taxonID	type	description	language	source
03FC8782FFFEFFF8ABB4FD18F2C0FA0F.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: female Oman, 30. xi. 2018 Dhofar, Salalah, Ayn Athum 17.114 N 54.364 E, leg. Al- Jahdhami (coll ZSM). R e c o g n i t i o n: A. aljahdhamii is unique amoung Palearctic Ammatomus species by the extended black body colour with only a few whitish marks, by a relatively large T 1 (the species is intermediate between A. rogenhoferi and remaining species) and with the lack of punctation on propodeum and abdomen. D e s c r i p t i o n o f h o l o t y p e, f e m a l e: Body length 10.2 mm. Colour: black, whitish yellow are: clypeus apart from lower third, large spot on inner eye margin below scape, very small spot below scape, scape (AS I) below, thin band on hindmargin of pronotum, pronotal lobe, lateral spots on T 1 apically, narrow bands on T 2 and T 3, medially interrupted, medial band on tergites V, indistinct medial spot on T 5. Forefemora with large spot on inner side, and small spot on outer side, midfemora with small spot on outer side. Mid- and hindtibiae black with brownish innerside, hindtibia black with brownish apex. Tarsi dark yellowish-green, hindtarsomere black in apical half. AS VIII- XII orange red below, last AS nearly completely red. Wing venation black. Morphology: Clypeus and frons with some erect white setae, remaining body without erect setae, with fine and sparse pubescence. T 1 1 x. Apical margin of T 4 and T 5 with some white bristles. Frons around midocellus with some irregular punctation, mesoscutum and scutellum with sparse punctation, mesopleuron with dense punctation, punctures 0,3 - 1 diameters apart, punctures larger than those of mesoscutum. M a l e: unknown. D i s t r i b u t i o n: Southern Oman, Dhofar region. E t y m o l o g y: The species is dedicated to the Omani entomologist Ali Al-Jahdhami, who collected the holotype.	en	Schmid-Egger, Christian (2019): Review oI the genus Ammatomus A. COSTA, 1859 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) Irom the Palearctic region with description oI Iour new species. Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1): 437-457, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3758403
03FC8782FFFFFFF9ABB4FF2EF28BFD50.taxon	description	S p e c i m e n s e x a m i n e d: Morocco, male 12. vi. 2014 Ouarzazate, 30.936 N, 6.988 W. Tunisia female 18. v. 2008 Gafsa; female 23. v. 1999 E Kebil. Egypt 15. vi. 2013 Sinai, St. Katherines. Israel, male 17. vi. 1965 Mesada (all coll. CSE). R e c o g n i t i o n: A. asiaticus is characterized by a unique character combination. The lateral keel of T 1 reaches the apical margin or ends nearby, whereas the keel ends near the middle of the T 1 in remaining species. Hindtarsomere V and claws are pale yellow, or at least are touched by some bright brown, whereas they are black or at least dark brown in most related species. V a r i a t i o n: Colour of examined specimens is varible. T 1 is red, except in the male from Israel, with a black T 1 (apart from yellow apical tergal band). Scutellum black in all specimens, except in the female from Tunisia. D i s t r i b u t i o n: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan: (PULAWSKI 1973, 2018), Israel, North Africa.	en	Schmid-Egger, Christian (2019): Review oI the genus Ammatomus A. COSTA, 1859 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) Irom the Palearctic region with description oI Iour new species. Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1): 437-457, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3758403
