Ammophila beniniensis (PALISOT DE BEAUVAIS, 1806)

Madl, Michael, D, Chalybion, L, Chlorion, S, Podalonia, V, Prionyx & K, Sceliphron, 2023, A catalogue of the family Sphecidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of Eritrea, Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (2), pp. 563-572 : 563-564

Ammophila beniniensis (PALISOT DE BEAUVAIS, 1806)

Ammophila beniniensis (PALISOT DE BEAUVAIS, 1806) : GUIGLIA 1939: 201 (taxonomy, Saganeiti, footnote 2: taxonomy).

Ammophila (Ammophila) beniniensis (PALISOT DE BEAUVAIS, 1806) : GIORDANI SOIKA 1939b: 104 (taxonomy, Maio (Alta Assaorta)).

Ammophila (Ammophila) beniniensis (PALISOT DE BEAUVAIS, 1806) : LECLERCQ 1955: 89 (taxonomy, Eritrea ( GUIGLIA 1939, GIORDANI SOIKA 1939b), catalogue Africa), 99 (tab. 1: distribution in Africa).

Ammophila beniniensis (PALISOT DE BEAUVAIS, 1806) : BOHART & MENKE 1976: 151 (world catalogue: Africa).

* Ammophila rugicollis LEPELETIER DE SAINT-FARGEAU, 1845 : MAGRETTI 1906: 20 (Ailet (Allatò)).

* Ammophila lugubris GERSTAECKER, 1858 : MAGRETTI 1906: 20 (Ailet (Allatò)).

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Ailet (Allatò), Maio, Saganeiti.

Ammophila beniniensis , which is widely distributed in the Afrotropical region, is also recorded from Ethiopia and the Palaearctic region (e.g. Oman).