Dentilla arabica ( Hammer, 1962 )

13. Dentilla arabica ( Hammer, 1962)

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Smicromyrme arabica Hammer, 1962: 32 , ♀, holotype, " Fiyush Dist [rict] near Aden [ Yemen], 1915 // Ind [ian] Mus [eum], [R.B.S.] Sewell, Desert fauna" [NZC].

Dentilla arabica : Lelej & van Harten 2006: 22 View Cited Treatment , ♀; Lo Cascio et al. 2012: 541, fig. 13, ♀; Pagliano et al. 2020: 170, ♀; Gadallah et al. 2020: 145 View Cited Treatment , ♀.

Diagnosis. FEMALE. Head, mesosoma and legs ferruginous red, metasoma black, T2 with round medial basal spot and narrow marginal band slightly protruding in the middle, T3–4 with broad band, all with pale golden setae. Scutellar scale not very distinct, hardly protruding, pygidial area with parallel striae diverging apically. Body length 7.0 mm. MALE. Unknown.

Material examined (2♀). Type material. Paratype of Smicromyrme arabica Hammer, 1962: 1 ♀, Fiyush Dist [rict] near Aden [Yemen], 1915 // Ind [ian] Mus [eum], [R.B.S.] Sewell , Desert fauna // Paratype // Smicromyrme arabica , m[ihi], Type, ♀, det. Hammer " [ NHMW]. Other material. Yemen: Wadi Bana, 26.X.1992, A.van Harten, 1♀ [ ZMAN].

Distribution. Yemen.

Remarks. Dentilla arabica may be the opposite sex of D. testacea or D. ehrenbergi , since all three species were collected from nearby localities ( Lelej & van Harten 2006).