Anthelephila macilenta

Anthelephila macilenta (Bonadona, 1962)

Material examined. YEMEN: 1 ♀, Wadi Daw’an, NW of Al Mukalla, 15°09′N 48°26′E, 946 m, 20.x.2003, P.Kabátek leg. (ZKDC); 1 ♀, dtto, at light, 3.iv.2007, M. Rejzek leg. (ZKDC); 2 JJ, 2 ♀♀, dtto, S. Kadlec leg. (ZKDC); 1 J 1 ♀, Jabal Bura’, NEE of Al Hudaydah, 14°52′N 43°24′E, 600 m, 30.x.–1.xi.2007, S. Kadlec leg. (ZKDC); 2 ♀♀, 20 km W of Lawdar, 13°53′N 45°48′E, 1101 m, 26.–27.iii.2007, S. Kadlec leg. (ZKDC); 2 ♀♀, dtto, P. Kabátek leg. (ZKDC); 2 JJ 5 ♀♀, dtto, M. Rejzek leg. (ZKDC, NMPC); 1 ♀, NW of Al Mukalla, Kawr Sayban mt., 14°37′N 49°03′E, at light, 575 m, 29.iii.2007, M. Rejzek leg. (ZKDC); 1 J, 20 km NW of Dhawran, 14°40′N 44°13′E, 1794 m, 29.x.2005, S. Kadlec leg. (ZKDC); 1♀, 30 km NW At Turbah, 13°15′N 44°01′E, 1300 m, S. Kadlec leg.(ZKDC); 1 ♀, Jabal al Fatk, Hawf NE Al Ghaydah, 16°40′N 53°05′E, 729 m, 12.–13.x.2005, P. Kabátek leg. (ZKDC); 4 JJ 5 ♀♀, dtto, 16°39′N 53°04′E, 477 m, 31.iii.2007, P. Kabátek leg. (ZKDC, NMPC); 1 J, dtto, at light, 1.iv.2007, M. Rejzek leg. (ZKDC); 1 J, Wadi Surdud (Sari’), W of San’a’, 15°15′N 43°30′E, 627 m, 2.xi.2005, P. Kabátek leg. (ZKDC); 1 J, Hawf NE of Albhaydah, 16°40′N 53°05′E, 200–730 m, 14.x.2005, J. Halada leg. (ZKDC).

Remarks. A rather widespread and common species ranging from Senegal, via Ethiopia as far as Saudi Arabia and Oman (KEJVAL 2002). It is recorded here from Yemen for the first time. Male characters of the specimens from Oman and Saudi Arabia are figured by KEJVAL (2002).