Catalogue of Dictyoptera from Syria and neighbouring countries (Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan)

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This study is a catalogue of Dictyoptera (Mantodea, Isoptera and Blattaria) from five Eastern Mediterranean countries (Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan). There are 75 species of Dictyoptera known to occur in these countries. These species belong to 15 families (eight of Mantodea, four of Isoptera and three of Blattaria). Mantodea is by far the dictyopteran group with the highest richness with 43 species occurring in this region, followed by Blattaria, with 21, and Isoptera with 11. Turkey is the place with the highest number of Dictyoptera (34%), followed by Iraq (23%) then Syria (22%), Jordan (15%) and Lebanon (7%). An analysis of accumulated number of species along time shows that most of this biodiversity was described during the 20<sup>th</sup> century, and that Mantodea is the group with the highest number of species described more recently. If this curve is taken as an estimator of the increase of diversity with new prospections, this indicates that the number of Mantodea in this region would be much higher than presently known. Conversely, the local richness of Blattaria and Isoptera are likely to be close to the present numbers, as the curves remain steady for about 100 years. An accumulation curve of species described with occurrence restricted to these five countries shows that most of them were described at the beginning of the 20<sup>th</sup> century. An analysis of the number of references dealing with each of these species along time reveals that Mantodea is the dictyopteran group most studied in all periods except the second half of the 20<sup>th</sup> century, when Isoptera was more cited. The types of these species are distributed in 29 institutions, but are mainly concentrated in four major European collections.
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A) Accumulated number of species of Mantodea, Isoptera and Blattaria occurring in five Middle East countries (Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan) described along time. B) Accumulated number of species of Mantodea, Isoptera and Blattaria known to occur only in these countries.
A) Accumulated number of species of Mantodea, Isoptera and Blattaria occurring in five Middle East countries (Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan) described along time. B) Accumulated number of species of Mantodea, Isoptera and Blattaria known to occur only in these countries.
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Number of citations of the species of Mantodea, Isoptera and Blattaria occurring in five Middle East countries (Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan). The time period goes from the first species described (Bolivaria brachyptera (Pallas, 1773)-Mantodea) to 2007 when the last study concerning species from these groups was published.
Number of citations of the species of Mantodea, Isoptera and Blattaria occurring in five Middle East countries (Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan). The time period goes from the first species described (Bolivaria brachyptera (Pallas, 1773)-Mantodea) to 2007 when the last study concerning species from these groups was published.
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Catalogue of Dictyoptera from Syria and neighbouring countries
(Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan)
MARAM CAESAR
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, ROGER ROY, FREDERIC LEGENDRE,
PHILIPPE GRANDCOLAS & ROSELI PELLENS
Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversit, ISYEB - UMR 7205 CNR UPMC EPHE, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Sor-
bonne Universités, CP 50, 45, rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France
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Abstract
This study is a catalogue of Dictyoptera (Mantodea, Isoptera and Blattaria) from five Eastern Mediterranean countries
(Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan). There are 75 species of Dictyoptera known to occur in these countries. These
species belong to 15 families (eight of Mantodea, four of Isoptera and three of Blattaria). Mantodea is by far the dicty-
opteran group with the highest richness with 43 species occurring in this region, followed by Blattaria, with 21, and
Isoptera with 11. Turkey is the place with the highest number of Dictyoptera (34%), followed by Iraq (23%) then Syria
(22%), Jordan (15%) and Lebanon (7%). An analysis of accumulated number of species along time shows that most of
this biodiversity was described during the 20
th
century, and that Mantodea is the group with the highest number of species
described more recently. If this curve is taken as an estimator of the increase of diversity with new prospections, this in-
dicates that the number of Mantodea in this region would be much higher than presently known. Conversely, the local
richness of Blattaria and Isoptera are likely to be close to the present numbers, as the curves remain steady for about 100
years. An accumulation curve of species described with occurrence restricted to these five countries shows that most of
them were described at the beginning of the 20
th
century. An analysis of the number of references dealing with each of
these species along time reveals that Mantodea is the dictyopteran group most studied in all periods except the second half
of the 20
th
century, when Isoptera was more cited. The types of these species are distributed in 29 institutions, but are main-
ly concentrated in four major European collections.
Key words: Mantodea, Isoptera, Blattaria, species list, types, Mediterranean region, biodiversity assessment
Introduction
The Mediterranean Region is widely recognised as one of the world’s Biodiversity Hotspots (Myers et al., 2000).
Its wonderful dry climate with diverse but harsh soil conditions gave rise to an enormous diversification of plants,
the group with the highest rates of endemicity, but also amongst vertebrates, insects, and many other organisms.
However, the Mediterranean basin biomes (Mediterranean Grasslands and the Mediterranean Forests) are
distributed in many countries and comprises several biodiversity hotspots (e.g. Medail & Quezel, 1997; 1999), and
the present knowledge of the existing biodiversity and its present status is quite dissimilar from one place to
another.
Blattaria, Mantodea and Isoptera are large groups of worldwide-distributed insects with an important diversity
in the Mediterranean region. However, at present time it is hard to have an idea of the number of species and of
their areas of distribution because the existing taxonomic data is spread in hundreds of documents demanding a
huge effort each time we need information about species’ occurrences, or distribution area. So, as a first step to
systematize the present knowledge on the distribution of these three insect orders along the Mediterranean biomes,
we prepared a catalogue of Dictyoptera (Mantodea, Isoptera and Blattaria) in five Eastern Mediterranean countries
(Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan), and we analysed the evolution of the knowledge about these groups
along time.
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Materials and methods
This study was based on a comprehensive search of the literature about Dictyoptera from Syria, Lebanon, Turkey,
Iraq and Jordan. We started with a search in Zoological Records, ‘Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science, and
Blattodea Species File, using the search: ‘Blattaria’ OR ‘Blattodea’ AND ‘Syria’, ‘Blattaria’ OR ‘Blattodea’ AND
‘Turkey’, ‘Blattaria’ OR ‘Blattodea’ AND ‘Lebanon’, ‘Blattaria’ OR ‘Blattodea’ AND ‘Iraq’, ‘Blattaria’ OR
‘Blattodea’ AND ‘Jordan’ (using both English and French orthography for country names). The same procedure
was repeated for ‘Isoptera’ OR ‘Termites’, and for ‘Mantodea’. In all cases we selected the options for finding
these terms in “Titles” AND “Topics” AND “For All Years”. This normally retrieves all information existing in
these databases since 1900. To check if there were references that were missing in these databases, this search was
complemented by searches in Google and Google Scholar with the same terms aligned, as, for instance, ‘Blattaria’
‘Blattodea’ ‘Syria’. In addition, we repeated the same procedure, but including the name of families that we
expected to occur in this region as an additional option, as, for example, ‘Blattaria’ OR ‘Blattodea’ OR
‘Polyphagidae’ AND ‘Syria’. From the resulting references we deleted all those dealing with fossil species.
