taxonID	type	description	language	source
384987DACD00FF9EFF69FC3CFF69FBF7.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: Oman = / Oman Dhofar 2000 Wadi Ashawq (Al Mughsahyl) 11. IX 190 ft 16 ° 53 ’ 88 N / 53 ° 46 ’ 31 E leg. M. Generani & PL. Scaramozzino /, MSNP. Paratype: Oman = / Oman Dhofar 2000 Wadi Ashawq 11. IX 190 ft 16 ° 53 ’ 88 N / 53 ° 46 ’ 31 E leg. M. Generani & PL. Scaramozzino /, MSNP: Oman = / /, MSNP.: Oman = / Oman Dhofar 2000 Wadi Ashawq (Al Mughsahyl) 11. IX 190 ft 16 ° 53 ’ 88 N / 53 ° 46 ’ 31 E leg. M. Generani & PL. Scaramozzino /, MSNP. Female. Holotype. Figs 1 - 9. Measurements: body length = 6.5 mm; forewing length = 4 mm. Wings hyaline. Body colour brown to dark brown, pterostigma and veins included, with blackish P, coxae and some shadows on mesosoma. Semitransparent brown are clypeal lamella, mandible, apical disk N 1 apical border of metameri, 6 th tergum, legs. Semitransparent bright brown tegulae. Most of the body, legs included, covered by mR detectable at x 40 (stronger on dorsal P). very sparse on head and mesosoma. Lateral P smooth and shining. es 3 shagreened without any p. 1 st and 2 nd terga with very sparse small p. The remainder of terga and the sterna are sparsely bipunctate. Apical third of 6 th tergum free from p and bristles. Gradulus delimiting platform (friction area) at the base of inner hind tibia complete and closed apically. Male. Figs 10 - 17. Measurements: body length = 6.3 mm; forewing length = 4.1 mm. Black with white spots. Pterostigma is brown. Wings hyaline. White: most of clypeus but a narrow semitransparent stripe along its ventral border, a stripe along inner border of the eye, a small spot on temples and at the base of mandibles, subapical stripe on N 1 disk, a mid narrow stripe on tegula which is brown basally and transparent apically, humeral plate, foretarsi and most of fore tibia, basal hind tibia and hintarsus. Sparse p on head, and mesosoma, P and metasoma mostly covered by mR with sparse small p. 7 thtergum roughly p. Sharp clear narrow groove on the middle of 1 st tergum for half its length. Tyloids well prominent on 4 th to 11 th flagellomeri. D i s c u s s i o n. Their conspecificity is highly probable. Small species distinct by the absence of any light spot on the female, which has also a closed friction area on hind tibia. A. suakinensis (Magretti 1883) (= A. arabica TURNER 1910) gets bigger size, has light spotted body and open friction area on hind tibia; the latter is more stout with bent edges in lateral aspect, while in A. aspilonota the upper and ventral border are subrectlinear. Moreover A. suakinensis shows p and bristles on most of 6 th tergum and the CM is much less elongated. A. minima TURNER 1910 shows many light spots, different head, different distance of toruli from eachother and from eyes, N 1 less narrowed anterorly in dorsal aspect, different platform on hind tibia, CM and 6 th tergum. The male differs from A. suakinensis described as A. arabica by GORBATOVSKY (1987) in different shape of the head in dorsal aspect, different apical cells of forewing and genitalia. It belong to the group of A. aspericornis (BUYSSON 1898) according to BONI BARTALUCCI (2005). E c o l o g y. Unknown. D e r i v a t i o n o m i n i s Fromthe Greek words άσπιλος = spotless and σώμα = body.	en	Boni, M. (2011): Hymenoptera Tiphiidae from Arabian peninsula. Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1): 337-361, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5324544
384987DACD01FF9EFF69FB19FE1CFDB2.taxon	materials_examined	Material.. Yemen = (64) / Yemen Lahj Mal. trap A. v. Harten RMNH’ 01 /: [(1) II. 2000 – (1) VIII- 2000 – (7) IX. 2000 – (9) X. 2000 – (10) XI. 2000 – (12) I. 2001 – (4) II. 2001 – (8) III. 2001 – (7) IV. 2001 – (5) V. 2001], RMNH; (7) / Yemen Lahj 17. V- 15. VI 2001 Mal. Trap A. v. Harten & A. Sallum RMNH’ 01 /, RMNH; (1) / Yemen Lahj 1. X- 17. XII. 2001 Mal. Trap A. v. Harten & A. Sallum RMNH’ 02 /, RMNH; (1) / Yemen (6007) Suq bani Mansour 28. VIII- 14. IX. 2001 Mal. trap A. v. Harten RMNH RMNH’ 02 /; (2) / Yemen (6014) Ar Rujum 24. VII- 17. IX 2001 A. v .. Harten RMNH’ 02 /; RMNH; (10) / Yemen (6022) Lahj VII-IX. 2001 Mal. trap A. v. Harten & A. Sallum; RMNH’ 02 /, RMNH; (4) / Yemen (6247) Lahj 1. X- 17. XII. 2001 Mal. trap A. v. Harten & A. Sallum; RMNH’ 02 /, RMNH; (15) / Yemen (6814) Lahj III-V. 2002 Mal. trap A. v. Harten & A. Sallum; RMNH’ 02 /, RMNH; (1) / Yemen (7066) Seyup, light trap 12 - 14. VIII. 2002 A. v. Harten RMNH’ 02 /; RMNH.	en	Boni, M. (2011): Hymenoptera Tiphiidae from Arabian peninsula. Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1): 337-361, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5324544
