Bembecinus acanthomerus

Bembecinus acanthomerus (MORICE, 1911) (figs 1-5) Stizus acanthomerus MORICE, 1911: 116, ♀ ♁. Syntypes: Algeria: Biskra (Oxford). M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: MOROCCO: 2♁♁ 2♀♀, 12.vi.2014, 10 km E Aoulouz, Assaki, 30.551 N 8.025 W (leg. CSE); 4♁♁, 25.iv.2018 16 km NW Zagora, Tafdroust 30.468 N 5.918 W (leg. CSE); 2♁♁, 12.iv.2015 2 km NW Tissint 29.922 N 7.328 W (leg. CSE); 3♁♁ 16.vi.2014 20 km E Tizinit, Assaka 29.690 N 9.530 W (leg. CSE); 1♀ 15.vi.2014 5 km NW Tazenakht, N 10 30.606 N 7.228 W (leg. CSE); 1♁, 2♀♀, 25.iv.2018 6 km NE Zagora, Boikhlal 30.392 N 5.796 W (leg. CSE); 12♁♁ 12.vi.2014 Aoulouz, bridge on Souss river 30,697 N 8.156 W (leg. CSE); 1♁, 1♀ 28.v.2014 Lake 2 km SE Ait Baha 30.051 N 9.108 W (leg. Kroupa); 9♁♁, 25.iv.2018 S Zagora, Qued Draa 30.312 N 5.841 W (leg. CSE). TUNISIA: 2♀♀, 08.vi.2000 Süd-Tunesien, Dhargebirge, Ksourberge, 3 km sw Matmata 33.539 N 9.974 E (leg. Hauser). R e m a r k: The species was treated as a species aggregate with a wide distribution in SCHMID- EGGER (2004). Here the species is re-defined, and refers only to specimens from Northwest Africa, and according to the characteristics in the key. Only newly collected material is listed above, see SCHMID- EGGER (2004) for other records and for detailed description. D i s t r i b u t i o n: Morocco, Algeria, new record for Tunisia (the above mentioned record from Matmata was misidentfied as B. fertoni in SCHMID- EGGER 2004).