Bombylius (Bombylius) fimbriatus Meigen, 1820

Arabyat, Sahar, Katbeh-Bader, Ahmad & Greathead, David, 2004, The bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) of Jordan, Zootaxa 654, pp. 1-48 : 16

Bombylius (Bombylius) fimbriatus Meigen, 1820

Material: 40 specimens: Al Jubayhah 3.III.2002 (1ɗ), 15.III.1999 (1Ψ), 19.III.1993 (1Ψ), 19.III.1998 (1ɗ), 22.III.1995 (2ɗ, 1Ψ), 30.III.1993 (1ɗ), 1.IV.1982 (1ɗ), 2. IV.1997 (2ɗ), 3.IV.1993 (1ɗ), 4. IV.1998 (1ɗ), 6. IV.1999 (1ɗ), 14.IV.1974 (1ɗ), 15.IV.1975 (1Ψ), 19. IV.1998 (1ɗ), 25.IV.1993 (1ɗ); 1.V.? (1ɗ), 2.V.1998 (1ɗ, 1Ψ), 3.V.1998 (1Ψ); Amman 3.IV.1990 (1Ψ); Ayn Aqraba 25.III.2002 (2Ψ, 2ɗ); Ayn Al Muallaqah 3. IV.1997 (1ɗ); Dana 4.IV.1994 (1ɗ); Dayr Alla 23.III.1988 (1ɗ), 20. IV.1998 (1ɗ), 22.IV.1984 (1ɗ); Irbid 24.III.1984 (1Ψ) (Al Yarmouk University); Marka 8.IV.1994 (1Ψ); Tabaqt fahl 22.III.2000 (1ɗ); Wadi Shu’ayb 1.V.1997 (1ɗ); Zai 1.V.1993 (1Ψ); no data (2ɗ, 1Ψ).

Distribution: Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Gruzia, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Morocco, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia.

B. fimbriatus is a common species in Jordan. Its wing pattern has a sharp fore border and transparent area in the marginal cell.