This investigation was then complemented by exhaustive searches on the following comprehensive catalogues:
Çiplak & Demirsoy, 1997; Ehrmann (2000, 2002, 2011), Otte & Spearman, 2005; Battiston et al., 2010 for
Mantodea; for Isoptera we used Krishna et al., 2013, Engel et al., 2009; and, finally, the Princis (1962-1971)
catalogue for Blattaria. Once we had the list of species occurring in these countries, we went back to the same Web
Databases using the species’ names, to check if there were more references dealing specifically with them.
The localization of the type specimens was made with the help of the original publications, some published
catalogues of types and recent internal databases of types and of specimens of the following institutions: Muséum
national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris (Grandcolas, 2004-2007); Natural History Museum, London (Beccaloni, 2007);
Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna (Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien, 2007); the internal data base of Museum
of Natural History of Geneva; the internal data base of Blattaria from the Zoologisches Institut der Martin-Luther
Universität, Halle, Germany; Thunberg in Uppsala University (Wallin & Wallin, 2001).
The type specimens were characterized as Holotype, Allotype, Syntype, Paratype, Neotype, Lectotype or
Paralectotype whenever this information was available in the publications or in the internal databases. We also
mentioned the presence of specimens in some collections for which we had access to their database, indicating the
presence of specimens in the collections even if they are not clearly identified as types.
The classification used in this paper follows Beccaloni & Eggleton (2013) modified from Princis (1962–1971)
and Grandcolas (1996) for Blattaria; Engel et al., (2009) for Isoptera; and Ehrmann (2000, 2002, 2011), with
modifications for Mantodea.
Institutional Abbreviations
AMNH American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA
ANSP Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, USA
DZCU Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
FRI Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
IEA Institute of Agricultural Entomology, Portici, Italy
INHM Iraq Natural History Museum, Baghdad, Iraq
IPUC Istituto policattedra di Biologia animale, università di Catania, Italy
MHNG Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Genève, Switzerland
MLUH Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Institut für Zoologie und Zoologische Sammlung,
Wittenberg, Germany
MNCN Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain
MNHN Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
MRSN Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino, Italy
NHM Natural History Museum of London, England—formerly known as British Museum of Natural
History, or British Museum
NHMB Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel, Switzerland
NHMW Naturhistorisches Museum (Natural History State Museum in Vienna), Vienna, Austria
NMP National History Museum Prague, Czech Republic
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NTM Museum of Plant Protection Department, Mustafa Kemal University, Ankara, Hatay,Turkey
RMNH Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Leiden, Netherlands
SANC National Collection of Insects, Pretoria, South Africa
SMNK Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Karlsruhe, Germany
SMNS Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stuttgart, Germany
UZIU Universitets Zoologiska Institut, Uppsala, Sweden
ZIHS Zoötomiska Institute, Hogskolas, Stockholm, Sweden
ZIN Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg, Russia (also cited as in the
collection’s of Leningrad)
ZMHB Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin, Germany (Zoological Museum, Berlin,
Germany)
ZMUC Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
ZMUH Zoological Museum of Hamburg, Germany
ZMUZ Zoologisches Museum der Universität, Zürich, Switzerland
ZSM Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Germany
Results and discussion
There are 75 species of Dictyoptera known from these five countries. These species belong to 15 families (eight for
Mantodea, four for Isoptera and three for Blattaria). Mantodea is by far the dictyopteran group with the highest
richness with 43 species and subspecies occurring in this region, followed by Blattaria, with 21, and Isoptera with
11. This is at odds with general trends of diversity within these groups, as globally Blattaria is the more specious,
with more than 4000 species described (Princis, 1962–1971) and with a high number of new species at each new
place sampled (Grandcolas, 1994a,c; 1997; Pellens, 2002; Pellens & Grandcolas, 2008; Grandcolas & Pellens,
2012); Isoptera has often low local species richness and includes a total of 3106 living and fossil species (Krishna
et al., 2013); and Mantodea has the lowest total number of known species (more than 2400 species) (Svenson &
Whiting, 2004). These discrepancies suggest that, concerning the ratio between local and global number of species,
Mantodea diversified more in these countries than the two others.
More species of Dictyoptera were recorded in Turkey (34%), followed by Iraq (23%) then Syria (22%), Jordan
(15%) and Lebanon (7%). Roughly these results seem to be strongly associated with the size of the countries since
Turkey is the largest one; Lebanon the smallest; and the three others have intermediate surfaces, and this diversity
might reflect environmental diversity within each of them. However, other factors such as facility of access to
natural sites, and the existence of local scientists interested in these groups might also play an important role in the
knowledge of the existing fauna.
The species of Dictyoptera occurring in this region started to be studied in 1773, when Bolivaria brachyptera
(Pallas, 1773) (Mantodea) was described, and the number of species increased at different paces for these three
insect orders along time. Most of species of Blattodea and Isoptera are known from before 1950. For Mantodea,
however, an important number of species (28%) were described more recently, and the accumulation curve (Figure
1A) suggests that the number of species in the region will still increase. For Isoptera all known species, except one,
were described at the very beginning of the 20
th
century. For Blattaria, some species were described between 1937
and 1957, and never after this date.
Twenty-nine of these species (i.e., 38%) have so far been recorded only in these five countries (22 of
Mantodea, one of Isoptera and six of Blattaria) and, as shown in Figure 1B, the greatest part of these species was
described during the 20
th
century. It also shows that the total number of species is much smaller for (Figure 1 B).
In taxonomic studies, the number of times a species is cited reveals the dynamics of their study, as for example
changes in nomenclature, reviews of the genera and resolution of synonymies. If we consider the number of times
the species of Dictyoptera were cited along the time period comprised in this study, we can see that, as for many
other taxonomic groups and in diverse scientific domains, it is above all from the beginning of the twentieth
century they started to be more studied. Globally Mantodea is by far the dictyopteran group the most studied, with
a total of 91 citations, and a significantly higher number of citations at each time period. But since 1958, Isoptera
became more studied, being more cited than Mantodea in some decades (Figure 2). This information shows that
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despite more studies of Isoptera from this region in the second half of the 20th century, only one new species was
described (see Figure 1 B). This suggests that the present number of known species might be close to the real
number of Isoptera species occurring in these countries.
