Therioplectes tunicatus (Szilády, 1927), Chvala et al., 1972

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Therioplectes tunicatus (Szilády, 1927)

The genus Therioplectes includes notably large (20 mm in length), densely haired species ( Moucha & Chvála 1964). Legs are stout and heavily pubescent, with all tibiae remarkably thickened, they have similar bumble-bees appearance ( Moucha & Chvála 1964). All species of the current genus are separated by pubescence coloration on face, thorax, and abdomen ( Chvála et al. 1972).

Therioplectes tunicatus has pale pubescence on frons, face and palpi, whereas thorax and abdomen yellowish-gray pubescent, it is closely related to Therioplectes gigas (Herbst 1787) that has black haired face, cheeks, and abdomen ( Chvála et al. 1972). Theodor (1965) synonymized gigas under tunicatus . However, Zeegers (2005) considered Th. gigas and Th. tunicatus different species. Therioplectes tunicatus is a Palearctic species. It is distributed from Italy through northern Mediterranean countries to Turkey and Transcascusus ( Kılıç 1999). In the Middle East region, it was recorded from Jordan, Palestine, and Syria.

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