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Desert Park, 20', 2 ~ , 6-28.xii.2006, PT; 1~ , 17.ii-3.iii.2007, LT; 1 ~ , 24.iii-l.iv.2007, LT; 10', 1 ~, Order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae 24.xi-22.xii.2007, LT. Wadi Safad, 1 ~, 21.ii-4.iii.2006, LT; 30', 15-22.iv.2006, LT. Subfamily Bruchinae Remarks: Caryedon gonagra used to be confused with the groundnut seed beetle, Caryedon serratus (Olivier, 1790) (Delobel et al., 2003). Its larvae feed in .the seeds of various Alex Delobel Caesalpinioideae, including tamarind (Tamarindus indica), Gleditsia triacanthos, Senna didymobotrya and various species of Cassia and Bauhinia; also reared from Mimosoid seeds: INTRODUCTION Acacia farnesiana, A. tortilis raddiana, Dichrostachys cinerea, possibly also Prosopis juliflora. Adult size varies widely according to the size of the seed in which larval Bruchinae are commonly known as 'seed beetles' because their larval development takes development has taken place; specimens from UAE are usually very small as compared with place within the fruits and seeds of trees and herbaceous plants. Their main hosts are specimens reared from tamarind or Bauhinia. Leguminosae (Fabaceae or Papilionoideae), but a large number of other botanic families are Distribution: From Egypt to Australia, including India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, and also attacked (see Johnson, 1990; Kergoat et al., 2008). The seed beetle fauna of the Arabian New Caledonia. New to the UAE. Peninsula is relatively well known since the publications ofDecelle (1979, 1990) and Anton (1994a, 1994b, 2000), dedicated to the Yemeni, Saudi Arabian and Omani faunas. Caryedon nongoniermai Anton & Delobel, 2004 Plate 3 So far only one species of seed beetles, Algarobius prosopis (LeConte, 1858), had been Specimens examined: Al-Ajban, 10', 10--17.x.2005, 1~, LT & MT; 10', 22.x-9.xi.2005, MT; 1~ , 9.xi- 7.xii.2005, LT & MT. Khor al-K.hwair, 10', 17-24.iv.2007, LT. Near Mahaflz, 10', 2~, 21-28.viii.2006, recorded from the United Arab Emirates (Decelle, 1990). A large number of specimens were LT. Sharjah Desert Park, 5 ex., 2l.x-24.xi.2007, LT. Sharjah-Khor Ka1ba, near tunnel, 7 ex., 3l.v- collected by A. van Harten and his colleagues at various localities if the UAE. This collection 7.vi.2006, LT; 14 ex., 7-14.vi.2006, LT. Wadi Safad, 10', 15-22.iv.2006, LT; 7 ex., 1-8.vii.2006, LT. offers a singular opportunity to discover the fauna of this part of the Arabian Peninsula; it Host plants: Reared from several species of Acacia: A. ehrenbergiana, A. kirkii, A. nilotica, comprises a total of 897 specimens, belonging. to 17 species. Two additional female A. senega!, A. seyal, A. sieberiana, A. tortilis raddiana and A. tortilis spirocarpa (Anton & specimens of Bruchidius could not be definitely identified. Delobel, 2004). Distribution: Senegal, Mauritania, Morocco, Mali, Burkina Faso, Libya, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, MATERIALS AND METHODS Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman. New to the UAE.