FIGURE 1. A) Accumulated number of species of Mantodea, Isoptera and Blattaria occurring in five Middle East countries
(Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan) described along time. B) Accumulated number of species of Mantodea, Isoptera and
Blattaria known to occur only in these countries.
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The 75 species with occurrence in these five countries are represented by 107 types or type series distributed in
29 institutions. Four of them (NHM, NHMW, MHNG, ZMHB) house 52% of the types, and each of them has
between 13 and 15 types of these species. Seven other institutions house 35% of the types (MNHN, MLUH, UZIU,
AMNH, MRSN, ZIN, IPUC), with between 4 and 7 types in each of them. The remaining 22 types (20%) are
housed in 18 other institutions.
FIGURE 2. Number of citations of the species of Mantodea, Isoptera and Blattaria occurring in five Middle East countries
(Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan). The time period goes from the first species described (Bolivaria brachyptera
(Pallas, 1773)—Mantodea) to 2007 when the last study concerning species from these groups was published.
Catalogue of Mantodea, Isoptera and Blattaria from Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan
ORDER MANTODEA
Family: Amorphoscelidae
Amorphoscelis pantherina Roy, 1966
Amorphoscelis pantherina Roy, 1966: 268–270; Ehrmann, 2002: 62; 2011: 6; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 25.
Geographical records: Iraq.
General distribution: Iraq, Turkey-SE.
Type series: Holotype male ANSP. Type locality: Iraq: Arbil Liwa.
Family: Rivetinidae
Bolivaria brachyptera (Pallas, 1773)
Mantis brachyptera Pallas, 1773: 728.
Bolivaria brachyptera Giglio-Tos, 1927: 482; Ramme, 1951: 327; Çiplak & Demirsoy, 1997: 109; Ehrmann, 2002:
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82; 2011: 9; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 226; Battiston et al., 2010: 90.
Bolivaria kurda Ramme, 1951: 327–328; Çiplak & Demirsoy, 1997: 109; Ehrmann, 2002: 83; 2011: 9; Otte &
Spearman, 2005: 227; Battiston et al., 2010: 90.
Geographical records: Turkey.
General distribution: from Crete (Greece) to Mongolia.
Type series: Type male ZMHB (Alcohol). Type locality: Western Asia (Iraq, Iran): Iaikum; Turkey: Anatolia Silvan
700m.
Eremoplana infelix Uvarov, 1924
Eremoplana infelix Uvarov, 1924: 3–5; Ehrmann, 2002: 143; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 230; Battiston et al., 2010:
103.
Geographical records: Lebanon.
General distribution: from Sudan to Lebanon.
Type series: Holotype male RMNH, Paratype female RMNH. Type locality: Egypt: Adair Wadi Hof.
Geomantis larvoides larvoides Pantel, 1896
Geomantis larvoides Pantel, 1896: 67–70; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 230 ; Battiston et al., 2010: 104.
Geomantis larvoides larvoides Ehrmann, 2002: 156; 2011: 16.
Geographical records: Turkey.
General distribution: Mediterranean region from Portugal and Morocco to Turkey.
Type series: Holotype male MNHN, Allotype female MNHN. Type locality: Spain.
Microthespis dmitriewi Werner, 1908
Microthespis dmitriewi Werner, 1908: 120; Ehrmann, 2002: 224; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 233; Battiston et al.,
2010: 124.
Geographical records: Jordan, Iran, Oman, Saudi—Arabi, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
General distribution: from Ethiopia, Somalia to Iran.
Type series: Holotype male ZIN, Paratype female ZIN. Type locality: Ethiopia: Djibuti, Harar.
Rivetina asiatica Mistshenko, 1967
Rivetina asiatica Mistshenko, 1967: 705–707; Ehrmann, 2000: 6; 2002: 310; 2011: 21; Otte & Spearman, 2005:
234; Battiston et al., 2010: 148.
Kinzelbachia kinzelbachi Harz, 1988: 207–208; Ehrmann, 2000: 2.
Geographical records: Turkey.
General distribution: Turkey: Anatolia.
Type series: Holotype male ZIN, Allotype female ZIN, Paratype male, female ZIN, (Synonym: (K.k.) Neotype
male, female, juv. SMNK). Type locality: Turkey: Anatolia.
Rivetina balcanica Kaltenbach, 1963
Rivetina balcanica Kaltenbach, 1963: 579–581; La Greca & Lombardo, 1982: 356; Ehrmann, 2000: 6; 2002: 311;
2011: 23; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 234; Battiston et al., 2010: 150.
Geographical records: Turkey.
General distribution: Turkey: Anatolia.
Type series: Holotype female NHMW. Type locality: Turkey: Anatolia.
Rivetina byblica La Greca & Lombardo, 1982
Rivetina byblica La Greca & Lombardo, 1982: 368–369; Ehrmann, 2000: 6; 2002: 311; 2011: 24; Otte &
Spearman, 2005: 234; Eid et al., 2009: 23; Battiston et al., 2010: 150.
Geographical records: Syria, Jordan, Turkey.
General distribution: from Jordan to Turkey.
Type series: Holotype male IPUC, Paratype male, female IPUC. Type locality: Jordan: Wadi Shu’elb.
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Rivetina caucasica caucasica (Saussure, 1871a)
Iris (Fischeria) caucasica Saussure, 1871a: 110–112.
Fischeria caucasica: Bolívar, 1899: 587.
Eufischeriella caucasica: Giglio-Tos, 1927: 485.
Rivetina caucasica: Beier, 1935: 108.
Kinzelbachia ragnari Harz, 1988: 209; Ehrmann, 2000: 2.
Rivetina caucasica caucasica La Greca & Lombardo, 1982: 361; Ehrmann, 2000: 6; 2002: 311; 2011: 24; Otte &
Spearman, 2005: 235; Battiston & Massan, 2008: 21–22; Battiston et al., 2010: 150.
Geographical records: Syria, Turkey.
General distribution: Iran, Caucasus, Syria, Turkey.
Type series: Holotype male NHMW, Allotype female NHMW, Paratype male NHMW, (Synonym: (K.r.) Neotype
male, female, juv. SMNK). Type locality: Caucasia.
Rivetina caucasica turcica Ramme, 1951
Rivetina turcica Ramme, 1951: 325–327.
Rivetina baetica: Uvarov, 1924: 40.
