Bankisus maculosus
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Ordo: Neuroptera
Familia: Myrmeleontidae
Genus: Bankisus
Name
Bankisus maculosus Hölzel, 1983 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
Material examined
Al Bahah Province: Al Mekhwah, Shada Al-A’Ala Nature Reserve, 19°51.762'N, 41°18.089'E, 1225 m, 17 Oct 2014, LT, Al Dhafer et al. leg., 2♀; ibidem, 19°50.411'N, 41°18.686'E, 1611 m, 20 Apr 2014, LT, Al Dhafer et al. leg., 1♀; Asir Province: Abha, Garf Raydah Nature Reserve, 18°11.749'N, 42°23.345'E, 1614 m, 7 May 2015, LT, Al Dhafer et al. leg., 1♂; ibidem, 31 Jul 2015, LT, Al Dhafer et al. leg., 1♀; ibidem, 18°11.618'N, 42°23.420'E, 1772 m, 31 Jul 2015, LT, Al Dhafer et al. leg., 1♀; ibidem, 18°11.679'N, 42°23.691'E, 1851 m, 31 Jul 2015, LT, Al Dhafer et al. leg., 1♂; ibidem, 26 Aug 2014, LT, Al Dhafer et al. leg., 1♀, 1♂; 18°11.695'N, 42°23.818'E, 1897 m, 31 Jul 2015, LT, Al Dhafer et al. leg., 2♂; ibidem, 18°11.884'N, 42°24.435'E, 2387 m, 31 Jul 2015, LT, Al Dhafer et al. leg., 2♀; Wadi Marabah (WSW Abha, near Wadi Mashwas), 18°10.293'N, 42°22.195'E, 1150 m, 1 Apr 2017, LT, M.S. Abdel-Dayem leg., 1♀; ibidem, 4 Apr 2017, LT, M.S. Abdel-Dayem leg., 1♀; ibidem, 18°10.18'N, 42°22.12'E, 1197 m, 1 Apr 2017, LT, D. Baiocchi leg., 3♀; 11–13 Apr 2019, LT, D. Baiocchi et al. leg., 1♀ and 1♂; ibidem, 16 Apr 2016, LT, D. Baiocchi leg., 2♂ (AL).
Distribution
Asia: Oman, Yemen. An endemic species of the Arabian Peninsula.
Notes
This study presents the first report of the species in Saudi Arabia. The specimens were collected from rocky areas with Acacia woodlands, Barbary fig shrublands, and O. europaea communities at different elevations (1150‒2387 m) in the mountains of southwestern Saudi Arabia.
