J. Kugler

TACHINIDAE OF ISRAEL. I

ABSTRACT A list is given of 164 species of Tachinidae from Israel: 32 Phasiinae, 7 Dexiinae, 41 Echinomyiinae, 34 Exoristinae and 50 Goniinae; 13 of them are new species and 73 are recorded for the first time from Israel. The zoogeographical distribution of Israel tachinids is discussed; most species are Palaearctic and of a more or less wide distribution in this region, only 9 of them are Eremic; 6 species are Ethiopian elements and 7 Palaeotropic; 25 species and 2 subspecies are known so far only from Israel. Some observations on the biology of tachinids are stated; 45 hosts are reported from Israel: 4 Orthoptera, 4 Hemiptera and 37 Lepidoptera. Cases of hyperparasitism were observed: Brachymeria kassalensis Kirby (Chalcididae), Pediobius sp. (Eulophidae), and Tetrastichus sp. (Eulophidae) hatched from puparia of Exorista segregata Rond., a parasite of Orgyia dubia Tausch. (Lyman-triidae); Thyridanthrax afer Fabr. (Bombyliidae) hatched from a puparium of Spoggosia aegyptiaca Vill., a parasite of Ocnogyn...

TACHINIDAE OF ISRAEL IV. DESCRIPTION OF TEN NEW SPECIES

ABSTRACT Ten new species from Israel and the Sinai peninsula are described. Two of them, Mendelssohnia sinaica (Blondeliina) and Amnonia carmelitana (Atylomyina), belong to new genera. The other eight species are Archiclops blaptis, Pseudomintho ater, Rhinotachina (Pseudorhinotachina) golanensis, Ernestia (Meriania) longiventris, Linnaemyia petiolata, Clairvillia pninae, Clytiomyia dupuisi and Gymnosoma acrosterni. The holotypes and most of the paratypes are deposited in the Entomological Collection of the Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University.

SPECIES OF THE GENUS LEUCOSTOMA (TACHINDAE, PHASIINAE) IN ISRAEL

ABSTRACT Three new species of Leucostoma (Tachinirian, Phasiinae): L. crassa, L. engeddense and L. maris-mortui are described. A key for the identification of 8 Palaearctic species is given.