Sinaiella nebulosa Uvarov, 1924

Kolnegari, Mahmood, Schwarz, Christian J., Ghrejyan, Tigran & Borer, Matthias, 2025, Sinaiella azadi sp. nov. (Mantodea: Toxoderidae); a new praying mantis species from Western Asia (Iran and Armenia), Zootaxa 5594 (1), pp. 98-110 : 101-102

1. Sinaiella nebulosa Uvarov, 1924

( Figs 4A , 5B, D, F , 6C, D , 7C, D ).

Saudi Arabia: 1 ♂, Wadi Sirhan, 12.V.1962, G. Popov ( NHMUK). 1 ♂, Wadi Durmah , Saudi Arabia, 28.XII.1975, leg. W. Büttiker; det. A. Kaltenbach 1980; genitalia preparation M. Borer Nr. 0002 ( NMB Manto0001441 ). 1 ♂, Baha, 26.VI.1982, W. Büttiker ( NMB). 1 ♂, Thumamah Nature Park , 90 km NE Riyadh, III.–IV.1985, leg. J. Szijj & H. Kessler; ex. coll. J. Szijj, ZFMK; det. R. Ehrmann V.2011 ( SMNK Mant-08530 ) .

Oman: 2 ♂, Wadi Quryat , Ag. Stn . 500m (5.III.1976), K. Guichard) ( NHMUK) .

Type locality: Mohammedia, Northern Sinai, Egypt ( Uvarov 1924). Global distribution: Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Oman.

Figures

FIGURE 4. The three hitherto known species of Sinaiella. A) S. nebulosa. B) S. sabulosa. C) S. raggei.

FIGURE 5. Comparison of two Sinaiella species. A, C, E) S. azadi sp. nov., holotype male. B, D, F) Sinaiella nebulosa. Photo credits: Mahmood Kolnegari and Amir Weinstein.

FIGURE 6. Head and pronotum of Sinaiella spp. A, B) S. azadi sp. nov. C, D) S. nebulosa. E, F) S. sabulosa. G, H) S. raggei.

FIGURE 7. Genitalia and cerci of Sinaiella spp. A, B) S. azadi sp. nov. C, D) S. nebulosa. E, F) S. sabulosa. G, H) S. raggei.