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    Tricholabiodes aldryhimi Soliman, sp. nov.

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    Tricholabiodes aldryhimi Soliman, sp. nov. (Figs 1–13) Material examined. Holotype ♂: SAUDI ARABIA, Rawdhat Farshet Sheaal (Al-Aflag) [22 ° 24 ' 56 "N, 46 ° 35 ' 17 "E], 602 m, LT No. 3, 4.VIII. 2015 (leg. Al Dhafer et al.) [KSMA]. Paratypes: SAUDI ARABIA, 9 ♂ with the same label as holotype [KSMA]; 1 ♂, Rawdhat Farshet Sheaal (Al-Aflag) [22 ° 24 ' 22 ", 46 ° 35 ' 35 "E], 596 m, LT No. 0, 4.VIII. 2015 (leg. A.M. Soliman) [KSMA]; 2 ♂: Rawdhat Farshet Sheaal (Al-Aflag) [22 ° 24 ' 34 "N, 46 ° 35 ' 32 "E], 601 m, LT No. 2, 4.VIII. 2015 (leg. Al Dhafer et al.) [KSMA]; 16 ♂: Rawdhat Farshet Sheaal (Al- Aflag) [22 ° 23 ' 28 "N, 46 ° 34 ' 46 "E], 582 m, LT No. 6, 4.VIII. 2015 (leg. Al Dhafer et al.) [KSMA]; 10 ♂: Rawdhat Farshet Sheaal (Al-Aflag) [22 ° 23 ' 28 "N, 46 ° 34 ' 46 "E], 582 m, LT No. 6, 4.VIII. 2015 (leg. Al Dhafer et al.) [DJBC]; 1 ♂: Rawdhat Al-Sabalh (Al-Zulfi) [26 ° 21 ' 47 "N, 44 ° 58 ' 48 "E], 666 m, LT No. 0, 20.V. 2015 (leg. A.M. Soliman) [KSMA]; 1 ♂: Rawdhat Al-Sabalh (Al-Zulfi) [26 ° 21 ' 31 "N, 44 ° 59 '06"E], 669 m, LT No. 2, 20.V. 2015 (leg. Abdel- Dayem et al.) [DJBC]; 1 ♂: Rawdhat Al-Harmalyiah (Al-Quwayiyah) [24 ° 20 ' 21 "N, 45 ° 08' 38 "E], 774 m, LT No. 0, 25.VIII. 2015 (leg. A.M. Soliman) [KSMA]. Description. MALE. Body length 8.3−9.5 mm. Colour and pubescence. Head including antennal tubercles, mesosoma and first metasomal segment reddish brown (Fig. 1); remainder of metasoma dark brown, last 2 segments lighter (Fig. 10); antenna, palpi and legs pale yellow (Fig 1, 2); mandible ferruginous yellow on basal two-thirds, black apically (Fig. 2); tibial spurs ferruginous yellow. Wings hyaline, fore wing distal to cells slightly infuscated, infuscation invading third submarginal cell distally (Fig. 3); veins yellowish-brown (Fig. 3). Body and legs clothed with subappressed to appressed short and erect long pale setae (Figs 1, 6−8); felt line on T 2 whitish (Fig. 8). Head. In dorsal view slightly wider than pronotum, convergent behind eyes, with straight posterior margin (Fig. 1); face and vertex polished and puncticulate (Fig. 2); MOD about 1.35 × F 1 diameter and 1.6 × distance between mid ocellus and posterior one; IOD 1.3 × OOD; clypeus gently convex on disc, smooth, with median longitudinal carina extending on its basal fourth and free margin entirely convex (without protuberances); scrobal carina weak, provided with distinct tubercle; mandible tridentate apically, with dorsal rim carinate and without an enlarged vertical flange (Fig. 2), subbasal ventral tooth about 0.8 × as long as minimum distance between emargination and upper mandibular margin; malar space about 0.35 × F 1 diameter; scape with longitudinal carina on anterior surface; F 1 1.6 × as long as wide and 0.75 × as long as F 2; F 2 as long as F 3. Mesosoma. Pronotum and mesopleuron punctate-reticulate; mesoscutum puncticulate, with complete notauli slightly divergent anteriorly and faint parapsidal lines; parascutal carina well developed, ending in a tooth; scutellum densely punctate on disc, punctures smaller