Bombylella atra (Scopoli, 1763)

Arabyat, Sahar, Katbeh-Bader, Ahmad & Greathead, David, 2004, The bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) of Jordan, Zootaxa 654, pp. 1-48 : 15

Bombylella atra (Scopoli, 1763)

Material: 40 specimens: Al Aridah 29.III.1981 (1ɗ); Al Karak 1.IV.2002 (2ɗ); Al Mshariía 28.II.1993 (1Ψ) (Al Yarmouk University), 2.IV.1987 (1Ψ); Al Mujib 13.III.2002 (2ɗ); Al Mukhaybah al Fawqa 9.III.2002 (4Ψ, 5ɗ); Ar Rumaymin 4.V.1993 (1Ψ); Ruwayhat al Ghawr 15.III.1999 (1Ψ); As Sukhnah 28.IV.1974 (2ɗ); Badhan 1.IV.2002 (1ɗ); Dayr Alla 31.III.1974 (1Ψ), 8.IV.1974 (1ɗ), 7.VII.1989 (1ɗ); Jarash 2.IV.2001 (5Ψ, 2ɗ) (Al Al Bayt University), 12.IV.1980 (2ɗ); Kurayimah 8.IV.1974 (1Ψ, 1ɗ); Muzayrib 24.IV.1987 (1Ψ) Anthemis palestina , 24.X.1995 (1Ψ), no data (1ɗ) (Al Yarmouk University); Naíor 16.IV.1974 (1ɗ, 1Ψ).

Distribution: Palaearctic: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia­Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, France, Gilbraltar, Greece, Gruzia, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Lativa, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Oman, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Swizerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia.

It appears to be common in Jordan during spring season. Hairs on the lateral sides of first abdominal tergite could be white or black.