Anastoechus, Osten Sacken, 1877

El-Hawagry, Magdi S. & Al Dhafer, Hathal M., 2019, The family Bombyliidae in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Diptera: Brachycera: Asiloidea), Zootaxa 4590 (1), pp. 59-94 : 64-65

Genus ANASTOECHUS Osten Sacken

Anastoechus Osten Sacken, 1877: 251 . Type species: Anastoechus barbatus Osten Sacken, 1877 , by monotypy.

Remarks: Anastoechus spp. known as egg-predators of Acrididae and prey on other predators in egg-pods ( Hull 1973; Yeates & Greathead 1997).

Anastoechus bahirae Becker, 1915

Anastoechus bahirae Becker, 1915: 326 . Type locality: Tunisia.

Anastoechus fuscipennis Becker, 1915: 326 .

Anastoechus bahirae var. pyramidum Paramonov, 1940: 271 , 404.

Distribution: AF: Egypt [as ”Gebel Elba”], Kenya, Sudan. PA: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Haiel: Al-Haleifa, Jabel Aja’ (Haiel Gov.), Moqaq (Moqaq Gov.). Riyadh: Al-Ghat (Al- Ghat Gov.).

Dates of collection: March to May.

Anastoechus exalbidus (Wiedemann, 1820)

Bombylius exalbidus Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820: 215 . Type locality: Portugal.

Distribution: AF: Egypt [as ”Gebel Elba”], Oman, Sudan, Yemen. PA: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, France, Gruzia, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, former Yugoslavia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Qasim: Bureida City (Bureida Gov.). Haiel: Haiel City, 25 km SE of Haiel City, 40 km W of Haiel City (Haiel Gov.), Moqaq (Moqaq Gov.).

Dates of collection: March and April.

Anastoechus nivifrons ( Walker, 1871)

Bombylius nivifrons Walker, 1871: 271 . Type locality: Egypt.

Systoechus niveus Hermann in Hermann &Villeneuve, 1909: 150 .

Anastoechus albopectinatus Becker in Becker &Stein, 1913: 582 .

Distribution: AF: Egypt [as ”Gebel Elba”], Oman, Saudi Arabia [as “South western part”], Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. OR:? Pakistan. PA: Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestine ( West Bank), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Qasim: Bureida City (Bureida Gov.). Al-Sharqiya: Zahran (Zahran Gov.). Asir: Muhaiel (Muhaiel Gov.). Haiel: Haiel City (Haiel Gov.). Makkah: Aqaba (Taief Gov.), nr. Makkah (Makkah Gov.),

Dates of collection: April and May.

Anastoechus stramineus (Wiedemann, 1820)

Bombylius stramineus Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820: 215 . Type locality: Portugal.

Bombylius acuticornis Macquart, 1840: 92

Distribution: AF: Egypt [as ”Gebel Elba”], Sudan. PA: Algeria, Egypt, France, Israel, Italy, Libya, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkmenistan.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Madina: Al-Henakiya (Al-Henakiya Gov.). Haiel: Al-Nefud (Haiel Gov.).

Dates of collection: February and March.

Anastoechus trisignatus ( Portschinsky, 1881)

Systoechus trisignatus Portschinsky, 1881: 136 . Type locality: Armenia.

Systoechus retrogradus Becker, 1902: 17 .

Anastoechus werneri Paramonov, 1930: 476 .

Anastoechus trisignatus ssp. fulvojubatus François, 1967: 276 .

Distribution: AF: Egypt [as ”Gebel Elba”], Oman, Saudi Arabia [South western part], Sudan, Yemen. PA: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Gruzia, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Syria, Tunisia, former Yugoslavia.

Saudi Arabian localities: Al-Baha: Ghabet Raghdan (Al-Baha Gov.). Al-Qasim: Bureida City (Bureida Gov.). Asir: Abha City (Abha Gov.). Makkah: Taief City (Taief Gov.).

Dates of collection: April to June.