Most specimens have been collected using different kind of traps, mainly light traps, Malaise Caryedon sudanensis Southgate, 1971 . Plate 4 traps and water traps. The specimens studied are preserved in my private collection and in the Specimens examined: Hatta, 20', 2~ , 4-ll.iv.2006, LT. K.hor al-Khwair, 2 ~ , 2-13.v.2007, LT. Wadi UAE Arthropod Collection. Safad, 3 ~ , 15-22.iv.2006, LT. Abbreviations used in the text: LT= light trap, MT =Malaise trap, WT =water trap, PT= Remarks: This species is closely related to Caryedon yemenensis Decelle, 1979, recorded pitfall trap; NARC =National Avian Research Centre. If not otherwise stated, the specimens from Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Yemen (Decelle, 1979). were collected by A. van Harten. The main difference between the two species is the presence of an additional pair of small sclerites in the internal sac in C. yemenensis; knowing that the number of smaller sclerites SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNT may vary in some Caryedon species (e.g. C. pallidus (Olivier, 1790), personal observation), it may be hypothesized that yemenensis is not more than a form of sudanensis. Tribe Pachymerini Bridwell, 1929 Host plants: Reared from Caesalpinioid seeds, Senna alexandrina (Johnson et al., 2004) and Cassia angustifolia (Delobel & Tran, 2003). · Genus Caryedon Sch6nherr, 1823 Distribution: Algeria, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudari.. New to the UAE.

Caryedon angeri (Semenov, 1896) Plate 1 Tribe Amblycerini Bridwell, 1832 Specimens examined: Hatta, 3 ex., 4-11.iv.2006, LT. Khor al-K.hwair, 10', 17-24.iv. 2007, LT; 5 ex., 2-13.v.2007, LT. Sharjah Desert Park, 10', 18.i-25.ii.2006, LT; 20', 1 ~. 6-28.xii.2006, PT; 20', 15- Genus Spermophagus SchOnherr, 1833 22.iv.2007, LT; 10', 22-28.v.2007, LT; 4 ex., 20.x-24.xi.2007, LT. Host plants: Reared from seeds of various species of Acacia, also from Prosopis farcta Spermophagus humilis Decelle, 1970 Plate 5 & (Anton Delobel, 2004) Specimens examined: Wadi Maidaq, 30', 2~ . 2l.xii.2005-2.iii.2006, LT. WT. Wadi Wurayah farm, 20', . Distribution: Algeria, Chad, Sudan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, 1 ~ . 19.i-19.ii.2009, MT. Syria, Turkey. Iraq, Iran, Turlanenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan. New to the UAE. Host plants: No known host plant. Most known Spermophagus species develop in seeds of Convolvulaceae or Malvaceae. Caryedon gonagra (Fabricius, 1798) Plate 2 Distribution: Widely distributed in Africa (Senegal, Zambia, Namibia, Burundi, Tanzania, Specimens examined: Al-Ajban, 1 ~, 26.iii-4.iv .2006, MT; 20', 1 ~. 2.x-22.xi.2006, MT; 5 ex., Kenya, Sudan), also recorded from Oman and Pakistan (Anton, 1994b; Wendt, 1997). New to 27.xii.2006-18.ii.2007, MT. Fujairah, 20', 2~ , 1-8.iv.2006, LT. Hatta, 1 ~. 4-1l.iv.2006, LT. Sharjah theUAE. Arthropod fauna of the UAE, 4: 274-285 Date of publication: 31.05.201! Order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae 275

