Euborellia Burr 1910

Key to the species of Euborellia of the Middle East

Species of the genus Euborellia occurring in the Middle East geographic region (Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen) can be separated by the following key:

1 (2) Tegminae and wings fully developed............ E. femoralis (Dohrn, 1863) (Iran, Iraq)

2 (1) Tegminae short, reduced or absent; wings rudimentary, concealed, or absent.......... 5

3 (6) Tegminae present, even though rudimentary.............................................................. 4

4 (5) Eyes large, as long as antennomere 1; antennomere 1 shorter than distance between antennal bases; male forceps usually with tooth on dorsal surface basally............................................................................................................ E. moesta Géné, 1839 (Iran)

5 (4) Eyes small, diameter lesser than antennomere 1; antennomere 1 as long as or longer than distance between antennal bases; male forceps without tooth on dorsal surface basally......................................................... E. sakaii Steinmann, 1978 (Afghanistan)

6 (3) Tegminae completely absent...................................................................................... 7

7 (8) Legs yellow, femora with conspicuous dark or black rings; pronotum wider than long............................. E. annulipes (Lucas, 1847) (Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria)

8 (7) Legs uniformly yellow, pronotum longer than wide....... E. angustata sp. nov. (Iran)