than those on pronotum; propodeum gently sloping posteriorly, laterally and dorsally foveate-reticulate; propleuron shallowly punctate; metapleuron smooth; metasternal process bidentate on front of hind coxae. Fore wing with second submarginal cell as long as distance between origin of Rs on vein Sc and base of stigma and about 0.6 × as long as marginal cell and first submarginal cell (Fig. 3). Mid femur with maximal width in the middle, evenly convex on both inner and outer surfaces; mid tibia oval in cross-section; mid basitarsus gradually curved in lateral view (Fig. 4); ventral surface of hind femur without clumping of macrosetae, macrosetae shorter than shorter tibial spur; hind coxa convex on ventral surface, without longitudinal carina on mesal margin or setal tuft on posteromesal margin (Fig. 5). Metasoma. First segment petiolate (Fig. 1); T 1 punctate-reticulate, length 1.6 × its maximal width (Fig. 1); S 1 coarse, with weak interrupted longitudinal carina on anterior three-fourths of its length; T 2 with long lateral felt line (Figs 8, 9); S 2 without any traces of felt line (Figs 8, 9), evenly convex, not flattened on the disc (Figs 7, 8); T 2 −T 6 punctulate, punctures about 3−4 diameters apart; S 3 posteromesally with a bifurcal sessile process (Figs 7, 8, 9); T 7 foveate basally and microgranulate on apical greater part, apical border evenly rounded (Fig. 10). Genitalia. 1.8 × as long as wide (Fig. 11); paramere tapered apically, with long and dense setae on inner side (Figs 11, 12), inner margin suddenly sinuate apically; base of paramere subtriangular in lateral view (Fig. 13); volsella lobe-like (Fig. 11); digitus cylindrical (Fig. 11), longer than cuspis; penial valve with inner margin broadly concave, provided with short setae on its tip (Fig. 12). FEMALE. Unknown. Distribution. Saudi Arabia (Najd region). Remarks. The male of T. aldryhimi sp. nov. resembles that of T. brothersi Lelej, 2010 in having a bifurcal process on S 3 but it differs from it by the following: head, mesosoma and metasomal first segment reddish brown, remainder of metasoma dark brown, last 2 segments slightly lighter (body straw-coloured in T. brothersi); fore wing with second submarginal cell medium sized and pentagonal (very small and quadrangular in T. brothersi); bifurcal process on S 3 sessile and not extending beyond S 3 (bifurcal process on S 3 petiolate and slightly extending beyond S 3 in T. brothersi, Fig. 14); inner margin of genital paramere suddenly sinuate apically (straight throughout in T. brothersi, Fig. 15); base of paramere subtriangular in lateral view (cylindrical in T. brothersi, Fig. 16); inner margin of penial valve broadly concave throughout (strongly concave on apical half in T. brothersi, Fig. 15). Etymology. This species is dedicated to Prof. Yousif N. Aldryhim (Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University).Published as part of Soliman, Ahmed M., 2016, A new species of Tricholabiodes Radoszkowski, 1885 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from Saudi Arabia, pp. 95-100 in Zootaxa 4067 (1) on pages 96-98, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4067.1.8, http://zenodo.org/record/26276

