Ammophila erminea Kohl, 1901

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Ammophila erminea Kohl, 1901

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Ammophila erminea Kohl, 1901 . Annalen des kaiserlich-königlichen naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. Wien, 16: 157.

Ammophila erminea: von Schulthess, 1926: 209 (Gafsa) ; Roth, 1928: 206 (Sidi Bouzid); Dollfuss, 2013 b: 570 (Gafsa, Tata- ouine).

New records (Total 1 ♀). Kebili: Douz, West Douz , 63 m, 19.V.2018, 1 ♀ .

Additional records (Total 1 ♂, 2 ♀). Sidi Bouzid: Sidi Bouzid East, Elhachria , 326 m, 1 ♀ ; Tataouine: Ghomrasen, Ksar Hadada , 363 m, 09.V.2018, 1 ♀, 1 ♂ .

General distribution. Arabian Peninsula, Jordan, Israel, North Africa, Western Sahara ( Dollfuss 2013a).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Male of Ammophila species: a. A. electa; b. A. erminea; c. A. gracillima; d. A. guichardi; e. A. guesenleitneri; f. A. haimatosoma; g. A. quadraticollis; h. A. rubripes; i. A. terminata.

MAPS 1–16. Distribution maps of: 1. Ammophila albotomentosa; 2. Ammophila antropovi; 3. Ammophila barbara; 4. Ammophila campestris; 5. Ammophila djaouak; 6. Ammophila electa; 7. Ammophila erminea; 8. Ammophila gracillima; 9. Ammophila guichardi; 10. Ammophila gusenleitneri; 11. Ammophila haimatosoma; 12. Ammophila hemilauta; 13. Ammophila holosericea; 14. Ammophila menkei; 15. Ammophila nasuta; 16. Ammophila poecilocnemis.