03FC8782FFFFFFF9ABB4FD16F3FFFB24.taxon	description	Gorytes handlirschi F. MORAWITZ, 1890: 610, male, female (as Handlirschi, incorrect original capitalization). Lectotype: female, Turkmenistan: Askhabad (ZIN), designated by PULAWSKI (1973). Gorytes mavromoustakisi BALTHASAR, 1954: 149, male Holotype: male, Cyprus: Yermasoyia River (V. Balthasar coll., Prague). Gorytes mitjaevi KAZENAS, 1972: 148:, male, female, Holotype: female, Kazakhstan: Lavar 90 km NE Alma Ata (ZIN). S p e c i m e n s e x a m i n e d f r o m: Europe: Greece, France, Italy, Ukraine, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus. Asia: Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kirghistan, Turkmenia, Turkey, Iran, Syria, Jordan. R e c o g n i t i o n: The species is unique by a dense and coarse punctation of mesosoma in combination with a medially largely interrupted band on T 1. D i s t r i b u t i o n: Southern Central and Southern Europe to Central Asia, southwards to Israel and Jordan, one doubtful record from Algeria before 1898 (see PULAWSKI 1973).	en	Schmid-Egger, Christian (2019): Review oI the genus Ammatomus A. COSTA, 1859 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) Irom the Palearctic region with description oI Iour new species. Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1): 437-457, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3758403
03FC8782FFFFFFFAABB4FB1AF1A6FA91.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: female United Arab Emirates, 11 - 19. iii. 2009 Waidi Maidaq 25.31 N (leg. et coll. CSE, as A. rufonodis in Schmid-Egger 2011). Paratypes: Sudan female 4. xi. 1961, Ed Damer, Hudeiba, leg. Reimann, det as A. rufonodis by W. Pulawski (CSE); female Yemen, 6. iii. 2013, Sana, University Campus, leg. Halada (OLL); Israel male 10. vi. 1995 Arava Valley, Iddan 30 ̕ 48 ̕ N 35 ̕ 16 ̕ E (leg. et coll CSE). R e m a r k: A. grandcourti keys out with A. rufonodis with the key of PULAWSKI (1973), but differs in some important characters from the latter. The female occurs in two colour forms, each with black and with a red colour on T 1. This variation is unique among the here treated species. D i a g n o s i s: A. grandcourti (together with A. rufonodis) has a longer T 1 as A. saharicus. The species differ from the similar A. rufonodis mainly by a narrower yellow band on T 1, with a larger apical transparent margin of T 1, T 3 and T 4. The transparent margin is in average as wide as tergal bands, and distinctly wider in A. rufonodis. The male of A. grandcourti has also a somewhat longer T 1 compared to A. rufonodis (1.8 x versus 1.6 x). See also key for remaining characters. Males of A. rufonodis from Oman have yellow band of T 1 narrower than in specimens from Central Asia and Turkey. They differ from the male of A. grandcourti mainly by the lemon yellow colour, what is whitish-yellow in A. grandcourti, and by the remaining key characters. D e s c r i p t i o n o f h o l o t y p e, f e m a l e: Body length 8.5 mm. Colour: Black, whitish yellow are: Clypeus, space below antennal socket, short band on lower eye margin, AS I-II, underside of apical half of AS III, pronotal lobe, narrow band on apcial pronotal margin, connecting pronotal lobes, spot each on mesoscutum laterally in apical corner, metanotum, basal spot on tegula, apical band on T 1, medially with Vshaped interruption, bands on T 2 - T 5, large band on S 2, medially with large V-shaped interruption. Mandible basally black, followed by white spot, medially red and in apical third black. Labrum red. Antenna red, medial AS brown above. Trochanter, coxa, T 1 apart apical yellow band, T 2 laterally, S 2 medially red. Fore and midleg: femora red with white band below in apical half, tibiae basally white, apically red, tarsomeres white with reddish apex. Hind femur red, hind tibia basally below red, basally above white, black apical half. Hindtarsomeres I-IV white, I-III with red apex, hindtarsomere V with white base, remaining part and claws black. Wing venation reddish, wings transparent, basal sclerite of forewing red with white mark. Morphology: Face including clypeus and vertex, mesopleuron and propodem with dense, silver pilosity. Propodeal dorsum without pilosity. T 1 1.5 x, mesoscutum with coarse puncture, punctures 0,2 - 2 diameters apart. Tergites with dense punctation, similar to that of mesoscutum. For details of T 1, see figure. V a r i a t i o n o f f e m a l e