Caryedon angeri (Semenov, 1896) Plate 1 Tribe Amblycerini Bridwell, 1832 Specimens examined: Hatta, 3 ex., 4-11.iv.2006, LT. Khor al-K.hwair, 10', 17-24.iv. 2007, LT; 5 ex., 2-13.v.2007, LT. Sharjah Desert Park, 10', 18.i-25.ii.2006, LT; 20', 1 ~. 6-28.xii.2006, PT; 20', 15- Genus Spermophagus SchOnherr, 1833 22.iv.2007, LT; 10', 22-28.v.2007, LT; 4 ex., 20.x-24.xi.2007, LT. Host plants: Reared from seeds of various species of Acacia, also from Prosopis farcta Spermophagus humilis Decelle, 1970 Plate 5 & (Anton Delobel, 2004) Specimens examined: Wadi Maidaq, 30', 2~ . 2l.xii.2005-2.iii.2006, LT. WT. Wadi Wurayah farm, 20', . Distribution: Algeria, Chad, Sudan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, 1 ~ . 19.i-19.ii.2009, MT. Syria, Turkey. Iraq, Iran, Turlanenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan. New to the UAE. Host plants: No known host plant. Most known Spermophagus species develop in seeds of Convolvulaceae or Malvaceae. Caryedon gonagra (Fabricius, 1798) Plate 2 Distribution: Widely distributed in Africa (Senegal, Zambia, Namibia, Burundi, Tanzania, Specimens examined: Al-Ajban, 1 ~, 26.iii-4.iv .2006, MT; 20', 1 ~. 2.x-22.xi.2006, MT; 5 ex., Kenya, Sudan), also recorded from Oman and Pakistan (Anton, 1994b; Wendt, 1997). New to 27.xii.2006-18.ii.2007, MT. Fujairah, 20', 2~ , 1-8.iv.2006, LT. Hatta, 1 ~. 4-1l.iv.2006, LT. Sharjah theUAE. 276 A. Delobel Order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae 277

Spermophagus pubiventris Baudi, 1866 Plate 6 Specimens examined: Wadi Wurayah farm, 30', 1 ~, 19.i-19.ii.2009, MT. Host plants: No known host plant. Distribution: Greece (Rhodes and Crete), Turkey, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan. Specimens from the UAE have brown to black hind tibial spines, a feature shared by their close European relatives S. kuesteri Schilsky, 1905, and S. sericeus (Geoffroy, 1785). First record from the Arabian Peninsula.

Tribe Bruchini Latreille, 1802

Genus Algarobius Bridwell, 1946

Algarobius prosopis (LeConte, 1858) Plate 7 Specimens examined: Hatta, 10', 4-1l.iv.2006, LT. Khor al-Khwair, 2-13.v.2007, LT. Near Mahafiz, 12 ex., 19-26.iv.2006, LT; 1 ~ , 24-30.v.2006, LT; 2 ~ , 30', 21-28.viii.2006, LT. Shrujah, 330', 10~, 12-28.vi.2005, LT; 50', 1~. 28.vi-23.vii.2005, LT; 7 ex., 24.ix-9.x.2005, LT. Remarks: A. prosopis is native to Mexico and southern USA, where it is known to feed in various Prosopis species (K.ingsolver, 2004).It was introduced into South Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Australia as a biocontrol agent against invasive Prosopis species noxious to native vegetation (Tuda, 2007; Anonymous, 2007). A. prosopis was recorded from Dubai, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia by Decelle (1990), and from Oman by Anton (1994). It was reared in Egypt from Prosopis juliflora and P. glandulosa (Delobel & Fediere, 2002), also collected in 2002 in Southern India by D. Roguet (unpublished data).

Genus Bruchidius Schilsky, 1905

Bruchidius atrolineatus (Pie, 1921) Plate 8 Specimens examined: Hatta, 1~ , 4-1l.iv.2006, LT. Near Mahafiz, 30', 21-28.viii.2006, LT. Sharjah Khor Kalba, near tunnel, 10', 1-8.iii.207, LT. Host plants: .B. atrolineatus commonly develops in Vigna unguiculata (cowpea) seeds in Africa, but it may also infest V. radiata (mung bean) and Cicer arietinum (chickpea) under laboratory conditions (Ofuya & Credland, 1996). Distribution: Widely distributed in Africa, recorded from Senegal, Benin, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Congo, Angola, Chad, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt. Also in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Accidentally introduced to Brazil and Jamaica (K.-W. Anton, in litt.). New to the UAE.

