Dentilla ehrenbergi Lelej

10. Dentilla ehrenbergi Lelej in Lelej & van Harten, 2006

( Fig. 64 View FIGURES 55–67 )

Dentilla ehrenbergi Lelej in Lelej & van Harten, 2006: 22 View Cited Treatment , ♂, holotype, Yemen, Al Kowd , III.2001, LT [Light Trap], A. van Harten & S. Al Haruri [ ZMAN]; Pagliano et al. 2020: 170, ♂; Gadallah et al. 2020: 145 View Cited Treatment , ♂.

Ephutomma continua aurea : Bischoff 1920: 151, ♂ non ♀. Misidentification.

Ephutomma bicolor : Invrea 1965: 65, ♂ (Hadhramaut, Yemen). Misidentification .

Diagnosis. MALE. The male can be distinguished from Palaearctic D. dichroa ( Sichel et Radoszkowski 1869) in having the apex of T7 rounded (emarginated in dichroa ), in having golden felt lines on T2 and S2 (whitish in dichroa ), in having more infuscated forewing (infuscated spot beyond marginal cell in dichroa ), in having differing shape and setae of volsella (long setae of basivolsella project over apex of gonostylus in dichroa ). Body length 8.0– 12.8 mm. FEMALE. Unknown.

Material examined. (27♂). Type material. Holotype and GoogleMaps 16 parat ypes of D. ehrenbergi from Yemen and Saudi Arabia [ ZMAN, IBSS, RMNH, ZMMU] ( Lelej & van Harten 2006). GoogleMaps Additional material. Eritrea: Massaua [Mitsiwa], 1892, 1♂, Ragazzi [ MNHU]. GoogleMaps Israel: Arava Valley, 40 km N Elat, Yotvata, 29 53 N 35 02 E, 3.VI.1991, 9♂, Müller [ IBSS] GoogleMaps .

Distribution. Israel (new record), Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea (new record).