s. Body length: 10 (Sudan) and 8 mm (Yemen). In both paratype females, red colour of T 1 and S 1 is replaced by black, apart from some red on T 1 laterally. In female from Yemen, red colour of legs is also replaced by black. AS VI-XII are mainly red without dark in female from Sudan, and AS IV-X all black in female from Yemen. D e s c r i p t o n o f m a l e: Body length 8.5 mm. In morphology, the males agree with the females, apart from longer T 1 (1.8 x). Colour whitish-yellow, without any red. Scutellum and AS III-XII black, mesonotal spot small. Large transparent impressed margins on T 2 - T 4, as wide as tergal band. Transition between tergal disc and impressed margin crenulate. E t h y m o l o g y: The species is dedicated to Edwin Mark Grandcourt, a fisheries and marine scientist of the Marine Assessment & Conservation Section of the Environment Agency ̅ Abu Dhabi, who passed away in 2018 at the young age of 49. D i s r i b u t i o n: UAE, Yemen, Israel, Sudan.	en	Schmid-Egger, Christian (2019): Review oI the genus Ammatomus A. COSTA, 1859 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) Irom the Palearctic region with description oI Iour new species. Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1): 437-457, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3758403
03FC8782FFFCFFFBABB4FA57F236FC71.taxon	description	Gorytes rhopalocerus HANDLIRSCH, 1895: 855, male, female. Lectotype: female, Algeria: Biskra, designated by Pulawski 1973: 280. S p e c i m e n s e x a m i n e d: Egypt male, female 25. ix. 1992 Oasis Al Fayum, Birkat Karun; Egypt, 2 males 11.8.1929 Gizeh (OLL); Tunisia male 18. vi. 1994 Gafsa, Oasengärten; Tunisia, female 22. vi. 1994 11 km s Jendouba, Mell ẻgue-Flussufer, (all leg. et coll. CSE); Morocco male 16. v. 1997 100 km S of Zagora, Mahmid (OLL). R e m a r k: A detailed examination of several A. mesostenus specimens (identified with the key of PULAWSKI 1973) results in four different species. Three of them had not been recognized until today and will be described here. The most important recognition characters are colour pattern and form of T 1. Already PULAWSKI (1973) mentioned the difference in length of T 1 and different colour, but he treated all different taxa as ̎ geografic variation ̎. A. rhopalocerus HANDLIRSCH, 1895, described from Algeria, and A. mesostenus s. str., described from Egypt, are conspecific in my opinion. Examined material from Egypt and Tunisia agree, and there are no differences in the description of PULAWSKI (1973). The author mentions under ̎ variation ̎ different specimens from Israel, Iraq and Iran with red T 1. These specimens agree with the here described A. vanharteni. Two specimens from Yemen / Aden mentioned in PULAWSKI (1973) also may belong to A. vanharteni. D i a g n o s i s: A. mesostenus is characterized by distinctly lemon yellow coloured body marks, and by lack of red marks on tergites. T 1 has a continuous yellow band, and it is comparatively short in female. D i s t r i b u t i o n: North Africa. PULAWSKI (1973) mentions specimens from many countries between Morocco in the west and Kazakhstan in the east. Because of the newly described species from Arabia and Asia, only records from North Africa can be confirmed to be A. mesostenus. Specimens from southwest Asia (Israel, Iraq etc.) and from Central Asia have to be examined for their true identity and probably belong to other species.	en	Schmid-Egger, Christian (2019): Review oI the genus Ammatomus A. COSTA, 1859 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) Irom the Palearctic region with description oI Iour new species. Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1): 437-457, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3758403
