Hecamedoides costatus (Loew, 1860)

Hecamede costata Loew, 1860: 14 . Syntypes, females. Turkey ( Constantinople) (ZMHB).

Distribution: AF: Cape Verde Islands, Kenya, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, United Arab Emirates. PA: Algeria, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain, Turkey.

Egyptian localities: Eastern Desert: Abu-Sueir, El-Qusair, Ghobbet El-Bous, Ismailyia, Safaga. Gebel Elba: Shalatin, Wadi Salat . Lower Nile Valley & Delta: Kerdassa, Mansouryia . Upper Nile Valley: Assiout, Asswan , Luxor .

Dates of collection: December to April.