384987DACD06FF99FF69FB47FCD1FDFC.taxon	description	Note. Interesting specimens since it is the first finding for the Peninsula arabica. The difference from holotype are feeble and apparently not significant.	en	Boni, M. (2011): Hymenoptera Tiphiidae from Arabian peninsula. Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1): 337-361, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5324544
384987DACD06FF99FF69FF43FCB0FC25.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: Yemen = / Yemen (8222) 12 km NW Manakhah mal. Trap. 22. X- 3. XII. 2003 A. v. Harten RMNH 03 /, RMNH. Female. Holotype. Figs 18 - 21. Measurements: body length = 10 mm; forewing length = 5 mm. General aspect shining. Head (but clypeus), forecoxa and mesosoma (but LaSt 2) black. Tip of Tsa, clypeus, scape and flagellum, mandible, mid and hind legs, tegulae, pterostigma and veins are light brown. Fore leg, most of 1 st metamerus but narrow apical stripe on tergum, basal half of 2 nd tergum are brown. The remainder of metasoma is bright ferruginous. Yellowish hair on the scape, whitish elsewhere. Pal 3 – and Pam 4 – segmented. N 1 disk wider than high (ratio LA / A about 1.4). Dorsal P with a distinct long median longitudinal groove, somewhat irregular, shaped initially by three elongated p followed by a narrow stripe of very small p groove. N o t e. Well distinct species by the enamelled aspect, shape of the head, large basal Pal, large pterostigma, long propodeal groove. All the Poecilotiphia males in so far recorded from Arabian peninsula, P. lacteipennis E. SAUNDERS 1901, P. scorteccii GUIGLIA 1968, P. collarinata BONI BARTALUCCI 1997, P. oasicola BONI BARTALUCCI 2001 and P. dhofarensis BONI BARTALUCCI 2004 belong to the P. albomaculata group (BONI BARTALUCCI 2004 a), whose hitherto known females (about 15) show a longer than wide pronotal disk. Excluding lacteipennis, whose female is known, and oasicola (which otherwise is very common in Yemen) since on records from Saharian oasis its female appears to be different, it is impossible to couple it with no one of these taxa and at the same time to exclude the existence of further undescribed male belonging to the nigripes group whose the hitherto known four females show the pronotum larger than high in dorsal aspect like the present specimen. Future data could clear the situation. Male. Unknown. E c o l o g y. Unknown. D e r i v a t i o n n o m i n i s. From Latin nitens = shining.	en	Boni, M. (2011): Hymenoptera Tiphiidae from Arabian peninsula. Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1): 337-361, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5324544
384987DACD04FF9AFF69FC86FCB9FA4A.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: Oman = / Oman 2000 Dhofar Rd. 31 N of Queiroon 17.17 ’ 58 N 5405 ’ 21 E 2500 ft 29. VIII lrg. F. Strumia / /, MSNP. Female. Holotype. Figs 22 - 27. Measurements: body length = 4.0 mm; forewing length = 2.6 mm. Black. Light brown: ventral flagellum, most of mandible, most of fore leg but coax, apical 2 / 3 of 6 th tergum, most of mid and hind tarsi, the semitransparent tegulae, LaSt 2, pterostigma and veins. Brown: scape, mid clypeus, tip of mandible, some fore tibia, forecoxa, mid and hind legs but tarsi, posterior area of P, 1 st sternum and shadows on 4 th to 6 th sterna. Forewing very slightly coloured. Whitish hair throughout. Lower frons and clypeus but lamella with densely packed small p. The remainder of frons and vertex with scattered p and iS many times greater than their diameter, on the mid vertex along cOc there is a mR small area. Progena well shagreened. All the remainder of the body but P and last 3 sterna shows the same pattern of p of the head. Pam less elongated than in most of members of the genus; aggregate of last three elements only 1.4 times longer than aggregate of three basal ones. N 1 disk with a weak irregular carina along its fore border. em 3 weakly shagreened. Lateral and median ridges of areola well expressed and complete. Irregular carina between lateral and posterior areas. Well distinct carina along lateral edge of horizontal area between spP and rear border of N 3. Horizontal area with few small p and mR. Posterior area concave without any ridge, completely covered by small p, with scattered few greater p. Lateral areas and es 3 indistinct, both completely covered by regular reticulate sculpture like a strong mR, made by approached little knobs; very few small wrinkles only at its anterior upper corner. Hind tibia longitudinally keeled on its inner surface with a very narrow sensorial area. Hind basitarsus with a well distinct shallow groove, as long as 2 / 3 length of the element. Apical 2 / 3 of pygidium quite smooth and shining, without both p and rugulae. N o t e. It looks very like T. stertia ALLEN 1975 (Holotype: / Shillong Assam, India 3. IX. 28 / / L. B. parker collector / / Holotype Tiphia s-tertia H. W. Allen / (red) / Type N ° 74030 USNM /!) in having latearal areas of propodeum and metepisternum indistinct and covered by regular reticulate sculpture, unique occurrences within Tiphiini to my knowledge, but is very distinct by the presence of complete carina along fore border of N 1 disk and especially the groove on hind basal tarsomerus, both absent in the latter. We could infer its conspecificity with T. arthroxantha from proximity of the provenance areas, but there is no evident proof about that, just as hitherto it is impossible to associate the unique specimen of T. stertia with any male (perhaps T. birganjae?). D e r i v a t i o n o m i n i s. FromtheGreekελάχεια = small.	