Exoprosopa minos (Meigen, 1804)

El-Hawagry, Magdi S. & Dhafer, Hathal M. Al, 2015, Five new records of bee flies (Bombyliidae, Diptera) from Saudi Arabia with zoogeographical remarks, ZooKeys 489, pp. 125-133 : 129-130

Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Bombyliidae

Exoprosopa minos (Meigen, 1804) Figures 9-10

Remarks.

This species is distinguished by the remarkable transverse bands of white scales on the abdominal tergites, by the brownish infuscation at the fore border and base of wing, and by the black antennae and legs.

Considering the south-western part of Saudi Arabia as included in the Afrotropical Region, this is the first record of this species from the Afrotropical Region.

Distribution.

Afrotropical: Saudi Arabia (South-westrern part). Palaearctic: Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Palestine (West Bank), Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

Material examined.

1 male and 2 females, Al-Baha Province, Aqabet Al Baha-Tihama [20.00000°N, 41.43758°E, 1300 m], VI-V.2013, (El-Hawagry). Deposited in EFC.