03FC8782FFFDFFF4ABB4FC37F154FE28.taxon	description	S p e c i m e n s e x a m i n e d: Uzbekistan, female 7. vii 1997 near Karshi city, Khanabad vill., 38.847 N, 65.936 E, V. Gromenko leg. Uzbekistan, male 16. v 2015 8 km NW Mubarek, 39.341 N 65.092 E, K. Samartzev leg. Russia, male and female, 13. vii 2015 Kalmykia, 3 km SSE Tzagan- Nur, 47.340 N 45.240 E M. leg. (all coll Mokrousov). R e m a r k: The species was synonymised with A. mesostenus by PULAWSKI (1973). Due to the kindness of Mikhail Mokrousov, I could examine specimens from near the type area in Uzbekistan and from Russia. They belong clearly to a species different from A. mesostenus s. str. (here I could compare with specimens of A. mesostenus from the type area Egypt). The Central Asian und Russian specimens have some similarities with A. vanharteni, new species, but differ clearly by colour pattern, mesonotal punctation and shape of T 1 from species from Egypt. Therefore, A. nikolajevskii is restored from synonymy and treated as valid species here. The A. mesostenus lineage includes four species, A. mesostenus in North Africa, A. nikolajevskii in Russia and Central Asia, A. vanharteni in Arabia and Iran, and A. yemenensis in Yemen. D i a g n o s i s: The female of A. nikolajevskii is characterized by a fine and sparse punctation on mesoscutum, which is distinctly denser and coarser in remaining species of the A. mesostenus lineage. It shares a long T 1 with A. vanharteni (1,4 x in female from Uzbekistan, 1,3 x in female from Russia), which is 1.0 x in A. mesostenus and 1.2 x in A. yemenensis. It is clearly lemon yellow coloured, and not whitish yellow as in A. vanharteni. The male has the shortest T 1 within the A. mesostenus - lineage (1,55 in both examined specimens), and is also characterized by a distinctly lemon yellow body colour and lack of red marks on the body or leg. V a r i a t i o n: In both examined specimens from Russia yellow colour is more reduced (scutellum black in male, band on T 1 interrupted etc., see figs 49 and 52), compared with the specimens from Uzbekistan. D i s t r i b u t i o n: Russia / Kalmykia, Uzbekistan. PULAWSKI (1973) also mentions Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.	en	Schmid-Egger, Christian (2019): Review oI the genus Ammatomus A. COSTA, 1859 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) Irom the Palearctic region with description oI Iour new species. Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1): 437-457, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3758403
03FC8782FFF2FFF4ABB4FE0EF2C1FCCF.taxon	description	S p e c i m e n s e x a m i n e d f r o m: Cyprus, Israel, Malta and Turkey. R e m a r k: The species is easy to recognize, widely distributed and partly common. So it is not discussed further. See PULAWSKI (1973) for details. D i s t r i b u t i o n: Southeastern Europe (Albania, Bulgaria, Greece), Turkey and Cyprus to Central Asia, southwards to Israel. A record from Gozo (male, 15. iii. 2015 Malta, Gozo, Ramla Bay, CSE) is the first record for Maltese islands, and the westernmost finding of the species.	en	Schmid-Egger, Christian (2019): Review oI the genus Ammatomus A. COSTA, 1859 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) Irom the Palearctic region with description oI Iour new species. Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1): 437-457, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3758403
03FC8782FFF2FFF4ABB4FCA0F21AFA01.taxon	description	S p e c i m e n s e x a m i n e d: Turkey: male, female 13. vi. 2000 Birecik 37.02 N 37.95 E (CSE); Uzbekistan: female male 5. vii. 1999 W Zeravshan Mts, Dzhindydaria valley 39.12 N 67.27 E; 2 females 2 males 27. vii. 1999 Ugan Mt. R., Sidzhaksai valley, 41.68 N 70.05 E; male 5. viii. 1999 Tchatkal Mts., Bashkyzylsai riv. 41.18 N 69.83 E; male 15. vii. 1999 Hissar Mt., Tashkurgan, 38.76 N 67.26 E (OLL). Tajikistan: male 25.6.1976; 9 males 10.6.1970, male 10.6.1990 Nurek (OLL). Oman: male 16. iv. 2013 17 km W Sur (OLL); female 10. xi. 2018, male female 6. v. 2018 Al Mudhaibi, Samad Ashan, Aswareg 22.8259 N 58.1522 E (Ali Al-Jahdhami). R e m a r k: A detailed examination of specimens formerly identified as A. rufonodis with the key of PULAWSKI (1973) revealed that A. rufonodis consists of