en	Boni, M. (2011): Hymenoptera Tiphiidae from Arabian peninsula. Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1): 337-361, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5324544
384987DACD05FF95FF69FDCBFB88FE4C.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype Yemen = / Yemen (5960) 12 km NW Manakhah 3. VII- 21. VII. 2001 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 02 /, RMNH. Paratypes: Yemen = (5) / Yemen (5960) 12 km NW Manakhah 3. VII- 21. VII. 2001 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 02 /, (4) RMNH, (1) MZUF; (1) / Yemen (6007) 12 km NW Manakhah 28. VIIi- 14. XI. 2001 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 02 /, RMNH; (1) / Yemen (6279) 12 km NW Manakhah 14. IX- 28. XII. 2001 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 02 /, RMNH; (1) / Yemen (7547) 12 km NW Manakhah 1. I- 7. V. 2003 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 03 /, RMNH; (4) / Yemen (8100) 12 km NW Manakhah 15. IX- 22. X. 2003 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 03 /, RMNH.: Yemen = (44) / Yemen (5960) 12 km NW Manakhah 3. VII- 21. VII. 2001 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 02 /, (41) RMNH:, (5) MZUF; (11) / Yemen (7895) 12 km NW Manakhah 24. VI- 4. VIII. 2003 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 03 /, (10) RMNH, (1) MZUF; (4) / Yemen (5841) 12 km NW Manakhah 9. IV- 5. VI. 2001 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 02 /, RMNH; (3) / Yemen (6007) 12 km NW Manakhah 28. VIIi- 14. XI. 2001 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 02 /, RMNH; (2) / Yemen (6279) 12 km NW Manakhah 14. IX – 28. XII. 2001 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 02 /, RMNH; (7) / Yemen (7547) 12 km NW Manakhah 1. I- 7. V. 2003 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 03 /, RMNH; (2) / Yemen (7585) 12 km NW Manakhah 15. V- 23. VI. 2003 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 03 /, RMNH; (5) / Yemen (8100) 12 km NW Manakhah 15. IX- 22. X. 2003 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 03 /, (4) RMNH, (1) MZUF; (1) / Yemen (8117) 12 km NW Manakhah 15. IX- 22. X. 2003 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 03 /, RMNH. Male. Holotype. Figs 28 - 35. Measurements: body length = 6.5 mm; forewing length = 4.0 mm. Black. Brown: eye, upper scape ,, upperside of flagellum from 2 nd to the final element, pterostigma, the semitransparent veins, hind trochanter and most of hind femur. Veins are sbrown. Light reddish brown: lamella of clypeus, basal mandible, apex of scape, pedicel, basal flagellomerus and ventral side of the remainder ones, fore and mid legs but coxae, apex of hind femur, hind tibia and hind tarsus, the semitransparent tegula. Clypeus with small p and iS as large as their diameter. Lower frons densely p, almost finely sculptured, the remainder with p progressively more scattered toward ocelli, where pitless areas larger than ocelli exist. Vertex, with iS larger than p; along cOc there is a stripe with well detectable mR. Genae lack any mR with p becoming progressively denser (with iS very smaller than their diameter) toward PoG. On the lower genae there are strong buttressing ridges perpendicular to cOc. Progena completely shagreened. Mandible without any denticle along inner edge. 3 rd element of Pam with apical forward projection. N 1 disk with a well produced carina along ist foreborder with sparse not well distinct buttressing ridges; lateral surface completely transversally shagreened with a deeper groove on ist ventral portion; p on the disk well spaced with smaller p on the iS. Sc 1 with densely packed p on its middle. Sc 21 irregularly p. Small p on postscutellar area of N 3. es 1 with regularly spaced small p with iS shorter than their diameter. es 2: well expressed omaulus and regularly spaced p on mid and ventral surface (iS as large or shorter than their diameter) with weak (detectable only at x 50) mR on ist ventral surface and LaSt 2. em 3 finely shagreened. Fore coxa irregularly p, mid coxa with densely and regularly packed, hindcoxa with dense greater p. Lateral ribs of areola well prominent, the mid one only expressed on its basal half. Surface of horizontal area without p and irregularly shagreened and or sculptured. Posterior area without any vertical ridge. Lateral areas with more than 30 wrinkles, mostly incomplete. 