Lepisiota opaciventris (Finzi, 1936)

Fig. 20

Acantholepis frauenfeldi var. opaciventris Finzi, 1936: 187 (w) Egypt. Palearctic.

Diagnosis

Color entirely black, antennae, tibiae, and tarsi paler; propodeum and first gastral tergite with some fine surface sculpture; mesosoma brilliant; first gastral tergite with characteristic violet reflection; cephalic and gastral surfaces dull.

Material examined

OMAN – Dhofar • 4 w; Ayn Ashat; 16.998° N, 53.820° E; alt. 202 m; 21 Nov. 2017; SF; M.R. Sharaf leg.; KSMA .

Ecological and biological notes

This species was found nesting under a rock next to a tree of Vachellia .

Geographic range

This species was originally described from Egypt and has been recorded from Oman, KSA, Yemen (Collingwood & Agosti 1996), UAE (Collingwood et al. 2011; Sharaf et al. 2018a). This species is reported here for the first time in Dhofar.