Meliboeus sinaiticus Théry, 1935

Niehuis, Manfred, 2020, A review of the jewel beetles of the genus Meliboeus in Israel (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Israel Journal of Entomology (Oxford, England) 50 (2), pp. 159-176 : 172-174

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4718391
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6852ABCD-34C0-4716-85AF-BC7DBFA7A7CD
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15813558
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scientific name	Meliboeus sinaiticus Théry, 1935
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Meliboeus sinaiticus Théry, 1935 View in CoL

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One of the species most likely to be found in Israel is M. sinaiticus Théry, 1935 , although it has not been recorded outside of Egypt since its description (Théry 1935; Hassan 1990). The type locality is on the Egyptian coast of the Gulf of Aqaba south of Elat, very close to the Israel – Egypt border. I studied the male holotype in the Frey collection ( NMB) and extracted its aedeagus. It is very characteristic and easy to distinguish from those of all other species in the region by features on its ventral side .

Material examined: Egypt: Abou Hemaida, Sud Sinai, 06.1926 (rapporté par A. Kaiser) (reçu de A. Andres) Meliboeus aegyptiacus sinaiticus ThÉry TYPE ( NMB); 8 ex., Sinai, Wadi Ahmar , 2000–2300 m, 25.06.1998, L. Friedman (SMNHTAU, 1♂ CNA) .

Host plants: Unknown.