Bruchidius buettikeri Decelle, 1979 Plate 9 Specimens examined: Al-Ajban, 3~, 10-17.x.2005, LT & MT; 9 ex., 22.x-9.xi.2005, MT; 11 ex., 9.xi- 7.xii.2005, LT & MT;.IO', 3 ~ , 7-28.xii.2005, LT & MT; 10', 28.xii.2005-29.i.2006, LT & MT; 2 ~ , 6- 22.y.2006, LT; 10', 2~, 27.v-26.vi.2006, LT; 1 ~, 27.xii.2006-18.ii.2007, MT. Fujairah, 10', 1 ~ , 1- 8.iv.2006, LT. Hatta, 20', 2~ , 4-1l.iv.2006, LT; 3 ex., 11-26.iv.2006, LT. Khor al-Khwair, 10', 1 ~ , 17-24.iv.2007, LT; 1~, 24.iv-2.v.2007, LT; 15 ex. , 2-13.v.2007, LT. Near Mahafiz, 10', .1 ~, 19- 26.iv.2006, LT; 30', 3 ~ , 21-28.viii.2006, LT. Sharjah Desert Park, 20', 18.i-25.ii.2006, LT; 10', 2 ~ , 6- 28.xii.2006, PT; 10', 1~, 24.iii-l.iii.2007, LT. Sharjah-Khor Kalba, near tunnel, 1~ , 7-22.iii.2006, LT; 20', 2 ~, 24-3l.v.2006, LT; 10', 1 ~ , 3l.v-7.vi.2006, LT; 10', 2 ~ , 7- 14.vi.2006, LT. Wadi Safad, 5 ex. , 20.xii.2005-2.i.2006, LT; 3~, 50', 3Li-2l.ii.2006, LT; 9 ex., 2Lii-4.iii.2006, LT; 9 ex., 15-22.iv.2006, Plates 1-4. 1: Caryedon angeri (Semenov), male, 3.5 mm; 2: Caryedon gonagra (Fabricius), female, LT; 2 ex., 1-8.vii.2006, LT; 2 ~ , 28.iii.2007, with sweepnet, leg. F. Menzel. Wadi Shawkah, 5 ex., 3l.x- 4.5 mm; 3: Caryedon nongoniermai Anton & Delobel, male, 4.5 mm; 4: Caryedon sudanensis 27.xi.2006, WT. Wadi Wurayah, 10', iii-iv.2007, WT, leg. C. Tourenq. Southgate, female, 4.5 mm. 276 A. Delobel Order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae 277

Tribe Bruchini Latreille, 1802

Genus Algarobius Bridwell, 1946

Genus Bruchidius Schilsky, 1905

Bruchidius buettikeri Decelle, 1979 Plate 9 Specimens examined: Al-Ajban, 3~, 10-17.x.2005, LT & MT; 9 ex., 22.x-9.xi.2005, MT; 11 ex., 9.xi- 7.xii.2005, LT & MT;.IO', 3 ~ , 7-28.xii.2005, LT & MT; 10', 28.xii.2005-29.i.2006, LT & MT; 2 ~ , 6- 22.y.2006, LT; 10', 2~, 27.v-26.vi.2006, LT; 1 ~, 27.xii.2006-18.ii.2007, MT. Fujairah, 10', 1 ~ , 1- 8.iv.2006, LT. Hatta, 20', 2~ , 4-1l.iv.2006, LT; 3 ex., 11-26.iv.2006, LT. Khor al-Khwair, 10', 1 ~ , 17-24.iv.2007, LT; 1~, 24.iv-2.v.2007, LT; 15 ex. , 2-13.v.2007, LT. Near Mahafiz, 10', .1 ~, 19- 26.iv.2006, LT; 30', 3 ~ , 21-28.viii.2006, LT. Sharjah Desert Park, 20', 18.i-25.ii.2006, LT; 10', 2 ~ , 6- 28.xii.2006, PT; 10', 1~, 24.iii-l.iii.2007, LT. Sharjah-Khor Kalba, near tunnel, 1~ , 7-22.iii.2006, LT; 20', 2 ~, 24-3l.v.2006, LT; 10', 1 ~ , 3l.v-7.vi.2006, LT; 10', 2 ~ , 7- 14.vi.2006, LT. Wadi Safad, 5 ex. , 20.xii.2005-2.i.2006, LT; 3~, 50', 3Li-2l.ii.2006, LT; 9 ex., 2Lii-4.iii.2006, LT; 9 ex., 15-22.iv.2006, Plates 1-4. 1: Caryedon angeri (Semenov), male, 3.5 mm; 2: Caryedon gonagra (Fabricius), female, LT; 2 ex., 1-8.vii.2006, LT; 2 ~ , 28.iii.2007, with sweepnet, leg. F. Menzel. Wadi Shawkah, 5 ex., 3l.x- 4.5 mm; 3: Caryedon nongoniermai Anton & Delobel, male, 4.5 mm; 4: Caryedon sudanensis 27.xi.2006, WT. Wadi Wurayah, 10', iii-iv.2007, WT, leg. C. Tourenq. Southgate, female, 4.5 mm. 278 A.Delobel Order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae 279

