Cerceris fitzgeraldi EMPEY, 1973

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 : 294

Cerceris fitzgeraldi EMPEY, 1973 ( Figs 10-11 )

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: 10kmERasAlkhaymahAirport2♁♁ 19.iii.2009 leg. CSE; 30 km SEE Ruwais, Houbara Protected Area 1♀ 30.vi.2016 leg. AvH ; 1♁ 31.v.2017 leg. AvH; Al Ajban 2♀♀ 28.xii.2005 leg. AvH ; 1♁ 16.iv.2006 leg. AvH; 1♁ 02.v.2006 leg. AvH; 1♀ 22.v.2006 leg. AvH; Dubai / Al Awir 1♀ 26.v.1984 leg. Sudgen ; Dubai / Nakhalai 1♁ 1♀ 15.iv.1984 leg. Sudgen ; Mahafiz 8♁♁ 1♀ 19.iii.2009 leg. CSE ; 3♁♁ 2♀♀ 25.iii.2009 leg. AvH.

G e o g r a p h i c d i s t r i b u t i o n: UAE, Oman (GUICHARD 1990). UAE ( SCHMIDEGGER 2011, DOLLFUSS 2021).

Figures

Figs 7-12: (7) Cerceris difficilis GUICHARD, 1993. Male. L = 7.0 mm; (8-9) Cerceris fischeri SPINOLA, 1839. (8) Female.L = 11.8 mm.(9) Male.L = 9.5 mm; (10-11) Cerceris fitzgeraldi EMPEY, 1973. (10) Female. L = 11.2 mm. (11) Male. L = 10.2 mm; (12) Cerceris hameri GUICHARD, 1993. Female. L = 10.5 mm.