Conophorus nobilis (Loew, 1873)

Material: Five specimens: Al Jubayhah 23.IV.1978 (1ɗ); Al Mujib, Faqu’a 18.III.2002 (1ɗ) on ground; An Nu’ayyimah 11.V.1983 (1ɗ, 1Ψ); Dibbin 1.V.1993 (1ɗ).

Distribution: Palaearctic: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Gruzia, Iran, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan.

All specimens differ from Engel’s (1937) description in having some fine black hairs among the golden hair at the apex of the abdomen.