Host plants: Reared from seeds of Acacia gerrardii negevensis and Acacia tortilis raddiana in Israel (Anton et al., 1997). Distribution: Somalia, Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan; Israel. New to the UAE.

Bruchidiusfulvus (Allard, 1883) Specimens examined: Sharjah Desert Park, 16', 20.x-24.xi.2007, LT. Remarks: The species is rather poorly known, and quite variable in colour. The single male from UAE is particularly dark, with elytra and last visible tergite (pygidium) entirely black. According to Allard's original description, B. fulvus is reddish brown, except apical antenna! segments and tarsi. Some Egyptian and Iranian specimens reared from Alhagi spp. show this colour pattern, but other specimens of the same samples are as dark or even darker than the Emirati specimen. Male genitalia are quite distinctive, with a large, sub-oval, basal sclerite and a median comma-shaped sclerite; ventral valve acutely triangular; terminal strut subtriangular, with a small but well defined keel. Host plants: Three hosts records, namely Alhagi graecorum, Alhagi maurorum and Taverniera aegyptiaca are undisputable; other records, including Glycyrrhiza spp., need 6 confirmation. · Distribution: Greece (Rhodes), Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan. First record of this species from the Arabian Peninsula.

Bruchidius medaniensis (Decelle, 1982) Plate 10 Specimens examined: AI-Ajban, 16', 27.v-26.vi.2006, LT. N of Ajman, 986', 2~, l.ii-l6.iii.2009, WT. Wadi Maidaq, 16', 2l.xii.2005-2.iii.2006, LT. Wadi Shawkah, 16', 9.iv-24.vi.2007, WT. Wadi Wurayah farm, 16', 19.i-19.ii.2009, MT Host plants: Unknown. Distribution: Kenya, Sudan. First record of this African species from the Arabian Peninsula.

Bruchidius nalandus (Pie, 1927) Plate 11 Specimens examined: Khor ai-Khwair, 16', 24.iv-Lv.2007, LT. Near Mahafiz, 56', 2~, 21- 28.viii.2006, LT. Sharjah, 16', 28.vi-23.vii.2005, LT. Sharjah-Khor Kalba, near tunnel, 16', 31.v- 7.vi.2006, LT; 16', 7-14.vi.2006, LT. Wadi Maidaq, 16', 14-25.i.2006, WT; 16', 1-8.vii.2006, LT. Wadi Safad, 5 ex 20.xii.2005-2.i.2006, LT; 66', 3~, 31.i-2l.ii.2006, LT; 14 ex., 2l.ii-4.iii.2006, LT; 436', 1 ~' 15-22.iv.2006, LT; 26', 1-8.vii.2006, LT. . Host plants: Reared in India from Tephrosia purpurea (Arora, 1977), in Indonesia from T. candida (Decelle, 1975); also in Vietnam from T. purpilrea and Crotalaria pallida (unpublished data). Distribution: Congo, Republic of South Africa, Kenya, Iran, India, Sri-Lanka, Vietnam, Indonesia. First record of the species from the Arabian Peninsula.