three species. Recognition is based mainly on shape of T 1, and in details of colour pattern. Each species has a different distribution area: A. saharae in Algeria, A rufonodis s. str. in Turkey, Central Asia and Oman and A. grandcourti in Arabia, Israel and Sudan, with the exception of a small overapping of A rufonodis and A. grandcourti in Oman. There are some similarities with the A. mesostenus-lineage, which is divided into four species, and each species also with a different distribution areas (and some overlapping). D i a g n o s i s: See A. grandcourti and A. saharae for recognition of the species. D i s t r i b u t i o n: Turkey, Armenia, Central Asia (PULAWSKI 1973), Oman. P r e y: Ali Al-Jahdhami (pers. comm.) observed a predation of Dubas Bugs (Ommatissus lybicus, Homoptera: Tropiduchidae), what is a common pest on date palms in Oman.	en	Schmid-Egger, Christian (2019): Review oI the genus Ammatomus A. COSTA, 1859 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) Irom the Palearctic region with description oI Iour new species. Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1): 437-457, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3758403
03FC8782FFF3FFF5ABB4FF2EF2F8FB67.taxon	description	S p e c i m e n s e x a m i n e d: Algeria: male 8. vi. 1971 Biskra (CSE). R e m a r k: PULAWSKI (1973) synonymised A. saharae with A. rufonodis. He already mentioned the shorter T 1 of the female, but he obviously gave this character no taxonomic value. In my opinion the length / width-ratio of T 1 is an important distinction character on species level in the genus Ammatomus, because it is constant in all examined species and differs between most taxa. Even in the male of A. saharae, this character is pronounced and differs from A. rufonodis. For that reason, I restore A. saharae from synonmy and give it a status of a valid species. The male is described here for the first time. D i a g o s i s: A. saharae is characterized by a short T 1 (see key) and agree otherwise with A. rufonodis and A. grandcourti. Yellow bands of T 2 and T 3 I are in male somewhat larger as in A. grandcourti. The female could not be examined. The species was only known from Algeria by two females (PULAWSKI 1973). I describe here the male for the first time. Both related species A. rufonodis and A. grandcourti are recorded from southwestern and Central Asia and from Sudan, the distribution area of these species does not overlap. D e s c r i p t i o n o f m a l e: Body length 8.5 mm. Colour: Black. Whitish yellow are: mandible except apex and base, labrum, clypeus, space below antennal socket, short band on lower eye margin, AS I-III (remaining antenna broken), pronotal lobe and band on apical pronotal margin, spot each on mesoscutum laterally in apical corner, small spot on scutellum, metanotum, apical bands on T 1 - T 6. Band on T 1 medially emarginated, large band on sternite II, underside of fore and mid femora, tibiae, tarsi. Hindtibia black below. Hindtarsomeres I-III apically black, hindtarsomere V in apical two thirds and claws black. Wing venation brown, wings transparent. Morphology: Face including clypeus and vertex, lower mesopleuron and propodeal declivity with dense, silver pilosity, T 1 1.4 x. Apical transparent border of T 1 0,6 x as wide as yellow tergal band. Mesoscutum with large punctures, 0,5 - 2 diameters apart. D i s t r i b u t i o n: Algeria.	en	Schmid-Egger, Christian (2019): Review oI the genus Ammatomus A. COSTA, 1859 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) Irom the Palearctic region with description oI Iour new species. Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1): 437-457, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3758403
