Cerceris albicincta KLUG, 1845

Schmid, Christian & Dollfuss, Hermann, 2022, New records of Cerceris LATREILLE, 1802 (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) from the United Arab Emirates, Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1), pp. 291-302 : 292

Cerceris albicincta KLUG, 1845 ( Figs 1-2 )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: 60♁♁, 24♀♀. Flight period Januar-December. 10 km E Ras Alkhaymah Airport ; 30 km SEE Ruwais, Houbara Protected Area ; 40 km NW Al Ain, Sweihan , bird aviary ; Abu Dhabi, Al Wathba Wetland Reserve ; Al Ajban ; Dubai / Al Awir ; Dubai / Nakhalai ; Jebel Hafit /S Al Ain ; Khor al-Khwair ; Liwa Oasis , 4 km SE Sabkha ; Liwa Oasis , Arada ; Sharjah Desert Park ; Wadi Bih (dam) .

G e o g r a p h i c d i s t r i b u t i o n: NorthAfrica, Israel,( SCHMIDT 2000), Arabian Peninsula including UAE; one of the commonest species in Arabia ( GUICHARD 1993). UAE (SCHMID- EGGER 2011, DOLLFUSS 2018, 2021).

Figures

Figs 1-6: (1-2) Cerceris albicincta KLUG, 1845. (1) Female. L = 9.0 mm. (2) Male. L = 7.0 mm; (3-4) Cerceris alboatra MOCHI, 1938. (3) Female. L = 14.0 mm. (4) Male. L = 13.0 mm; (5-6) Cerceris chromatica SCHLETTERER, 1887. (5) Female. L = 9.5 mm. (6) Male. L = 9.0 mm.