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Metoecus paradoxus (Linnaeus, 1760) (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae), a new species for the fauna of Israel
No full textThe Ripiphoridae (wedge-shaped beetles) contain approximately 450 species worldwide. Like the Meloidae, many wedge-shaped beetles are hypermetamorphic parasitoids. The majority of them attack wasps and bees whilst others attack cockroaches and beetles (Ptinidae and Cerambycidae) (Batelka et al. 2018). The first record of a ripiphorid species from Israel was published by Sahlberg (1912), who reported that Ptilophorus dufourii (Latreille, 1817) was collected at Dayr Aban (a village East of Bet Shemesh, Judean Hills) by Unio Saalas. Pic (1927) mentioned Pterydrias debilis Reitter, 1895, and Bodenheimer (1937) records two species for Israel, Macrosiagon bimaculata (Fabricius, 1787) and Macrosiagon ferruginea (Fabricius, 1781). Argaman and Mendel (1988) reported two Ripiphoridae species as new for Israel, Ripidius vaulogeri Chobaut, 1893 and Evaniocera dufouri Latreille, 1817, but the latter had been already published by Sahlberg (1912). Chikatunov et al. (2006) added Macrosiagon praeusta (Gebler, 1829) and Ripiphorus subdipterus Bosc, 1792 to the list of Israeli wedge-shaped beetles. Metoecus paradoxus (Linnaeus, 1760), commonly referred to as ‘the wasp nest beetle’, is hereby recorded in Israel for the first time. On the 23rd of June 2018 a large nest of Vespula germanica (Fabricius, 1793) was removed by the second author from the vicinity of Merom Golan (a kibbutz at the Golan Heights in the northern part of Israel; 33°08'N 35°46'E). The ruined nest was then exposed to pesticides. Near the nest a female of M. paradoxus was observed. Soon afterward a search inside the ruined nest yielded dead and still alive adults and pupae of M. paradoxus. In total, 33 specimens of M. paradoxus were found: nine pupae and seven newly hatched adults (five females and two males) were found inside closed cells, and 16 adults (14 females and three males) were found freely in the nest. A male and three females were found alive. The living females were observed and photographed while laying eggs on different parts of the nest. A pair of adults is currently deposited at the collection of the first author, housed at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University.
Cite as: Rittner, O. & Dafny, R. 2018. Metoecus paradoxus (Linnaeus, 1760) (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae), a new species for the fauna of Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 79–83.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1342522
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A new record for the darkling beetle fauna of Israel: Akis subtricostata Redtenbacher, 1850 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
No full textThe distribution range of Akis subtricostata covers Iran, Iraq, Syria (Löbl et al. 2008; Eleyjian 2010) and Turkey (Keskin & Yağmur 2008). Löbl et al. (2008) does not list this species for Jordan; however, it has already been recorded from a few localities in this area. Katbeh-Bader (1996) mentioned it from Dhulayl and Waitzbauer et al. (2004) referred to the area of Petra and Wadi Arava (which is treated here as 'Arava Valley). The senior author collected three specimens of Akis subtricostata (Fig. 1) in the southern area of the 'Arava Valley, Israel on the 12th of September 2014. This is the first record of this species in Israel. Further examination of the Akis specimens deposited in the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History Tel Aviv University, Israel (TAU), revealed three more specimens, all collected in 1968 by J. Klapperich (Bonn) during his 1956–1969 trip to Jordan. Bytinski-Salz (1969: 186) noted on Klapperich’s collecting effort that “the material has been distributed to specialists, but nothing has been published so far”. These three specimens are now the earliest known record from Jordan. It seems that these specimens were sent from Europe back to Israel without being taxonomically treated, and so Akis subtricostata remained unknown from Jordan until the publication of Katbeh-Bader (1996), which was based on a single specimen from Dhulayl. In Israel, the beetles were collected around midnight with a flashlight. They were seen wandering actively on semi stabilized sand dunes near Samar.
Cite as: Rittner, O. & Mienis, H.K. 2015. A new record for the darkling beetle fauna of Israel: Akis subtricostata Redtenbacher, 1850 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 44–45: 61–62.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.31200
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