    Oligogaster kimseyae Soliman, spec. nov.

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    <i>Oligogaster kimseyae</i> Soliman, spec. nov. <p>(Figs 1–10)</p> <p> <b>Type material.</b> Holotype FEMALE: Egypt (Wadi el Natrun - Beheira, Lower Nile Valley), 30°22'22"N 30°20'48"E, 18.VII.2003, leg. Ahmed M. Soliman [CUE].</p> <p> <b>Description.</b> Body length: 2.5 mm. <i>Colouration</i>: Head metallic bluish green with strong cupreous reflection in particular beyond posterior ocelli; antennae brown, scape and pedicel darker; mandible brown with faint metallic tint basally; thorax and metasoma metallic cupreous, pronotum with greenish tint and blackish anterior declivity; T2 apical rim nonmetallic light brown, hyaline; metasomal sterna and legs brown, coxae and femora darker; wings hyaline. Body with extremely short sparse erect to decumbent silvery setae.</p> <p> <i>Head</i>: In dorsal view, wider than pronotum, narrowed and gently rounded behind eyes, slightly concave in rear; vertex and brow moderately reticulate-punctate; POD 1.36 OOD; mid ocellus not lidded; brow without TFC; face fairly broad, least interocular distance as long as eye height; scapal basin shallowly concave, broadly cross-ridged; subantennal space as wide as MOD; malar space 0.4 MOD long; clypeus bald, polished (impunctate), slightly convex in the disc, with apical margin straight; genae distinctly narrow; genal carina weak, contiguous to outer ocular margin; mandible with a small subapical tooth. F1 2× as long as broad, 1.25× as long as pedicel, 1.6× as long as F2 and F3.</p> <p> <i>Mesosoma</i>: Pronotum in greater anterior part, scutellum laterally, metanotum and upper surface of mesopleuron moderately reticulate-punctate; punctures subreticulate elsewhere. Pronotum gently declivitous in front, with humeral part broadly rounded; mesoscutum with complete notuli divergent in front, with distinct parapsidal lines; tegula ovoid, normal-sized, fairly shallowly punctate; metanotum evenly convex; propodeum vertical (invisible in dorsal view); propodeal lateral angle slender and digitate, pointed to backward, strongly concave posteriorly, adjacent to metanotum; mesopleuron moderately angulate ventrally. Tarsal claws edentate, hind tibiae with dark drop-shaped spot occupying more than apical third of inner surface. Fore wing with three closed cells: costal, radial and cubital cells; <i>M</i> vein faintly bent, arising slightly after cu-a; <i>Rs</i> about 0.75× as long as stigma; no evidence of <i>Rs+M</i>, <i>Cu</i> and <i>R1</i>; stigma wellsclerotised; prestigma swollen.</p> <p> <i>Metasoma</i>: Terga finely subreticulate-punctate, punctures on T2 rather sparse posteriorly; T1 markedly short, abruptly declivitous anteriorly, evenly rounded antero-laterally; T2 distinctly long, about 8.3× as long as T1 along midline, obtusely angulated apico-laterally, with apical rim hyaline, without pit row and evenly rounded (edentate); sterna polished and strongly concave.</p> <p>MALE. Unknown.</p>Published as part of <i>Soliman, Ahmed M. & Kimsey, Lynn S., 2013, Oligogaster gen. nov., a new chrysidid genus from Egypt (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae, Elampini), pp. 197-200 in Zootaxa 3681 (2)</i> on pages 199-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3681.2.11, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/222148">http://zenodo.org/record/222148</a&gt

    [palais Soliman Pacha el Fransawi]Tiré de Images Numéro spécial Noël 1931 n°119, p. 8

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    Images. [palais Soliman Pacha el Fransawi]Tiré de Images Numéro spécial Noël 1931 n°119, p. 8. In: Album sur l'architecture et l'urbanisme du Caire, Album 1, 1960

    A. Clot : Soliman le Magnifique

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    Mantran Robert. A. Clot : Soliman le Magnifique. In: Revue de l'Occident musulman et de la Méditerranée, n°39, 1985. Les Ottomans en Méditterranée - Navigation, diplomatie, commerce. pp. 232-233

    [palais Soliman Pacha el Fransawi]Tiré de Images Numéro spécial Noël 1931 n°119, p. 8

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    Images. [palais Soliman Pacha el Fransawi]Tiré de Images Numéro spécial Noël 1931 n°119, p. 8. In: Album sur l'architecture et l'urbanisme du Caire, Album 1, 1960

    Lotfallah Soliman. Pour une histoire profane de la Palestine

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    Elkaim Gilbert. Lotfallah Soliman. Pour une histoire profane de la Palestine. In: Politique étrangère, n°3 - 1989 - 54ᵉannée. p. 537

    Découverte de la tombe de Soliman le magnifique

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    Il y a 450 ans mourait l’un des plus célèbres sultans ottomans, Soliman le magnifique. Annoncée il y a un an, la découverte du lieu de sa tombe semble désormais confirmée

    Apterogyna oshaibahi Soliman & Gadallah, sp. nov.