Rivetina caucasica turcica La Greca & Lombardo, 1982: 362; Ehrmann, 2000: 7; 2002: 311; Otte & Spearman,
2005: 237; Battiston et al., 2010: 150.
Geographical records: Lebanon, Turkey.
General distribution: Lebanon: Beirut, Turkey-E: Anatolia.
Type series: Holotype female ZMHB. Type locality: Turkey: Anatolia-Ulukisla (Cilic. Taurus).
Rivetina excellens Beier, 1956
Rivetina excellens Beier, 1956: 73–74; La Greca & Lombardo, 1982: 374; Ehrmann, 2000: 7; 2002: 312; Otte &
Spearman, 2005: 235.
Geographical records: Iraq.
General distribution: Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Emirates.
Type series: Holotype male SMNS.
Type locality: Iran-NS: Belutschistan, Iranshar 800 m im Trockental.
Rivetina laticollis La Greca & Lombardo, 1982
Rivetina laticollis La Greca & Lombardo, 1982: 388–390; Ehrmann, 2000: 7; 2002 : 312; Otte & Spearman, 2005:
236.
Geographical records: Iraq.
General distribution: Iraq.
Type series: Holotype male IPUC. Type locality: Iraq: Kut.
Rivetina syriaca anatolica La Greca & Lombardo, 1982
Rivetina syriaca anatolica La Greca & Lombardo, 1982: 366.
Rivetina syriaca anatolica Ehrmann, 2000: 8; Ehrmann, 2002: 313; 2011: 25; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 236;
Battiston et al., 2010: 151.
Geographical records: Turkey.
General distribution: Turkey-E: Anatolia.
Type series: Holotype male IPUC, Allotype female IPUC, Paratype male, female IPUC. Type locality: Turkey:
Foce F. Aksu, Fra Antalya Cahilar, Traüpan Acru.
Rivetina syriaca mesopotamica La Greca & Lombardo, 1982
Rivetina syriaca mesopotamica La Greca & Lombardo, 1982: 366–368; Ehrmann, 2000: 8; 2002 : 313; Otte &
Spearman, 2005: 236; Battiston et al., 2010: 151.
Geographical records: Iraq.
General distribution: Iraq: Mesopotamia.
Type series: Holotype male IPUC, Allotype female IPUC, Paratype male IPUC, MRSN. Type locality: Iraq:
Bagdad.
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Rivetina syriaca syriaca (Saussure, 1869)
Iris syriaca Saussure, 1869: 65.
Rivetina syriaca syriaca Ehrmann, 2000: 8; 2002: 313; 2011: 25; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 236; Battiston et al.,
2010: 151.
Fischeria festae Giglio-Tos, 1916: 22; La Greca & Lombardo, 1982: 363–365.
Fischeria syriaca: Giglio-Tos, 1917: 153; Uvarov, 1922: 722–723.
Eufischeriella festae: Giglio-Tos, 1927: 485.
Rivetina festae Beier, 1935: 109.
Geographical records: Lebanon, Syria.
General distribution: Lebanon, Syria, Tadjikistan (Transcaspian: Utsh-Adzhi).
Type series: Holotype female MHNG, (Synonym: (F. f .) Holotype female MRSN). Type locality: Syria.
Family: Amelidae
Ameles heldreichi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882
Ameles heldreichi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882: 67; Bolívar, 1893: 7; Giglio-Tos, 1927: 163. Ehrmann, 2002: 59;
2011: 3; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 145; Battiston et al., 2010: 74.
Geographical records: Turkey.
General distribution: from Greece to Libya and Cyprus.
Type series: Cotypus female ZMHB (Alkohol 2 male, female juv.). Type locality: Greece.
Ameles kervillei Bolívar, 1911
Ameles kervillei Bolívar, 1911: 1–2; Giglio-Tos, 1927: 161; Ehrmann, 2002: 59; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 145;
Battiston et al., 2010: 67.
Geographical records: Syria.
General distribution: Syria-W: Anti Lebanon bei Baalbeck=Heliopolis.
Type series: Holotype female MNCN, Type locality: Syria.
Ameles syriensis Giglio-Tos, 1915
Ameles syriensis Giglio-Tos, 1915: 150; 1927: 163; Ehrmann, 2002: 60; 2011: 6; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 146; Eid
et al., 2009: 23; Battiston et al., 2010: 79.
Geographical records: Syria, Turkey, Jordan.
General distribution: Syria, Turkey, Jordan.
Type series: Holotype female MRSN. Type locality: Syria.
Family: Eremiaphilidae
Eremiaphila ammonita Uvarov, 1933
Eremiaphila ammonita Uvarov, 1933: 664–665; Ehrmann, 2002: 138; Battiston et al., 2010: 171.
Geographical records: Jordan.
General distribution: Jordan.
Type series: Holotype female NHM. Type locality: Jordan: Amman.
Eremiaphila andresi Werner, 1910
Eremiaphila andresi Werner, 1910: 200–201; Ehrmann, 2002: 138; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 57; Battiston et al.,
2010: 171.
Geographical records: Iraq.
General distribution: Egypt, Libya, Iraq.
Type series: Holotype male NHMW, Allotype female NHMW. Type locality: Egypt: Dekela.
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Eremiaphila braueri Krauss, 1902
Eremiaphila braueri Krauss, 1902: 53; Ehrmann, 2002: 138; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 58; Battiston et al., 2010:
172.
Geographical records: Jordan.
General distribution: Yemen, Socotra, Jordan, Oman, Emirates.
Type series: Holotype male NHMW, Allotype female NHMW. Type locality: Arabia.
Eremiaphila cerisy Lefebvre, 1835
Eremiaphila cerisy Lefebvre, 1835: 484–486; Ehrmann, 2002: 139; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 59; Battiston et al.,
2010: 173.
Geographical records: Iraq.
General distribution: Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Oman, Saudi-Arabia, Emirates.
Type series: Holotype female MNHN. Type locality: "désert de Luxor (Haute-Egypte)".
Eremiaphila dagi Doganlar, 2007
Eremiaphila dagi Doganlar, 2007: 1–6; Battiston et al., 2010: 173.
Geographical records: Turkey.
General distribution: Turkey.
Type series: Holotype female NTM, Allotype male NTM. Paratype female ZMUH, Paratype male and female
SMNK, Paratype male and female ZSM. Type locality: Turkey: Antakya, Hatay.
Eremiaphila fraseri Uvarov, 1921
Eremiaphila fraseri Uvarov, 1921: 175–176; Ehrmann, 2002: 139; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 60.