1 st tergum almost p - ess but subapical stripe. 2 nd tergum with scattered p. 3 rd to 7 th terga with more densely packed p and mR (detectable at x 30) covering iS. 1 st sternum irregularly p, while 2 nd to 6 th sterna are similar to terga. mR on last metameri. Tuberculum on 5 th sternum with an orifice lying under its uplifted edge. Female. Measurements: body length = 10.5 mm; forewing length = 6 mm. Black. Brown: Tip of coxae " fore trochanter and mid and hind femurs; anterior surface of fore femur; pterostigma and tegulae; the semitransparent apical border of N 1 disk, LaSt 2, distal half of pygidium. Reddish light brown: mandibles, antennae, clypeal lamella. Forewing slightlydarkened. Apart clypeus and lower frons (densely p like in all the members of the subfamily) the remainder of the head shows irregular p and iS mostly larger than their diameter with only a stripe of denser p along cOc. p on disk of N 1, Sc 1, Sc 2, es 1, most of es 2 and coxae like on the head. Lateral N 1 finely transversally shagreened with a distinct oblique groove. 1 st tergum almost pitless but a subapical densely p stripe; 2 nd tergum medially pitless, laterally like head; 1 st sternum with small scattered p; p on 2 nd to 5 th sterna like on head; 6 th sternum more densely p. P with irregular mR on surface besides areola; surface inside areola irregularly weakly wrinkled; lateral surface wrinkled: posterior surface concave, finely and densely sculptured throughout, with a trace of ridge on ist basal half. Frons without any vertical median ridge. Progena shining and pitless. Genal bridge well expreesed with contiguous genal areas sunken compared to the remainder upper ones. 3 rd element of Pam with apical forward extension. Weak and complete distinct keel along fore border of N 1 disk. Colpus on Sc 1 not connected to parapsidal lines. Hind tibia with narrow sensorium and distinct longitudinal keel on ist inner surface with mR under it. Hind basal tarsomerus without groove. N o t e. Variability occurs only in size, from 5 to 6.5 mm. Female run to the item of Tiphia cinchonae ALLEN 1975 in his monography on Tiphia of the Indian subcontinent; the male shares with male of T. cinchonae the shape of 3 rd element of Pam. Nevertheless the female here described show the same extension on 3 rd Pam like the male, while the female paratype of T. cinchonae (same label of the paratype male here recorded) does not possess it. Moreover this male has a deep orifice beneath tuberculum on 5 th sternum, absent in T. cinchonae. Other differences from Allen’s type are different shape of the basal elements of Pam, the shape of the head and clypeus in frontal aspect, of N 1 in dorsal aspect and genitalia. The female differs also in lighter foreleg and presence of a ridge on the posterior area of propodeum. The here described males show brighter legs and antennae than T. cinchonae. E c o l o g y. Unknown. D e r i v a t i o n o m i n i s. From sabaeus = inhabitant of ancient kingdom of Saba.	en	Boni, M. (2011): Hymenoptera Tiphiidae from Arabian peninsula. Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1): 337-361, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5324544
384987DACD0BFF94FF69FF43FECAFD5E.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype Yemen = / Yemen (5960) 12 km NW Manakhah 3. VII- 21. VII. 2001 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 02 /, RMNH. Paratype Yemen = (2) / Yemen (5960) 12 km NW Manakhah 3. VII- 21. VII. 2001 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 02 /, RMNH. Male. Holotype. Figs 38 - 45. Measurements: body length = 5.3 mm; forewing length = 3,6 mm. Black. Reddishs-yellow: the whole antennae, mid clypeal disk, mandibles, semitransparent tegulae, semitransparent veins, all the legs but coxae, Tip of 7 th tergum and 6 th sternum. Tip of mandibles and pterostigma are brown. Head with very sparse p on frons and vertex with large impunctate areas around ocelli and stripe with mR and small p along cOc. No subapical denticle on mandible. Tyloids well expressed and prominent on all the flagellomeri. p on most of mesosoma like on head. N 1 disk with a distinct laminated carina along the fore border and a semitransparent impunctate apical stripe; lateral N 1 shagreened uppermost with a median transversal strong groove and wrinkled downwards. N 3 with only few small p. es 1 with denser smaller p and mR. Omaulus well distinct till signum.; ventral es 2 with a stripe of small p along the median suture. em 3 finely wrinkled uppermost and smooth ventrally. es 3 shagreened. Horizontal P shagreened outside areola, roughly transversally wrinkled inside; posterior (vertical) area irregularly corrugated; lateral areas with irregularly spaced strong wrinkles; well prominent lateral ribs of areola (mid one weaker). Inner hind coxa rounded. 