03FC8782FFF3FFF6ABB4FB5BF05EFD1D.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: female United Arab Emirates, 26. vi. - 25. vii. 2006 Al Aijban 24.36 N 50.01 E leg. A. v. Harten in Mailaise trap (coll CSE). Paratypes: Oman: female 25. v. 2004, Muscat; Oman male 13. v. 2004, Muslimat (leg. et coll. Schlaefle). Iran: 3 males 19. vii. 2012 Fars, Darab 1126 m, 28 ̕ 42 ̕ N 54 ̕ 34 ̕ E; Iran 2 males 26. vi. 2012 Fars, Darab, Navayegan 1511 m, 28 ̕ 40 ̕ N 54 / 59 ̕ E (leg. A. Haghigi, coll CSE). Yemen: male 20. x. 2005 Wadi Dawan, NW Mukalla 950 m (leg. J. Halada, coll. OLL). D i a g n o s i s: A. vanharteni belongs to the A. mesostenus lineage and can be recognized by the following character combination: T 1 is red and has apically a complete yellow band before the transparent apical margin. Body colour is whitish yellow. T 1 is longer than in remaining species (see key for details). D e s c r i p t i o n o f h o l o t y p e, f e m a l e: Body length 8.0 mm. Colour: whitish yellow are: Basal half of mandible, labrum, clypeus, space below antennal socket, short band on lower eye margin, AS I-III, pronotal lobe, spot each on mesoscu- tum laterally in basal and apical corner, metanotum, apical band on T 1, medially with Vshaped interruption, bands on T 2 - T 5, bands on tergites IV and V does not reach tergal margin, triangular spot on S 2, apical part of fore- and midfemora, tibiae, tarsi. AS X-XII, basal half of fore- and midfemora, hindfemora and large spot on innerside of hindfemora apically reddish. Apical half of hindtarsomere V and claws black. Wing venation reddish, wings transparent. Morphology: Face including clypeus and vertex, lower mesopleuron and propodeal declivity with dense, silver pilosity, T 1 1.3 x, mesoscutum with coarse punctation, punctures 0,3 - 3 diameters apart. Otherwise similar to M. mesostenus (see PULAWSKI 1973). Paratype females agree with holotype. D e s c r i p t i o n o f m a l e: Body length 7.0 - 8.0 mm. Agree in general aspects with the female. Yellow band on T 1 large, T 7 with medial yellow spot. T 1 1.7 x as long as maximum width. Yellow colour pattern of mesosoma variable: most males with lateral band on mesosoma in whole length, pronotal apex with thin band, scutellum with medial spot or band. Male from Oman has mesosoma and scutellum black. E t y m o l o g y: The species is named in honour of Antonius v. Harten, for his enormous contribution to the knowledge of Hymenoptera and other arthropods in the United Arab Emirates. D i s t r i b u t i o n: United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Iran.	en	Schmid-Egger, Christian (2019): Review oI the genus Ammatomus A. COSTA, 1859 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) Irom the Palearctic region with description oI Iour new species. Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1): 437-457, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3758403
03FC8782FFF0FFF7ABB4FCD3F174FDDD.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: female United Arab Emirates, 26. vi. - 25. vii. 2006 Al Aijban 24.36 N 50.01 E leg. A. v. Harten in Malaise trap (coll CSE). Paratypes: 1 female same data as holotype; further material from Al Aijban: 3 females 4 males 25. vii. - 7. viii. 2006; 3 males 7 - 21 - xiii. 2006, 1 female 12 - 19. ix. 2006; male 9. iv. - 2. v. 2006. Abu Dhabi, Al Wathba, 24.245 N 54.742 E: 12 females 12 males 15. xi. 2014, 15. iii. 2015, 15. v. 2015, 15. vi. 2013, 15. xi. 2014;, all leg. A. v. H. in malaise traps, in coll CSE. Further material from Al Aijban, mentioned in Schmid-Egger (2011) as A. mesostenus and now deposited in the coll. Leiden and Berlin, was not reexamined and is not labeled as paratype. D i a g n o s i s: A. wathabensis is mainly characterized by lack of the transparent lamella on apex of T 1. This character differs distinctly from other species of the A. mesostenus lineage, which always have a transparent lamella on apex of T 1. In some specimens, apex is somewhat more pale coloured than remaining tergite, but generally there is no difference in colour and structure of disc and apex of T 1. This character is combined with very small lateral yellow spots on T 1, a red coloured T 2, a brownish apex of hindtarsomere V and claws. T 1 additionally is shorter than in remaining