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    <i>Apterogyna oshaibahi</i> Soliman & Gadallah, sp. nov. <p>(Figs 23−27)</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> Holotype ♀: Egypt, Wadi Digla, Cairo [29°57'30''N, 31°20'06''E], 20.xi.2014 (leg. Ahmed M. Soliman) [CUE]. Paratype 1 ♀: Egypt, Wadi Digla, Cairo [29°57'30''N, 31°20'06''E], 5.xi.2010 (leg. Ahmed M. Soliman) [CUE].</p> <p> <b>Description</b>. FEMALE (holotype). Body length 7 mm. <i>Colour</i>. Red, except flagellum of antenna light brown; coxae and T6 reddish brown, the latter with darker longitudinal ridges; prosternum, mesepisternum, T1 laterally, T2−T5 and metasomal sterna black; mid and hind tibial spurs waxy white; eye black. <i>Pubescence.</i> Face, vertex and scape of antenna clothed with recumbent white setae (Fig. 24); clypeus, occiput and basal third of mandible with erect white setae; mesosoma, legs and metasoma clothed with long erect and fine whitish setae, denser on metasomal terga than elsewhere. T1, T2 with moderately-developed tuft of white setae apicomesally (Fig. 26); metasomal segments 3−5 with apical fringe of such setae, well-developed on T3.</p> <p> <i>Head</i>. In dorsal view 1.2 × as broad as pronotum, abruptly convergent behind eyes; in frontal view distinctly transverse, its width 1.6 × head height; vertex flattened when seen from frontal view, impunctate, strongly sloping posteriorly; face superficially sparsely and finely punctate (nearly smooth and polished); eye small, subspherical, distinctly prominent, with middle-transversal axis located above midline between free margin of clypeus and vertex; malar space as long as LED; distance between antennal tubercles as long as tubercle length; clypeus gently convex; gena with weakly developed tubercle at the level of lower ocular margin; mandible slender, edentate (Fig. 24). Scape of antenna gently convex; F1 scarcely longer than F2; F2 as long as F3. Palpal segments slender.</p> <p> <i>Mesosoma</i>. Dorsally foveate-reticulate (foveae larger on dorsal face of propodeum than elsewhere) (Fig. 25); pronotum with anterior face gently declivous and posterior margin feebly concave, longitudinally ridged laterally; propodeal posterior face gently declivous, smooth and shiny. Mesopleuron smooth anteriorly and coarsely punctate posteriorly; metapleuron longitudinally coarsely ridged. Mesosternum polished and impunctate.</p> <p> <i>Metasoma</i>. T1 widened posteriorly (pear-shaped), slightly longer than its maximal width, superficially foveate, with apicomesal setal tuft 0.7 × as wide as that on T2 (Fig. 26); T2 bell-shaped, 0.7 × as long as broad, coarsely reticulate-foveate (Fig. 26); T3 with superficial sparse punctures progressively vanishing towards posterior margin; T4, T5 narrow and puncticulate; T6 subtriangular, with longitudinal interrupted ridges, bordered laterally with sharp evenly spaced teeth progressively reduced in size distally (Fig. 27). S1 smooth posteriorly, with superficial sparse punctures anteriorly; S2 and S3 sparsely punctate, punctures contiguous laterally; S4, S5 smooth; S1−S5 with a row of sparse punctures along their apical margin; S6 smooth except for few punctures apicolaterally.</p> <p>MALE unknown.</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> Egypt: Wadi Digla.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> <i>Apterogyna oshaibahi</i> is nearest to <i>A. olivieri</i> except for the following: body with scattered setae (while dense in <i>A. olivieri</i> especially on head); mesosomal dorsum with scattered erect setae (with dense recumbent setae intermixed with erect ones in <i>A. olivieri</i>); setal tufts on T1 and T2 moderately-developed (well-developed in <i>A. olivieri</i>). A new species also resembles <i>A. mateui</i> but differ in the following: metasomal T2 coarsely reticulatefoveate, T3 with scattered superficial punctures (Fig. 26) (T2–T3 with oblong punctures and few ridges in between in <i>A. mateui</i>).</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> This species is named in honour of the late Prof. Alaa Din A. Oshaibah professor of the first author).</p>Published as part of <i>Soliman, Ahmed M., Gadallah, Neveen S., Al-Shahat, Ahmed M. & Pagliano, G., 2015, The genus Apterogyna Latreille, 1809 in Egypt, with three new species (Hymenoptera: Bradynobaenidae: Apterogyninae), pp. 209-220 in Zootaxa 3905 (2)</i> on pages 215-218, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3905.2.3, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/241302">http://zenodo.org/record/241302</a&gt

    Nicolas de Nicolay, Dans l'Empire de Soliman le Magnifique

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    Bideaux Michel. Nicolas de Nicolay, Dans l'Empire de Soliman le Magnifique. In: Bulletin de l'Association d'étude sur l'humanisme, la réforme et la renaissance, n°32, 1991. pp. 117-119
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