.1924 (1 ♀ det. by Efflatoun); Abu Souer , 12.VI.1925 (1 ♂ det. by Efflatoun); Kerdasa , 9.IX.1925 (1 ♀ det. by Efflatoun); Tasfia , 16.IX.1925 (1 ♂ det. by Efflatoun); Dekhela , Mariout , 9.VII.1927 (1 ♀ det. by Efflatoun); Kafret Nassar , 7.IX.1927 (1 ♀ det. by Efflatoun); Abu Rawash , 28.IX.1927 (1 ♀ det. by Efflatoun); Wadi Abu Ghanayem , 30.IX.1927 (1 ♂, 1 ♀ det. by Efflatoun); El-Mallah , 5.X.1927 (1 ♀ det. by Efflatoun); Wadi Sayyal , 10.X.1927 (1 ♂ det. by Efflatoun); Wadi Nakhla , 24.X.1927 (1 ♂, 1 ♀ det. by Efflatoun) ( PPDD); Katta, 20.IX.1924 (1 ♀) ; Borgash , 15.X.1924 (1 ♀) ; Genifa , 13.V.1925 (1 ♂, 1 ♀) ; Abu Souer , 17.V.1925 (1 ♂, 1 ♀) ; Mariout, Dekhela , 7.IX.1925 (1 ♀) ; Fayed , 2.X.1925 (1 ♀) ; Kafer Hakim , 17.X.1925 (1 ♀) ; Salloum , 11.VIII.1926 (1 ♂) ( AUCE).

Remark. The male specimen collected from Ramleh, 17.IX.1921 (PPDD), was recorded by Engel (1924) and Efflatoun (1937).

Figures

FIGURE 6 Stichopogon chrysostoma Schiner, habitus; A, B. (♀) body length = 6.8 mm; C. (♂) body length = 6 mm.

FIGURE 14 A, B. Wings. of Stichopogon deserti, S. elegantulus; C, D Last abdominal segments in female Stichopogon chrysostoma, S. scaliger Loew respectivily.