Geographical records: Iraq.
General distribution: Iraq.
Type series: Holotype female NHM. Type locality: Iraq: Mesopotamia Anah am Euphrat.
Eremiaphila gene Lefebvre, 1835
Eremiaphila géné Lefebvre, 1835: 486–489; Ehrmann, 2002: 139; 2011: 13; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 60.
Eremiaphila généi: Saussure, 1871b: 250; Giglio-Tos, 1927: 52; Battiston et al., 2010: 174.
Eremiaphila burmeisteri Giglio-Tos, 1927: 52.
Geographical records: Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon.
General distribution: from Egypt to Armenia.
Type series: Syntype male, female MRSN. Type locality: "Mont-liban".
Eremiaphila persica persica Werner, 1905
Eremiaphila persica persica Werner, 1905: 388–389; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 63.
Eremiaphila persica Ehrmann, 2002: 141; 2011: 14.
Geographical records: Turkey.
General distribution: Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey-E: Anatolia.
Type series: Holotype male ZIN, Allotype female ZIN.
Eremiaphila turcica Westwood, 1889
Eremiaphila turcica Westwood, 1889: 29; Giglio-Tos: 1927, 53; Ehrmann; 2011: 14; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 64;
Battiston et al., 2010: 177.
Eremiaphila turica [sic], Ehrmann, 2002: 142.
Geographical records: Turkey, Iraq.
General distribution: Lebanon: Beirut, Turkey-E: Anatolia.
Type series: Syntype female NHM. Type locality: Turkey.
Eremiaphila typhon Lefebvre, 1835
Eremiaphila typhon Lefebvre, 1835: 499–500; Giglio-Tos: 1927, 47; Ehrmann, 2002: 142; Otte & Spearman, 2005:
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Geographical records: Syria.
General distribution: from Algeria to Syria.
Type series: Holotype male ZMHB female juv. MNHN lost. Type locality: Egypt, désert près de la fontaine de
Rhéan.
Eremiaphila uvarovi Bodenheimer, 1933
Eremiaphila uvarovi Bodenheimer, 1933: 79–80; Ehrmann, 2002: 142; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 65; Battiston et al.,
2010: 178.
Geographical records: Jordan.
General distribution: Jordan.
Type series: Holotype female NHM. Type locality: Jordan-S: Maan.
Family: Tarachodidae
Iris nana Uvarov, 1930
Iris nana Uvarov, 1930: 632; Ehrmann, 2002: 194; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 337.
Geographical records: Iraq.
General distribution: Afghanistan, Belutschistan, India, Iraq, Iran.
Type series: Holotype male NHM. Type locality: Iraq: Bagdhad.
Iris oratoria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gryllus (Mantis) oratorius Linnaeus, 1758: 426.
Mantis oratoria: Blanchard, 1840: 13.
Iris oratoria Giglio-Tos, 1927: 332; Çiplak & Demirsoy, 1997: 107; Ehrmann, 2002: 195; 2011: 18; Otte &
Spearman, 2005: 338; Battiston et al., 2010: 116.
Geographical records: Syria, Turkey.
General distribution: All Mediterranean region.
Type series: Holotype male, female UZIU. Type locality: Africa.
Family: Toxoderidae
Pareuthyphlebs palmonii (Uvarov, 1939)
Xenomantis palmonii Uvarov, 1939: 219–220; Ehrmann, 2002: 273; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 394; Battiston et al.,
2010: 137.
Geographical records: Jordan.
General distribution: Jordan.
Type series: Holotype female NHM. Type locality: am Fluss Jordan.
Sinaiella sabulosa Uvarov, 1939
Sinaiella sabulosa Uvarov, 1939: 552; Ehrmann, 2002: 319; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 245 Battiston et al., 2010:
156.
Geographical records: Jordan.
General distribution: Saudi-Arabia, Jordan.
Type series: Holotype male NHM. Type locality: Saudi Arabia: Raushah, Alam, Shudhaib.
Family: Empusidae
Blepharopsis mendica (Fabricius, 1775)
Mantis mendica Fabricius, 1775: 275.
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Empusa mendica: Blanchard, 1840: 10.
Blepharis mendica: Saussure, 1871a: 181; Westwood, 1889: 26; Bolívar, 1893: 8; Kirby, 1894: 138.
Blepharopsis mendica: Kirby, 1904: 315; Çiplak & Demirsoy, 1997: 105; Ehrmann, 2002: 79; 2011: 7; Battiston et
al., 2010: 87.
Blepharis monstrosa: Krauss, 1909: 112.
Blepharopsis mendica mendica Giglio-Tos, 1927: 645; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 43.
Geographical records: Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Syria.
General distribution: from Morocco to Syria.
Type series: 2males, 3females, 1female juv. ZMHB. Type locality: Egypt: Alexandria.
Empusa fasciata Brullé, 1832
Empusa fasciata Brullé, 1832: 83; Bolívar, 1893: 7; Giglio-Tos, 1927: 637; Çiplak & Demirsoy, 1997: 106;
Ehrmann, 2002: 126; 2011: 10; Eid et al., 2009: 23; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 46; Battiston et al., 2010: 96.
Geographical records: Turkey, Jordan, Syria.
General distribution: from Greece and Algeria to India.
Type series: lost.
Empusa longicollis Ramme, 1951
Empusa longicollis Ramme, 1951: 134–135; Roy, 2004: 9; Battiston et al., 2010: 98.
Geographical records: Turkey.
General distribution: Turkey.
Type series: Holotype female ZMHB, Allotype male ZMHB. Type locality: Turkey: Anatolia.
Empusa pennicornis pennicornis (Pallas, 1773)
Mantis pennicornis Pallas, 1773: 728; Linnaeus, in Gmelin, 1790: 2055; Olivier, 1792: 635, Otte & Spearman,
2005: 50.
Empusa pennicornis Giglio-Tos, 1927: 639; Çiplak & Demirsoy, 1997: 107.
Empusa orientalis Burmeister, 1838: 546–547.
Empusa attenuata Ramme, 1951: 135–136.
Empusa pennicornis pennicornis Ehrmann, 2002: 128; 2011: 12; Battiston et al., 2010: 99.
Geographical records: Syria, Turkey.
General distribution: from Ukraine to China.
Type series: Syntype male ZMHB, (Synonym: (E.a.) Syntype male, female ZMHB, Paratype
4 males - 2 females ZMHB). Type locality: Syria: Caspium, (Paratype: Anatolia: Gebirge bei Malatia=Messina,
Type: Aserbadsha=Bregli).
