Nomiapis valga

Nomiapis valga (Gerstäcker, 1872) Nomia valga Gerstäcker, 1872: 302, ♂ [Spain: Andalusia, RMNH, neotype by present designation] (Fig. 3) Material examined. Spain • 1 ♂; Granada, Pantano de Cubillas; 27 May – 9 Jun. 1982; R. Leys leg.; RMNH; RMNH. INS.1662584 (neotype by present designation) • 2 ♂; Granada, Pantano de Cubillas; 27 May – 9 Jun. 1982; R. Leys leg.; RMNH • 1 ♂, 3 ♀; Granada, Canales; 22 Jul. 1978; R. Leys leg.; RMNH; RMNH. INS.1662575 • 1 ♂; Granada, Cenes de la Vega, Sendero del Río Genil; 750 m a. s. l.; 7 Jun. 2021; T. J. Wood leg.; TJWC • 1 ♂, 2 ♀; Granada, Puente de Ojen; 9 Jul. 1985; R. Leys & P. v. d. Hurk leg.; RMNH; RMNH. INS.1662578 • 4 ♂; Granada, Salobreña; 8 May 1983; W. Perraudin leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♀; Granada, Salobreña; 21 May 1983; W. Perraudin leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♂; Zaragoza, 30 km E; 16 Jun. 1974; P. F. Torchio & E. Ase leg.; BBSL 740380; BBSL-USDA-ARS (examined by photograph). Notes. Revision of Spanish material shows that there is a consistent (if infrequently encountered) population in southern Spain, predominantly in the province of Granada but also in Málaga (Pauly 2015); populations in northeastern Spain require investigation, as no records post- 1974 are currently available. Distribution. Spain (Málaga, Granada, Zaragoza,? Barcelona) (Warncke 1976, as Nomia femoralis ssp. valga; Pauly 2015 partim; present study) (Fig. 4).