1 st to 6 th terga and 2 nd to 5 th sterna with sparse p; 7 th tergum and 6 th sternum deeply and more densely p; 1 st sternum with large deep p at the base of the disk, apically with a strong transversal groove and buttressing ridges along it. N o t e. Paratypes do not show differences apart the smaller size of one of them (less than 5 mm). In ALLEN’ s key (1975) it runs to the item of T. birganjae [Holotype: / Nepal nr Birganj Lothar 450 ft Malaise trap n ° 30 Can. Nepal Exp. / / Holotype Tiphia birganjae HW Allen / / Holotype Tiphia birganjae CNC N. 15563 /, CNC!] to which it looks very like. The latter shows different shape of the head in dorsal (more transversal) and frontal aspect (with a more depressed vertex), shape of clypeal disk (less prominent ventrally in frontal aspect and with a median notch), shape of N 1 disk in dorsal aspect (with stronger carina and buttressing ridges), a strong longitudinal carina on the inner surface of hind coxa, different and less prominent tubercle on 5 th sternum, different genitalia. Female. Unknown. E c o l o g y. Unknown. D e r i v a t i o n n o m i n i s From the Greek words: άρθρον = limb; ξανθός = reddish yellow.	en	Boni, M. (2011): Hymenoptera Tiphiidae from Arabian peninsula. Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1): 337-361, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5324544
384987DACD0BFF97FF69FAC0FE41FC76.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: Oman = / Oman 2000 Dhofar Rd. 31 N of Queiroon 17.17 ’ 58 N 5405 ’ 21 E 2500 ft 29. VIII lrg. F. Strumia / /, MSNP. Female. Holotype. Figs 46 - 50. Measurements: body length =. 9.0 mm; forewing length = 5.5 mm. Black. Apex of scape, flagellum and mandibles are reddish brown. Brown: pterostigma, tibiae and tarsi, semitransparent apical tegulae and veins. Apical third of 6 th tergun is light brown. Forewing darkened. Progena smooth with few p along FoO. Vertex with a shagreened stripe along cOc. Very scattered p on the remainder of head. Same pattern of p on N 1 disk, Sc 1, Sc 2, and es 2. Distinct, very low irregular carina along fore border of N 1 disk. Lateral N 1 shagreened throughout with a shallow median transverse groove and few wrinkles on its down third. Gradulus on fore Sc 1 connnected to parapsidal lines. Omaulus well expressed till signum. Em 3 shagreened throughout, more impressed uppermost. Tegulae very long almost reaching back border of Sc 2. es 3 shagreened. Inner surface of hind tibia distinctly keeled with a narrow, flushed with surrounding area, sensorium. Short and shallow groove on hind basitarsus. Horizontal surface of P slightly sculptured and p with large smooth areas; areola with narrow moderately prominent lateral and broader lower median ridges; posterior area concave with small regularly packed p throughout; lateral areas with strong complete wrinkles. Terga and 2 nd to 6 th sterna with sparse p progressively becoming denser toward apical element. 1 st tergum with a subapical stripe of p and a distinct unbroken small groove between it and the edge. Analogous groove present also on 2 nd to 5 th terga but often interrupted. Apical third of 6 th tergum smooth with obscure traces of broad costulae. 1 st sternal disk with lateral groove and sparse small p. Faible mR on 3 rd to 5 th sterna, stronger on 6 th one. Male. Unknown. N o t e. IntheALLEN’ s key (1975) it runs to T. tegelonga, which is well known because of different head and clypeal disk in frontal aspect, pronotal disk in dorsal aspect with absence of carina along its fore border, not connected gradulus to parapsidal lines on Sc 1, smaller pterostigma and sub rounded sensorium on hind tibia. E c o l o g y. Unknown. D e r i v a t i o n o m i n i s From the Greek ερημοπολίτης = inhabitant of desert, because of provenance area.	en	Boni, M. (2011): Hymenoptera Tiphiidae from Arabian peninsula. Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1): 337-361, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5324544