Empusa uvarovi Chopard, 1921
Empusa uvarovi Chopard, 1921: 52–53; Ehrmann, 2002: 130; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 52; Battiston et al., 2010:
100.
Geographical records: Iraq.
General distribution: Iraq, India.
Type series: Syntype male, female NHM. Type locality: Iraq: Mesopotamia Amara, Alhagi.
Family: Mantidae
Armene robusta Mistshenko, 1956
Armene robusta Mistshenko, 1956: 652; Ehrmann, 2011: 6.
Geographical records: Turkey.
General distribution: Turkey, Afghanistan, Tadschikistan.
Type series: Holotype male ZIN. Type locality: Tadschikistan.
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Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878
Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878: 88; Demirsoy, 1979: 262; Ehrmann, 2011: 17.
Geographical records: Turkey.
General distribution: Afghanistan, Iran, Kaukasus, Turkestan, Turkey.
Type series: Holotype female NHMW?. Type locality: Iran-N: Astrubad.
Mantis religiosa religiosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gryllus (Mantis) religiosus Linnaeus, 1758: 426.
Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1767: 690; Çiplak & Demirsoy, 1997: 108; Ehrmann, 2002: 216; 2011: 19; Otte &
Spearman, 2005: 186; Battiston et al., 2010: 120.
Geographical records: Syria, Turkey.
General distribution: Africa, Western Asia, Europa, North-America (Introduced).
Type series: Holotype UZIU. Type locality: North Africa.
Sphodromantis trimacula (Saussure, 1870)
Hierodula trimacula Saussure, 1870: 233; Ehrmann, 2002: 324; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 262.
Hierodula (Sphodromantis) arabica Wood-Mason, 1882: 29.
Sphodromantis trimacula Kirby, 1904: 244.
Geographical records: Iraq.
General distribution: Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Saudi-Arabia, Oman: Muscat, Yemen.
Type series: Holotype female MHNG. Type locality: “Sina”.
Sphodromantis viridis viridis (Forskål, 1775)
Gryllus viridis Forskål, 1775: 81; Audouin, 1827: 192.
Sphodromantis viridis viridis; Ehrmann, 2002: 325; 2011: 27–28; Otte & Spearman, 2005: 275; Battiston et al.,
2010: 160.
Mantis bioculata Burmeister, 1838: 537.
Sphodromantis bioculata: Rehn, 1903: 708.
Hierodula (Sphodromantis) viridis: Krauss, 1909: 112; Beier, 1935: 87.
Hierodula viridis Ramme, 1951: 416; Demirsoy, 1979: 261–262; Çiplak & Demirsoy, 1997: 105.
Geographical records: Syria, Turkey.
General distribution: from Algeria to Syria.
Type series: Syntype 3 males, 6 females ZMHB, (Synonym: (St.v.) female NHMB). Type locality: Egypt:
Alexandria.
ORDER ISOPTERA
The information about Isoptera was taken from Krishna et al. (2013). Here we provide the list of species occurring
in these five countries, indicating its occurrence and the institution where the type is hosted.
Family: Hodotermitidae
Anacanthotermes sawensis Al-Alawy, Abdul-Rassoul, & Al-Azawi, 1990
Geographical records: Iraq.
General distribution: Only know from Iraq.
Type: Holotype INHM. Paratype(s) INHM, DZCU.
Ref: Krishna et al., 2013: 290.
Anacanthotermes septentrionalis (Jacobson, 1905)
Geographical records: Iraq.
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General distribution: Also recorded in Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan.
Type: Syntypes AMNH.
Ref: Krishna et al., 2013: 289–290.
Anacanthotermes ubachi (Navás, 1911)
Geographical records: Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Jordan.
General distribution: Also recorded in Saudi Arabia.
Type: Syntypes (depository unknown).
Ref: Krishna et al., 2013: 291.
Anacanthotermes vagans Hagen, 1858
Geographical records: Iraq.
General distribution: Also recorded in Afghanistan, Iran, Kuwait, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia.
Type: Syntype NHMW. Holotype NHMW.
Ref: Krishna et al., 2013: 292.
Family: Kalotermitidae
Kalotermes flavicollis (Fabricius, 1793)
Geographical records: Syria, Turkey.
General distribution: Also recorded from Algeria to Egypt, Levant, NW Caucasus, France, Italy, Libya, Morocco,
Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, Yugoslavia.
Type: Lectotype ZMUC.
Ref: Krishna et al., 2013: 509–515.
Family: Rhinotermitidae
Reticulitermes clypeatus Lash, 1952
Geographical records: Iraq.
General distribution: Also recorded in Iran, Romania.
Type: Holotype AMNH. Paratypes AMNH, SANC, FRI.
Ref: Krishna et al., 2013: 794.
Reticulitermes lucifugus lucifugus (Rossi, 1792)
Geographical records: Iraq, Turkey.
General distribution: Also recorded in Algeria, Austria, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Croatia and
Yugoslavia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Madeira Islands, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Russia,
Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine.
Type: Syntypes ZMHB.
Ref: Krishna et al., 2013: 838–842.
Family: Termitidae
Amitermes corpulentus Al-Alawy, Abdul-Rassoul, & Al-Azawi, 1990
Geographical records: Iraq.
General distribution: Also recorded in Iran.
Type: Holotype INHM. Paratype INHM, BMNH, DZCU.
Ref: Krishna et al., 2013: 2011.
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Amitermes vilis (Hagen, 1858)
Termes vilis Hagen, 1858: 185–186, 240.
Geographical records: Iraq, Jordan.
General distribution: Also recorded in Yemen, Afghanistan, Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan.
Type: Syntypes NHMW, AMNH, ZIHS.
Ref: Krishna et al., 2013: 2058–2059.
Microcerotermes diversus Silvestri, 1920
Geographical records: Iraq.
General distribution: Also recorded in Yemen, North Yemen, South Yemen, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia.
Type: Syntypes IEA, AMNH.
Ref: Krishna et al., 2013: 2196–2197.
Microcerotermes gabrielis Weidner, 1955
Geographical records: Iraq.
General distribution: Also recorded in Afghanistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia.
Type: Lectotype ZMUH. Paralectotypes ZMUH, AMNH.
Ref: Krishna et al., 2013: 2207.
ORDER BLATTARIA
Family: Corydiidae
Subfamily: Corydiinae
Heterogamisca persica (Chopard, 1921)
Polyphaga persica Chopard, 1921: 763.
