Nyssonini of the Arabian Peninsula with description of six new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes, Bembicidae)
The tribe Nyssonini of the family Bembicidae from the Arabian Peninsula is revised, a key to the nine species is provided. A total of 114 specimens have been examined. Newly described are: Brachystegus nemkovi Schmid-Egger & Al Jahdhami (male) from Saudia Arabia, B. samadashanensis Al-Jahdhami & Schmid-Egger (male and female), Brachystegus schneideri Schmid-Egger & Al Jahdhami (male) from Oman, Nysson waleedi Al-Jahdhami & Schmid-Egger (female) from Oman, Nysson woodi Al-Jahdhami & Schmid-Egger (female) from Oman and Saudi Arabia, and Synnevrus mekkahensis Schmid-Egger & Al Jahdhami (male and female) from Saudi Arabia. The genus Synnevrus is restored from synonymy. Synnevrus arabicus (Gadallah & Edmardash, 2023), Synnevrus barrei (Radoszkowski, 1893), and Synnevrus ohli Schmid-Egger, 2011, are transferred from Nysson to Synnevrus. Synnevrus barrei and S. ohli are recorded for the first time for the fauna of Oman and Saudi Arabia.
Authors
- Christian Schmid‐Egger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1566-8954)
- Ali Al-Jahdhami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1204-0491)
Institutions
- Fischer (Germany) (DE)
- Sami Shamoon College of Engineering (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5696.2.4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.03