384987DACD08FF96FF69FBDFFC05FA4A.taxon	description	fulvipennis (SMITH 1855) and P. caucasica (MOCSARY 1883) lacks tyloids on basal 1 st to 4 th / 5 th flagellomeri) b No subapical tooth on mandible c Well expressed and differentiated sensorium on mid tibia d Mid and hind basal tarsomerus covered entirely by short dense hair e Tubercles present on apical sides of the sole 5 th sternum f Aedeagus pattern like in fig. 45, not deeply bilobed in lateral aspect. Subgenus Pseudotiphia aa Tyloids completely absent from all flagellomeri bb Mandible of the male with a subapical small tooth cc Sensorial area on mid tibia only traced in T. mira dd Mid and hind basal tarsomerus with dorsal surface with only few long bristles ee Horns and / or tubercles present on 2 nd / 3 rd to 5 th sterna ff Aedeagus pattern like in fig. 74, deeply bilobed in lateral aspect.	en	Boni, M. (2011): Hymenoptera Tiphiidae from Arabian peninsula. Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1): 337-361, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5324544
384987DACD09FF90FF69FCD8FD76F9DF.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: Yemen = / Yemen (5960) 12 km NW Manakhah 3. VII- 21. VII. 2001 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 02 /, RMNH. Paratype: Yemen = (2) / Yemen (7585) 12 km NW Manakhah 15. V- 23. VI. 2003 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 02 /, (1) RMNH, (1) MZUF; (1) / Yemen (8100) 12 km NW Manakhah 15. IX- 22. X. 2003 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 03 /, RMNH. Paratype: Yemen = (27) / Yemen (5960) 12 km NW Manakhah 3. VII- 21. VII. 2001 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 02 /, RMNH: (25), MZUF: (2); (1) / Yemen Lahj Mal. tr. N. 5588 / 89 / 90 A. v. Harten & A. SAllam, RMNH’ 01 /, RMNH; (2) / Yemen (7895) 12 km NW Manakhah 24. VI- 4. VIII. 2003 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 03 /, RMNH. Female. Holotype. Figs 53 - 56. Measurements: body length = 10.5 mm; forewing length = 6.5 mm. Black. Brown are: upper side of flagellum, pterostigma and veins, most of legs but coxae. Reddish brown are lamella of clypeus, scape, pedicel and 1 st flagellomerus, shadows on legs, apical half of 6 th tergum. Ventral side of flagellum is light brown. Forewing shaded. Clypeal surface covered by dense small p bearing very weak bristles. Largely spaced p, with iS larger than their diameter, on the remainder of head, with a stripe of small p on vertex along cOc. The same p on N 1 disk with no carina along its foreborder; lateral N 1 with transversal weak wrinkles progressively strengthening toward posteroventral corner; dark apical border. Fore Sc 1 without any gradulus. Sc 2 looks like in T. villosa, but presence of omaulus expressed only medially wearing out upperly and ventrally. es 1 bipunctate by small p among scattered larger ones. es 2 with p like head and with stripe of small p along the median suture; omaulus well expressed only on the upper side. em 3 largely smooth and shining. es 3 weakly shagreened with scattered small p. Sensorial areas of hind tibia surrounded by shining pitless belt; sensorial area of mid tibia strongly transversal; both of them are flushed with surrounding surface. No groove on hind basal tarsomerus. Lateral ridges of areola well produced and broadly sinuous, the mid one is irregular and weaker. Posterior surface concave and without any trace of ridge. Lateral P with about 30 transversal wrinkles. 1 st tergum with very scattered p and strong gradulus along the border between vertical and horizontal surfaces. Weak buttressing ridges along colpus of 2 nd tergum. 2 nd to 5 th terga with irregularly spaced p. Apical third of 6 th tergum (pygidium) with only very weak traces of longitudinal rugulae. 1 st sternal surface with regularly spaced snmall p throughout. p of 2 nd sternum like terga. 3 rd to 6 th sterna covered by well detectable at x 25 mR, with scattered small p progressively becoming denser toward 6 th element. Male. Figs 51, 57 - 63. Measurements: body length = 6.5 mm; forewing length = 4.5 mm. Black. Brown: tip of mandible, lateral clypeus, pterostigma, upper fore femur, most of mid and hind femur, tip of tegulae, upper hind tibia and most of hind tarsus, tip of 6 th sternum, apex of trochanters; the semitransparent veins and tip of LaSt 2. Light brown: most of mandible, ventral surface of scape, upper flagellum, central clypeus and lamella, fore trochanter, outer fore tibia, fore and mid tarsi, ventral femurs. Ventral flagellum is lighter brown-yellow. Clypeus and lower frons like in T. villosa; p progressively more scattered from lower frons to vertex, where there are pit less areas around ocelli and iS larger than their diameter; stripe of small p along cOc. Progena irregularly shagreened; no additional denticle on mandible. Near genal bridge areas the cOc shows a ventral lamellar projection. Palpi far longer than FoO. Sparse p on mid N 1 disk, denser p on its fore surface with small p among them; lateral N 1 shagreened without any groove; laminated carina along ist fore border. Omaulus well produced. es 1 with few large p anteriorly, posterior and inner surface shagreened with few small p; Lateral es 2 bipunctate till signum. Ventral forecoxa bipunctate, mid coax covered by small p, hindcoxa densely p at its