First record of Chiasmognathus from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Abstract

The cleptoparasitic bee genus Chiasmognathus Engel (Nomadinae: Ammobatini) is recorded from Saudi Arabia for the first time. Chiasmognathus nearchus Engel was previously known from specimens collected in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Here we report and figure two individuals captured in central Saudi Arabia. Copyright Abdulaziz S. Alqarni et al.