species. This character combination makes the species unmistakable. D e s c r i p t i o n o f h o l o t y p e, f e m a l e: Body length 8,5 mm. Colour: Yellow: mandible in basal half, clypeus, face below antennal socket, short band on lower inner eye margin, antennal segment I and II, fore- and midleg (basal parts of both legs reddish), pronotal lobe, scutellum, apical bands on T 1 - T 5, small lateral spots on T 1, a band with medial interruption on T 2. Red: last flagellomeres below, hindleg, T 1 and T 2 (apart from yellow apical part and some black in apical half). Medial AS dark brown to reddish, sternites mostly red and partly mixed with brown, mainly in last sternites. Hindtarsomere apico-dorsally and claws brown. Remaining body black. T 1 apically red, without transparent margin. Morphology. Similar to M. mesostenus (see PULAWSKI 1973), differs by the following characters: mesonotum, scutellum and propodeal dorsum with fine punctation, most punctures 1 ̅ 2 diameters apart, puncture diameter distinctly smaller than on mesopleuron. T 1 1.1 x. V a r i a t i o n i n f e m a l e s: Body length 7.5 - 9.2 mm. Yellow spots on T 1 lacks in some specimens, and tergite may be all red. Extension of red colour of T 1 I is variable and lacks in some female. Size and density of punctures of mesonotum is variable, but always finer as in A. mesostenus. T 1 1.1 x- 1.2 x. D e s c r i p t i o n o f m a l e. 7 - 7.5 mm. The male agrees in colour and other characters with the female. In some specimens, red of T 2 is replaced by black. T 1 1.4 x- 1.5 x. E t y m o l o g y: The species is named after the type area, the Al Wathba Wetland Reserve in Abu Dhabi, UAE. D i s t r i b u t i o n: UnitedArabEmirates.	en	Schmid-Egger, Christian (2019): Review oI the genus Ammatomus A. COSTA, 1859 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) Irom the Palearctic region with description oI Iour new species. Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1): 437-457, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3758403
03FC8782FFF1FFF7ABB4FD9EF0B2FAD4.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: female 3. xii. 1997 ̅ 17. ii 1998 Al Kadan, leg. A. v. Harten & Massoud Nasr in malaise trap (coll Leiden). Paratype: male, same data as holotype. D i a g n o s i s: Within the A. mesostenus - lineage, A. yemenensis is characterized by a sparse whitish body colour without red spots, and with lateral spots on T 1, interrupted by a large gap. In remaining species, T 1 has a continuous yellow band or a red disc. D e s c r i p t i o n o f h o l o t y p e, f e m a l e: Body length 8.5 mm. Colour: black, whitish yellow are: clypeus, space below antennal socket, short band on lower eye margin, AS I-III, pronotal lobe, spot on mesoscutum laterally in apical corner, metanotum, lateral spots on T 1, narrow bands on T 2 - T 4, band on T 4 does not reach tergal margin, triangular spot on S 2, apical part of fore- and midfemora, tibiae, tarsi. Fore and midtibia with small, hindtibia with large red or black spot on underside. Mandible basally white, medially orange brown, apically black. AS XII and parts of AS XI orangebrown. Apical half of hindtarsomere V and claws black. Wing venation brown, wings transparent. Morphology: Face including clypeus and vertex, lower mesopleuron and propodeal desclivity with sparse, silver pilosity, T 1 1.1 x, mesoscutum with coarse punctation, punctures 0,5 - 1 diameters apart. Otherwise similar to M. mesostenus (see PULAWSKI 1973). D e s c r i p t i o n o f m a l e: Body length 8.0 mm. Male agree with female, T 1 1.7 x. D i s t r i b u t i o n: Yemen. E t y m o l o g y: The species is named after the country of origin, Yemen.	en	Schmid-Egger, Christian (2019): Review oI the genus Ammatomus A. COSTA, 1859 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) Irom the Palearctic region with description oI Iour new species. Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1): 437-457, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3758403