base then sparser apically. P: well produced lateral ridges of areola; mid ridge of areola less prominent and worn out at its middle; horizontal area irregularly shagreened; posterior surface concave without ridge; about 20 strong complete wrinkles, alternated to about 10 incomplete. em 3 mostly smooth with p along the border with es 2; es 3 weakly and irregularly shagreened with strong buttressing ridges along its border with em 3. Sensorial area of hind tibia as narrow as in other taxa of the genus, surrounded by shining belt; sensorial area of mid tibia not well distinct, detectable by smooth and shining surface; both of them flushed with surrounding surface. The CM on the fore wings of the males just a bit more extended apically than 2 nd CSM. Distal border of metameri black (Fig. 51) (not at all semitransparent like in other taxa of the genus) with a narrow distinct groove worn out on their middle portion and becoming progressively delimited to the lateral corner in the last ones. Strong gradulus dividing horizontal from vertical surfaces of 1 st tergum, with sparse p throughout and a stripe of small p on the middle of latter; well prominent buttressing ridges of colpus on 2 nd tergum. p progressively denser from 2 nd to 7 th terga. 1 st sternum with strong lateral grooves joining to the subapical transversal groove, which has strong buttressing ridges. 2 nd sternum with sparse p. 3 rd to 5 th sterna with few small p but an aical stripe of greater p and covered throughout by well detectable at x 20 mR. Short and stout medially prominent tuberculum on 5 th sternum. Basal 6 th sternum with mR and densely p. Note. Well known taxon from other taxa of the genus by the lack of groove on hind basitarsus in females, the ventral extension of cOc, apically more extended CM and particular distal border of metameri in males compared to villosa (Fig. 52, by a male from Italy: / Dint Genova V 1940 Franciscolo /). to whose group they belong. Therefore its position in the key of taxa of the genus (BONI BARTALUCCI 2010) could be at the items 4 and 16 for the females and males respectively. E c o l o g y. Unknown. D e r i v a t i o n o m i n i s. Inopinata = unexpected.	en	Boni, M. (2011): Hymenoptera Tiphiidae from Arabian peninsula. Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1): 337-361, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5324544
384987DACD0FFF90FF69FDFCFD87FB36.taxon	description	Male. Holotype. Figs 64 - 67. measurements: body length = 7 mm. It shows open CM (the unique other occurrence is in Tiphia hispanica DUSMET 1930), horns on 3 rd and 4 th sternum and a small palette. The sensorial area on mid tibia is quite thin even though well detectable.	en	Boni, M. (2011): Hymenoptera Tiphiidae from Arabian peninsula. Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1): 337-361, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5324544
384987DACD0FFF92FF69FC1FFD41FA54.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: Yemen = / Yemen (7585) 12 km NW Manakhah 15. V- 23. VI. 2003 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 03 /, RMNH; Paratype: Yemen = / Yemen (7547) 12 km NW Manakhah 1. I- 7. V. 2003 Mal. tr. A. v. Harten RMNH 03 /, RMNH; Paratype: Oman = / Oman Dhofar 2000 Rd 31 Queiroo Heiritti dint. 2500 ft 27. VIII 17 ° 17 ’ 58 N / 54 ° 05 ’ 21 E M. Generani & / Male. Holotype. Figs 68 - 74. Measurements: body length = 5.4 mm; forewing length = 3,7 mm. Black. Brown: antennae (with brighter ventral side), mandibles, tegulae, legs but coxae, apex of 6 th sternum. Apart clypeus and lower frons (similar to the general pattern of Tiphia) the head shows sparse small p with large smooth areas except on vertex along cOc and on ventral genae along lateral extension of cHy, where denser p and fine shagreened sculpture exist. Progena smooth and shining. PoG ridged, its area sunken compared to the remainder of genae. Ventral cOc slightly prominent and laminated. Mandible with a subapical small tooth. Mesosoma mostly with sparse p too. Distinct but very low carina along foreborder of N 1, with very short almost undetectable buttressing ridges. Lateral N 1 smooth uppermost with rough p anteriorly, ventrally with few strong transversal wrinkles; N 1 disk with black opaque apical stripe. Omaulus well expressed till signum. es 2 with irregularly spaced p. Finely wrinkled em 3 uppermost, smooth ventrally. Horizontal surface of P outside areola shagreened anteriorly with few p, wrinkled on its posterolateral corner and with finely irregular surface inside areola; posterior surface concave, without any ridge and with concentric rough sculpture and p. Well prominent ridges on sides of areola with weaker and incomplete median one; lateral P with strong wrinkles (about 15) invading es 3 becoming weaker. Sensorium on