Bombylius (Bombylius) posticus Fabricius, 1805

Material: Six specimens: Al Jubayhah 8.V.1984 (1ɗ); Al Wala 8.IV.2002 (1Ψ, 4ɗ).

Distribution: Palaearctic: Afaghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia­Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Gruzia, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine.

The white scales at apex of abdomen may be difficult to see when the specimens are in good condition (with many hairs) (Austen 1937). The larvae were found parasitizing Panurgus dentipes Latreille and P. calcaratus (Scopoli) (Andrenidae) and also Evylaeus nigripes Lepeletier (Halictidae) (du Merle, 1975).