Dischistus syriacus (Villeneuve, 1912)

Material: 23 specimens: Al Adasiyah 11.VII.1994 (1ɗ); Al Aridah 29.III.1981 (1ɗ); Al Ghawr 5.III.1978 (1ɗ); As Sukhnah 28.IV.1974 (2ɗ); Ayn Aqraba 29.IV.2002 (1ɗ, 1Ψ); Ayn Qantarh 16.V.1987 (1ɗ) (Al Yarmouk University); Dayr Alla 19.III.1978 (1ɗ), 27.III.1974 (1Ψ), 31.III.1974 (1Ψ); Hummrit As Sahin 3.VI.2002 (1Ψ); Jarash 22.IV.1981 (1ɗ), 6.V.2002 (2ɗ, 1Ψ); Kafr Asad 9.IV.2001 (1Ψ) (Al Al Bayt University); Wadi Al Arab 3.V.1982 (2ɗ) (Al Yarmouk University); Wadi Shu’ayb?. V.1997 (2Ψ), no data (2ɗ).

Distribution: Palaearctic: Lebanon, Palestine.

Dischistus syriacus appears to be a native species in the Eastern Mediterranean. It is a common species in Jordan.