hind tibia very narrow and somehow hardly distinct from surrounding large oranged area and flushed with it. On apical mid tibia there is a large smooth subrounded area not easily recognizable as sensorial area. Basal hind tarsomerus without any groove and with sparse whitish bristles on its upper and outer surfaces. Black border of metameri with very narrow membranaceous edge. Sparse p on 2 nd to 6 th terga, 2 nd to 5 th sterna except their base where there is a stripe of denser p; 1 st tergum with very sparse p, large sensorial area and a low irregular gradulus between vertical and horizontal surfaces; 7 th tergum and 6 th tergum more densely p t hroughout; 1 st sternum with lateral broad ridges flanked by shallow groove on the disk; rough irregular trace of gradulus on 2 nd sternum; 6 th sternum with a large median stripe prominent on the surrounding surface; long horn, far trespassing apical border of the element, on subapical side of 2 nd tergum; very shorter horns, not trespassing apical edges, on 3 rd to 5 th sterna. Female. Figs 75 - 79. Measurements: body length = 5.9 mm. Black. Brown: clypeal lamella, scape, mandible tip, legs with lighter shadows, apex of 6 th sternum. Flagellum (a bit darker upperside), mandible, semitransparent LaSt 2, tegula, veins, pterostigma and apical half of 6 th tergum are light brown. Most of the head with quite deep sparse p and large impunctate areas on the frons and vertex. Section of cOc near PoG moderately dilated ventrally. Progena with weak mR. Quite prominent ventral projection of the clypeal lamella in frontal aspect. All the flagellomeri (but last) clearly thicker than long. p on N 1 disk, es 1, and es 2 like on the head. Irregular, low, worn out medially carina along its fore border; its lateral area without any gradulus neither groove, with mR on its upper half and weakly wrinkled ventrally. Sc 1 without neither colpus neither gradulus along its fore border, just with a sub triangular p - less area delimited by large p which are present on its middle area and laerally along sup. Sc 2 with sparse large p, postscutellar area only with sparse very minute p. es 2 with ow, well expressed till signum omaulus. em 3 covered by strong mR. es 3 finely shagreened uppermost, smooth ventrally. Ventral coxae with very sparse p. Mid tibia with very small ovoid sensorium hardly detectable under incident light surrounded by shining area. Inner surface of hind tibia well keeled longitudinally. Basal hind tarsomerus with a strong long groove. Horizontal area of Propodeum finely sculptured and / or mR throughout. Areola subtrapezoidal, clearly tapering backward and with regular straight ribs; the mid one stops just a bit before posterior carina; area around spP delimited by regular rib subparallel to lateral carina and getting N 3. Posterior area concave, without any median ridge and completely covered by sculpture formed by densely approached shallow p. lateral areas with weak wrinkles, sub longitudinal (with mR among them) on its fore half and sub vertical backward. p on 1 st sternal surface like on the head on the disk, regular and very small trhoughout the vertical portion; irregular by strong p subapical row; sensorial area on the sides very large and haired, delimited from disk by an acutely angled edge. 2 nd to 5 th terga and 2 nd to 5 th sterna with large semicircular, shallow and sparse p. Subapical stripe of smaller p well distinct only on 2 nd tergum. Smooth apical half of 6 th tergum. 1 st sternal disk flattened and mostly smooth with rare small p and long lateral furrow. 6 th sternum with regularly packed rounded p. Note. Holotype lacks right mid tarsomerus. Male paratype is in poor condition lacking the entire head, pronotum, propleurae and fore legs. Female paratype lacks most of left flagellum. Both of them show character states identifying members of the genus Pseudotiphia (no colpus along for border of Sc 1 in females, sensorium on mid tibia of both sexes, no differentiated long brisltle on the palette of gonosquama) from members of Tiphia. Their conspecificity is proposed because both of them show a moderate ventral extension of cOc, very small and almost indistinct sensorium on mid tibiae and proximity of the provenance areas; the male shows peculiar additive character states whereas the female do not show differences from other females of the genus, apart the quite prominent ventral projection of the clypeal lamella in frontal aspect (in other female Pseudotiphia the clypeal lamella is poorly exceeding clypeal sides in frontal aspect). Therefore there is no certainty about and it needs further confirmation.	en	Boni, M. (2011): Hymenoptera Tiphiidae from Arabian peninsula. Linzer biologische Beiträge 43 (1): 337-361, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5324544
