Abstract
The species of the genus Micatagla Argaman (Bradynobaenidae: Apterogyninae) in Saudi Arabia are reviewed. A single species, M.antropovi Pagliano, 2002, has previously been reported from Abu Arish (Jazan region, Saudi Arabia). Four new species based on females are described and illustrated in the present paper: M.fuscogastersp. nov. and M.reemaesp. nov. (Garf Raydah Natural Reserve, Asir region), M.sauditasp. nov. (Wadi Hanifah, Riyadh region) and M.similissp. nov. (Shada Al-Ala Natural Reserve, Al-Baha region). An illustrated key to the females and an annotated faunistic list of all Micatagla species of Saudi Arabia are also provided.
Highlights
The genus Micatagla Argaman, 1994 is one of the largest genera of Bradynobaenidae and the most speciose in the subfamily Apterogyninae (Pagliano 2002)
Almost all of them are found in the Afrotropical Region (Pagliano 2002, Lo Cascio and Pagliano 2012)
The genus Micatagla was first proposed by Argaman (1994) in his generic synopsis of Apterogyninae, represented by a single species, M. schultzei (André, 1909)
Summary
The genus Micatagla Argaman, 1994 is one of the largest genera of Bradynobaenidae and the most speciose in the subfamily Apterogyninae (Pagliano 2002).
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