taxonID	type	description	language	source
038D87E0AF03115EFF4EE2DDFA6E0E5D.taxon	description	(Fig. 1 - 2) ZooBank: https: // zoobank. org / B 2 E 79 A 65 - 17 AA- 47 AA- 9112 - E 6772 E 40 F 6 A 1	en	Háva, Jiří (2025): Litargus (Litargus) arabicus sp. nov., a new species from Oman and Yemen, with list of Mycetophagidae (Coleoptera) species recorded from the Arabian Peninsula. Faunitaxys 13 (21): 1-2, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(21), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15933344
038D87E0AF03115EFF4EE2DDFA6E0E5D.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype, ♀, Oman, Dhofar gov., Ain Ayun pools, at light., 657 m, 17 ° 14.8 ´´ N 53 ° 53.3 ´´ E, 24. x. 2019, J. Hájek & A. Reiter lgt., (NMPC). Paratype, 1 ♀, E Yemen, Jabal al Fatk, Hawf NE Al Ghaydah, N 16 ° 40´E 53 ° 05´, 729 m, 12 - 13. x. 2005, P. Kabátek lgt., (JHAC).	en	Háva, Jiří (2025): Litargus (Litargus) arabicus sp. nov., a new species from Oman and Yemen, with list of Mycetophagidae (Coleoptera) species recorded from the Arabian Peninsula. Faunitaxys 13 (21): 1-2, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(21), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15933344
038D87E0AF03115EFF4EE2DDFA6E0E5D.taxon	description	Description Body. – Measurements TL 2.7 mm, EW 1.2 mm; oblong-oval, subparallel-sided; weakly convex dorsally, weakly glossy; brown on dorsal and ventral surfaces, covered with short, brown recumbent setation. Head. – Brown, finely punctate; covered by brown, recumbent setation; labrum brown; eyes prominent laterally in dorsal view, coarsely faceted and slightly emarginate near antennal insertions; antennae with 11 antennomeres, entirely brown with brown setation, antennal club with three antennomeres (Fig. 2); palpomeres brown, apical maxillary palpomere large, cylindrical. Pronotum. – Brown, flat, finely punctured, covered with brown recumbent setation; widest at base, gradually narrowed anteriad and posteriad; anterior margin slightly arcuate; sides roundly arcuate; basal margin sinuate, without short and circular grooves on subbasal parts. Scutellum. – Transverse, apically rounded, with short recumbent brown setation. Elytra. – Brown without colour patterns, finely punctate without striae, covered by brown recumbent setation, elongate, subparallel-sided, narrowed from apical 1 / 4 to apex. Epipleuron brown, covered with brown recumbent setation. Meta-meso ventrite brown, with brown recumbent setation. Prosternal process broad. Legs. – Entirely brown with brown spines, covered with yellow recumbent setation. Tibiae with long brown spines apically. Abdominal visible ventrites. – Brown, covered with brown recumbent setation. Pygidium. – Brown, covered with brown recumbent setation. Male. – Unknown.	en	Háva, Jiří (2025): Litargus (Litargus) arabicus sp. nov., a new species from Oman and Yemen, with list of Mycetophagidae (Coleoptera) species recorded from the Arabian Peninsula. Faunitaxys 13 (21): 1-2, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(21), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15933344
038D87E0AF03115EFF4EE2DDFA6E0E5D.taxon	etymology	Etymology. – Toponymic, named after the Arabian Peninsula.	en	Háva, Jiří (2025): Litargus (Litargus) arabicus sp. nov., a new species from Oman and Yemen, with list of Mycetophagidae (Coleoptera) species recorded from the Arabian Peninsula. Faunitaxys 13 (21): 1-2, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(21), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15933344
038D87E0AF03115EFF4EE2DDFA6E0E5D.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis. – The new species is externally similar to Litargus conradti Grouvelle, 1914 („ German West Africa “; Ivory Coast), L. ater Grouvelle, 1914 (Gabon; Ivory Coast) and L. unicolor Grouvelle, 1914 (Cameroon; São Tome and Principe), but differs from them by the following characters: - Pronotum and elytra brown, with brown setation; pronotal punctuation fine; scutellum transverse, apically rounded; elytra finely punctate without striae ............................................................................................... arabicus - Pronotum and elytra brown with yellow setation; pronotal punctuation fine; scutellum subtrapezoidal, apically broadly rounded; elytra finely punctate with striae from large punctures ................................................................... unicolor - Pronotum and elytra brownish-black with yellow setation; 3 rd antennomere length same as 4 th antennomere; pronotal punctuation coarse; scutellum transverse, apically rounded; yellow elytral setae forming striae ............................................. condradti - Pronotum and elytra black with black setation; 3 rd antennomere with same length as 4 th antennomere; scutellum transverse, apically rough; elytra with visible striae from small punctures ................................................................... ater Acknowledgements I am very indebted to Larry G. Bezark (California, U. S. A.) for comments and English revision to the manuscript.	en	Háva, Jiří (2025): Litargus (Litargus) arabicus sp. nov., a new species from Oman and Yemen, with list of Mycetophagidae (Coleoptera) species recorded from the Arabian Peninsula. Faunitaxys 13 (21): 1-2, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(21), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15933344
038D87E0AF03115EFF4EE2DDFA6E0E5D.taxon	description	Háva J., 2024. – A contribution to the genus Litargus Erichson, 1846 (Coleoptera: Mycetophagidae) from the Afrotropical Region. Euroasian Entomological Journal, 23 (4): 222 - 224. Háva J., 2025. – Three new species of Litargus Erichson, 1846 (Coleoptera: Mycetophagidae) from southeastern Asia. Munis Entomology & Zoology, 20 (1): 1788 - 1794. 2	en	Háva, Jiří (2025): Litargus (Litargus) arabicus sp. nov., a new species from Oman and Yemen, with list of Mycetophagidae (Coleoptera) species recorded from the Arabian Peninsula. Faunitaxys 13 (21): 1-2, DOI: 10.57800/faunitaxys-13(21), URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15933344
