Macroocula patrizii ( Invrea, 1932 )

Gadallah, Neveen S., Soliman, Ahmed M., Al-Shahat, Ahmed M. & Hossni, Mohammed T., 2015, The genus Macroocula Panfilov in Egypt, with two new species (Hymenoptera: Bradynobaenidae: Apterogyninae), Zootaxa 4018 (3), pp. 396-410 : 402-405

Macroocula patrizii ( Invrea, 1932)

(Figs 19−25)

Apterogyna Patrizii Invrea, 1932: 458 , ♂: Cufra Oasis ( Libya) [MSNG].

Apterogyna Patrizii Invrea var. minor Invrea, 1932: 459 , ♂: Agdabia ( Libya) [MSNG]. Junior subjective synonym of A. patrizii Invrea, 1932 , according to Pagliano 2002: 177.

Apterogyna cyrenaica Invrea, 1932: 460 , ♀: Agheila, Cyrenaica ( Libya) [MSNG]. Junior subjective synonym of A. patrizii Invrea, 1932 , according to Pagliano 2002: 177.

Apterogyna Dumonti Invrea, 1953: 223 , holotype ♂: Tozeur ( Tunisia) [MNHN]. Junior subjective synonym of A. patrizii Invrea, 1932 , according to Pagliano 2002: 178.

Macroocula nitida patrizii ( Invrea, 1932) : Pagliano, 2002: 177.

FIGURES 12−18. Macroocula nitida (Bischoff) , 12−14 (♀), 15−18 (♂): 12. Habitus, dorsal view; 13. T2 & T3; 14. T6; 15. Habitus, dorsolateral view; 16. Fore wing (part); 17. T1; 18. T3.

FIGURES 19−25. Macroocula patrizii (Invrea) , 19−21 (♀), 22−25 (♂): 19. Habitus, dorsal view; 20. T2 & T3; 21. T6; 22. Habitus, dorsolateral view; 23. Fore wing (part); 24. T1; 25. T3.

Material examined. Egypt: 7 ♀, Wadi Khoshb (South Sinai), 25−27.iv.2013, pitfall trap, leg. A.M. Soliman, [ CUE]; 1 ♂, Wadi Sidra (South Sinai), 15.iv.1939 [ CUE]; 1 ♂, Wadi el-Natroun (Beherah), 6.viii.1929 [ CUE]; 1 ♂, without data [ CUE]; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, M. Matrouh, 20.viii.1955 [ ASUA]. Previous records from Egypt. Marg (Cairo), Pyramids (Giza), Wadi Digla (Cairo) ( Invrea 1951, Pagliano 2002).

Distribution. Libya, Egypt ( Invrea 1951, 1956), Algeria, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria ( Invrea 1956), Tunisia, Western Sahara ( Pagliano 2002).