Arenivaga (Heterogamisca) persica (Chopard, 1921); Princis, 1962: 68.
Heterogamisca persica (Chopard, 1921); Grandcolas, 1994b: 157.
Geographical records: Iraq.
General distribution: Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan.
Type: Holotype NHM. Type locality: Iraq: (Perse, Quazvin, Mésopotamie).
Ref: Princis, 1961–1971: 68.
(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1178078).
Heterogamisca simillima (Chopard, 1929)
Heterogamodes simillima Chopard, 1929: 313.
Arenivaga (Heterogamisca) simillima (Chopard, 1921); Princis, 1962: 68.
Geographical records: Jordan.
General distribution: From Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea.
Type: Holotype NHM. Type locality: Jordan: Transjordanie.
Ref: Princis, 1961–1971: 68.
(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/common/basic/taxa.aspx/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1178079)
Heterogamodes ursina (Burmeister, 1838)
Heterogamia ursina Burmeister, 1838: 489.
Heterogamia africana Brunner de Wattenwyl, 1865: 357.
Heterogamia syriaca Krauss, 1890: 241.
Heterogamia livida Giglio-Tos, 1893: 3.
Heterogamodes ursina (Burmeister, 1838); Princis, 1962: 56; Grandcolas, 1994b: 157.
Geographical records: Syria.
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General distribution: Syria; Egypt; Libya; Tunisia; Algeria; Morocco; Africa (Sahara).
Type: MLUH. Type locality: Syria, Egypt.
Ref: Princis, 1962: 56.
(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1178086)
There are specimens identified as ursina in the MHNG Collection, but they are not indicated as types or as part of
a type series.
Polyphaga aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Blatta aegyptiaca Linnaeus, 1758: 424.
Polyphaga aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1758); Princis, 1962: 48; Grandcolas, 1994b: 157.
Geographical record: Syria, Turkey, Iraq.
General distribution: Turkmenistan; Caucasus Mountains; Iran; Iraq; Turkey; Syria; Cyprus; (Crete Island);
Greece; Croatia; (south), Italy; (Sicily), Italy; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; Egypt; Eritrea; Saudi Arabia.
Type: UZIU. Type locality: Syria, Egypt.
Specimens of aegyptiaca MNHN, ZMHB, NHMW. Type locality: Syria, Turkey, Iraq.
Ref: Princis, 1962: 48–51.
Remarks: Domestic species
(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1178117)
There are specimens identified as aegyptiaca in MLUH, but they are not indicated as types or as part of a type
series.
Hemelytroblatta africana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Blatta africana Linnaeus, 1758: 424.
Blatta scutata minor Seba, 1765: 87.
Heterogamia ursine Burmeister, 1838: 1011.
Heterogamia africana Saussure, 1893: 312.
Heterogamia conspersa Brunner de Wattenwyl, 1865: 358.
Polyphaga syriaca Saussure, 1864: 346.
Arenivaga (Psammoblatta) africana (Linnaeus, 1758); Princis, 1962: 66.
Hemelytroblatta africana (Linnaeus, 1758); Grandcolas, 1994b: 157.
Geographical records: Syria.
General distribution: From Egypt to Syria, probably more abundant in Syria and surrounding countries (Chopard,
1929: 304).
Type: UZIU. Type locality: Africa.
Specimens of africana in Syria and Lebanon in MLUH, MNHN, NHMW, NHM, ZMUZ.
of ursine and syriaca in MHNG.
Ref: Princis, 1961–1971: 66; Chopard, 1929: 301–305.
(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1177349)
There are specimens identified as africana in MHNG, but they are not indicated as types or as part of a type series.
Hemelytroblatta ebneri (Chopard, 1929)
Heterogamodes ebneri Chopard, 1929: 305–306.
Arenivaga (Psammoblatta) ebneri (Chopard, 1929); Princis, 1962: 67.
Hemelytroblatta africana (Linnaeus, 1758); Grandcolas, 1994b: 157.
Geographical records: Turkey, Syria.
General distribution: Turkey, Syria, Rhodos.
Type: NHMW. Type locality: Turkey: Taurus: Makri.
Ref: Princis, 1961–1971: 67.
There are specimens identified as ebneri in MHNG, but they are not indicated as types or as part of a type series.
Hemelytroblatta latifrons (Chopard, 1929)
Heterogamodes latifrons Chopard, 1929: 319.
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Psammoblatta persica Chopard, 1929: 316.
Arenivaga (Psammoblatta) latifrons (Chopard, 1929); Princis, 1962: 66.
Geographical record: Iraq.
General distribution: Iraq, Iran, Pakistan.
Type: MNHN. Type locality : Perse: Bender-Bouchir.
Ref: Princis, 1961–1971: 66.
(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1178047)
(http://isyeb.mnhn.fr/IMG/pdf/Types_Blattaria_MNHN_modif.pdf)
Hemelytroblatta livida (Brunner de Wattenwyl, 1865)
Heterogamia livida Brunner de Wattenwyl, 1865: 359.
Arenivaga (Psammoblatta) livida (Brunner de Wattenwyl, 1865); Princis, 1962: 62.
Geographical records: Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Jordan.
General distribution: Cyprus, Greece, Asia Minor.
Type: Paratype NHMW. Type locality: Chypre.
Ref: Princis, 1961–1971: 62, Giglio-tos, 1893: 3.
A recent list of types in NHMW confirms its presence in this institution.
Hemelytroblatta marismortui (Janson, 1891)
Heterogamia (Polyphaga) maris-mortui Janson, 1891: 184.
Arenivaga (Psammoblatta) maris-mortui (Janson, 1891); Princis, 1962: 65.
Hemelytroblatta africana (Linnaeus, 1758); Grandcolas, 1994b: 157.
Geographical records: Iraq, Syria.
General distribution: Syria, Iraq, Sinaï (Egypt).
Type: NHM. Type locality: Egypt: Sinaï.
Ref: Princis, 1961–1971: 65.
(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1178051)
Although the original publications mention NHM as the depository institution, recent institutional lists do not
confirm its presence.
Family: Ectobiidae
Subfamily: Ectobiinae
Arbiblatta syriaca (Bey-Bienko, 1938)
Phyllodromica (Arbiblatta) syriaca Bey-Bienko, 1938: 232.
Hololampra brevipennis Ramme, 1951: 415.
Geographical records: Syria.
General distribution: Syria.
