1. Rhopalia gyps (Bowden, 1987) by wildlifeuae

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31-Mar-2010

1. Rhopalia gyps (Bowden, 1987)

Green Mubazzarah, Al Ain, UAE

ID by Christian Schmid-Egger

3rd record only of this very rare species

Species decribed in 1987 by J. Bowden (description in Insects of Eastern Arabia, Walker & Pittaway (p.153))

One specimen collected at Wadi Maidaq for Arthropod Fauna of the UAE (Volume 1)

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