Bembecinus dentipes

Bembecinus dentipes (GUSSAKOVSKIJ, 1933) (figs 16-18) Stizus dentipes GUSSAKOVSKIJ, 1933b: 289, ♁, Iran, Kerman, Kucha, Kambil (St. Petersburg). M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: 1♁, 30.vi.1956 SO-Iran (Djiroft), Anbar-Abad 28.474 N 57.845 E (leg. Richter, det. de Beaumont, coll. St. Museum Nat. Stuttgart). R e m a r k: The species was treated as a doubtfull synonym of B. acanthomerus in SCHMID- EGGER (2004), but was not synonymised due to lack of type comparison. The here examined male however, is clearly a valid species and differs by its color pattern and morphology from B. acanthomerus. Because it was found close to the type area, it is assigned here to B. dentipes, even if the type could not be examined. However, the description matches well. It was already identified and published by DE BEAUMONT (1970) as B. dentipes. D i s t r i b u t i o n: Southern Iran.