Type: NHMW in the Brunner von Wattenwyl’s collection; Paratype in the former Zoological Institute, Leningard,
now ZIN. Type locality: Syria
Ref: Princis, 1961–1971: 1108.
(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1175944)
Ectobius vittiventris (Costa, 1847)
Blatta vittiventris Costa, 1847: 111.
Ectobius neolividus Fruhstorfer, 1921: 13, 18, 56, 58, 63, 78.
Geographical records: Turkey.
General distribution: Switzerland; Sicily, Italy; Yugoslavia; Romania; Bulgaria; Turkey; Caucasus mountains.
Type: Syntype ZMHB. Type locality: Switzerland.
Ref: Princis, 1961–1971: 1050–1052; Baur & Corey, 2004: 615.
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There are specimens identified as vittiventris in MHNG, but they are not indicated as types or as part of a type
series.
Luridiblatta beybienkoi Maran, 1957
Phyllodromica beybienkoi Maran, 1957: 165.
Geographical records: Turkey.
General distribution: Turkey.
Type: Holotype NMP. Type locality: Turkey: Karapinar, Toros.
Ref: Maran, 1957: 165.
Phyllodromica brevipennis (Fischer, 1853)
Blatta brevipennis Fischer, 1853: 102.
Alphebia carpetana (nec Bolívar, 1873) Giglio-tos, 1893: 3.
Geographical records: Syria, Turkey, Lebanon.
General distribution: Austria; Italy; Yugoslavia; Hungary; Albania; Bulgaria; Turkey; Syria.
Type: NHMW in the Brunner von Wattenwyl’s collection. Type locality: Italy: Istria.
Ref: Princis, 1971: 1103; Giglio-tos, 1893: 3.
(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1176174)
There are specimens identified as brevipennis in MHNG, but they are not indicated as types or as part of a type
series.
Phyllodromica marginata (Schreber, 1781)
Blatta marginata Schreber, 1781: 88.
Geographical records: Turkey.
General distribution: (Sardinia Island), Italy; (Sicily), Italy; Austria; Yugoslavia; Albania; Greece; Bulgaria;
Hungary; Romania; Ukraine; Crimea; Turkey.
Type: MLUH. Type locality: Italy.
Ref: Princis, 1971: 1091–1093.
(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1176252)
There are specimens identified as marginata in MHNG, but they are not indicated as types or as part of a type
series.
Phyllodromica megerlei Fieber, 1853
Blatta megerlei Fieber, 1853: 94.
Hololampra f. erythronota Ramme, 1951: 324.
Phyllodromica megerlei ssp. asiatica Bey-Bienko, 1950: 232.
Geographical records: Syria, Turkey.
General distribution: Germany; Switzerland; Slovakia; Czech Republic; Austria; Italy; Slovenia; Croatia; Serbia;
Bosnia and Herzegovina; Hungary; Romania; Moldova; Republic of Ukraine.
Type: According to Vidlicka & Majzlan (1997), the type is missing.
Ref: Princis, 1961–1971: 1094–1096; Vidlicka & Majzlan, 1997: 165.
(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1176209)
There are specimens identified as megerlei in MHNG, but they are not indicated as types or as part of a type series.
There are specimens of asiatica in Syria and Turkey in ZMHB.
Phyllodromica pallida (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882)
Aphlebia pallida Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882: 42.
Geographical records: Turkey.
General distribution: Greece; Yugoslavia; Turkey.
Type: NHMW. Type locality: Greece.
Ref: Princis 1971: 1104.
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There are specimens identified as pallida in MHNG, but they are not indicated as types or as part of a type series.
Phyllodromica znojkoi Bey-Bienko, 1938
Phyllodromica znojkoi Bey-Bienko, 1938: 230.
Geographical records: Turkey.
General distribution: Transkaukasia: Ordubad; Turkey: Anatolia.
Type: NHMW. Type locality: Transkaukasia.
Ref: Princis, 1971: 1104.
Subfamily: Blattellinae
Blattella germanica (Linnaeus, 1767)
Blatta germanica Linnaeus, 1767: 688.
Geographical records: Sincanköy-Ankara (Turkey).
General distribution: cosmopolitan, probably of East Asian origin.
Type: Holotype NHM in the collection of the Linnean Society.
Ref: Princis, 1962–1971: 807–841.
Remarks: domestic species cosmopolitan.
There are specimens identified as germanica in MLUH and UZIU one, but they are not indicated as types or as part
of a type series.
Loboptera decipiens (Germar, 1817)
Loboptera (Blatta) decipiens Germar, 1817: 249.
Geographical records: Lebanon.
General distribution: Madeira Island; Portugal; Canary Islands, Spain; Corsica, France; Sardinia Island, Italy;
Sicily, Italy; Crete Island, Greece; Yugoslavia; Albania; Bulgaria; Romania; Crimea; Caucasus Mountains;
Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; Lebanon; Asia.
Type: MHNG (Neotype from Harz, 1977: 33–34, probably not valid). Type locality: unknown
Ref: Princis, 1961–1971: 850, Giglio-tos, 1893: 3.
(http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1175303)
There are specimens identified as decipiens in NHM, but they are not indicated as types or as part of a type series.
Family: Blattidae
Subfamily: Blattinae
Blatta orientalis Linnaeus, 1758
Blatta orientalis Linnaeus, 1758: 724.
Geographical records: Ankara-Baraj, Anatolia (Turkey), Syria.
General distribution: cosmopolitan in temperate regions [southern Russian origin].
Type: Lectotype, Paralectotype NHM in the collection of the Linnean Society; Neotype MHNG, Marshall, 1983:
390.
Ref: Princis, 1962–1971: 475–507; Marshall, 1983: 390; Giglio-tos 1893: 3.
Remarks: Domestic species. Cosmopolitan
There are specimens identified as orientalis in MLUH, but they are not indicated as types or as part of a type series.
The congeneric Blatta furcata (Karny, 1908) could be probably found in the region as well (Bohn, 1984).
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Acknowledgements
This paper was made in the framework of the PhD thesis of Maram Caesar at the ED 227 du Muséum National
d’Histoire naturelle and ISYEB. MC has a PhD grant from Syrian government (Grant from Syrian government -
BGF).
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    Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 is recorded from Skopelos island (Sporades), giving the first exact locality of this species for Greece. Moreover new records based on photos of Hierodula sp. for Kalmykia (Russia), Ukraine, and Greece and the first ones for Macedonia and Italy are given. The problem of the specific attribution of these specimens through photos and the question of eventual allochthony of one or more species of Hierodula in Europe are discussed.