Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok 14. - Natura Somogyiensis 30. / Miscellanea 14. (Kaposvár, 2016)

Ábrahám L.: New data to the Moroccan Myrmeleontiformia (Neompteridae, Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphidae) fauna

Ábrahám, L.: New data to the Moroccan Myrmeleontiformia fauna 103

Geyria saharica Esben-Petersen, 1920 (Fig. 29)

Specimens examined: Morocco Erg Hamada Mhamid 573m W05°35’41.8” N29°50’51.9” 27.06, 2009 Leg. Ábrahám L., Malgay V., Szalóki D. 26c? 56$; 14.06, 2010 Leg. Ábrahám L., Kisbenedek T., Wágner L. 4<? 16$; Morocco Draa valley 5km Taokilt 791m W06°07’42.5” N30°23’28.6” 06.26, 2008 Leg. Ábrahám L. Bognár L., Nagy L. 2$.

Remarks: It flies in June and abundant species in sandy habitats. Both known Geyria species from Morocco can easily be distinguished by their pronotum pattem.

Distribution: It was recorded in the Saharan zone from Morocco to the Arabian Peninsula (Holzel 1987).

Fig. 29: Habitus of Geyria saharica Esben-Petersen, 1920, male

Mesonemurus harterti Navás, 1919

Specimens examined: Morocco 25km E of Tinerhir stone desert W05°15’34” N31°26’28” 23.04, 2009 Leg. Gy. Fábián, Maklári-Kis, A. Szappanos le? 2$.

Remarks'. It seems to be a rare species in Morocco, imagoes were only in spring. Distribution'. It is very widespread from NW Africa (Magreb countries) via the Arabian Peninsula to West Asia as far as Pakistan (Aspöck et al. 2001). This species is new record for the Moroccan fauna.

Delfimeus scriptus Navás, 1912

Specimens examined: Morocco 5km from Anezol 1533m W07°17’59.1” N30°47’21.7” 24.06, 2008 Leg. Ábrahám L., Bognár L.,Nagy L. 18c? 65$; 02.07,2008 Leg. Ábrahám L., Bognár L., Nagy L. 4c? 12$; 24.06, 2009 Leg. Ábrahám L., Malgay V., Szalóky D. 2c? 1$; 30.06, 2009 Leg. Ábrahám L., Malgay V., Szalóki D. 22c? 35$; Morocco Tiz-n-Bachkoun lOkmN fromTazenakt 1594m W07°16’20.7”N30°4ri2.0” 28.06, 2008 Leg. Ábrahám L., Bognár L., Nagy L. 39c? 11 $; 01.07, 2008 Leg. Ábrahám L., Bognár L., Nagy L. 3c? 17$; 02.07, 2008 Leg. Ábrahám L., Bognár L., Nagy L. 15c? 21$; 11.06, 2010 Leg. Ábrahám L., Kisbenedek T., Wágner L. 5c? 2$; 17.06, 2010 Leg. Ábrahám L., Kisbenedek T., Wágner L. 5c? 1$; Morocco 13km SW from Agdz 1050m W06°33’51.2”N30°39’11.6” 16.06, 2010Leg. Ábrahám L., Kisbenedek T., Wágner L. 5c? 17$;