Amphiestris baetica (Rambur, 1839)

Barbitistes baetica Rambur, 1839: 54 .

Type locality: Spain, Malaga.

Distribution: Western Mediterranean basin (Corsica, Spain, Algeria, Tunisia) (Pinedo 1985). Biogeographic zones: Shoreline, Tellian Atlas, High Plateaux.

Bioclimatic zones: Humid, subhumid, semiarid.

Records in Algeria: Oran [35°40'N 0°39'W]; Chabet el Ameur [6°38'N 3°41'E] (Finot 1896). Saïda [34°49'N 0°9'E]; Ain Hadjar [36°20'N 3°48'E]; Djebel el Tessala [35°17'N 0°47'W] (Krauss and Vosseler 1896). Bouira [36°9'N 3°41'E] (Uvarov 1942). Sébaou [36°43'N 4°04'E]; Tizi-Ghéniff [36°34'N 3°46'E]; Azazga [36°44'N 4°22'E] (Chopard 1943). Algeria, without precision (Pinedo 1985). Si Mustapha [36°43'N 3°36'E] (Mohamed Sahnoun pers. obs.).