Bruchidius raddianae Anton & Delobel, 2003 Plate 12 Specimens examined: Al-Ajban, 66', 22~, 10-17.x.2005, LT & MT; 56 ex., 22.x-9.xi.2005, MT; 136', 12~, 9.xi-7.xii.2005, LT & MT; 6 ex., 28.xii.2005-29.i.2006, LT & MT; 5 ex., 6-22.v.2006, LT; 26', 27.v-26.vi.2006, LT; 1 ~' 2.x-22.xi.2006, MT. Hatta, 26', 4-ll.iv.2006, LT. Khor al-Khwair, 1 ~' 17- 24.iv.2007, LT; 40', 3~, 24.iv-2.v.2007, LT; 10 ex., 2-13.v.2007, LT. Near Mahafiz, 15 ex., 19- 26.tv.2006, LT; 16', 24-30.v.2006, LT; 16', 1~, 21-28.viii.2006, LT. Sharjah Desert Park, 16', 18.i- 25.ii.2006, LT; 16', 4~, 6-28.xii.2006, PT; 16', 24.iii-l.iv.2007, LT; 46', 2~, 15-22.iv.2007, LT; 16', 21-28.v.2007, LT; 46', 1~, 20.x-24.xi.2007, LT; 4 ex., 24.xi-22.12.2007, LT. Sharjah-Khor Kalba, Plates 5-8. 5: Spermophagus humilis Decelle, male, 1.7 mm; 6: Spermophagus pubiventris Baudi; male, near tunnel, 5 ex., 31.v-7.vi.2006, LT. NARC, near Sweihan, 10 ex., 16.xi-2l.xii.2005, LT. Wadi 2.0 mm; 7: Algarobius prosopis (LeConte), female, about 3.0 mm; 8: Bruchidius atrolineatus (Pie), Maidaq, 2~, l4-25.i.2006, WT; 1~, 7-14.iii.2006, WT. Wadi Safad, 20', 3~, 3l.i-21.ii.2006, LT; male, about 3.0 mm. 3 ex., 15-22.iv.2006, LT. Wadi Tarabat, 26', 24.v.2007, with sweepnet, leg. F. Menzel & A. Stark. 278 A.Delobel Order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae 279

Bruchidius raddianae Anton & Delobel, 2003 Plate 12 Specimens examined: Al-Ajban, 66', 22~, 10-17.x.2005, LT & MT; 56 ex., 22.x-9.xi.2005, MT; 136', 12~, 9.xi-7.xii.2005, LT & MT; 6 ex., 28.xii.2005-29.i.2006, LT & MT; 5 ex., 6-22.v.2006, LT; 26', 27.v-26.vi.2006, LT; 1 ~' 2.x-22.xi.2006, MT. Hatta, 26', 4-ll.iv.2006, LT. Khor al-Khwair, 1 ~' 17- 24.iv.2007, LT; 40', 3~, 24.iv-2.v.2007, LT; 10 ex., 2-13.v.2007, LT. Near Mahafiz, 15 ex., 19- 26.tv.2006, LT; 16', 24-30.v.2006, LT; 16', 1~, 21-28.viii.2006, LT. Sharjah Desert Park, 16', 18.i- 25.ii.2006, LT; 16', 4~, 6-28.xii.2006, PT; 16', 24.iii-l.iv.2007, LT; 46', 2~, 15-22.iv.2007, LT; 16', 21-28.v.2007, LT; 46', 1~, 20.x-24.xi.2007, LT; 4 ex., 24.xi-22.12.2007, LT. Sharjah-Khor Kalba, Plates 5-8. 5: Spermophagus humilis Decelle, male, 1.7 mm; 6: Spermophagus pubiventris Baudi; male, near tunnel, 5 ex., 31.v-7.vi.2006, LT. NARC, near Sweihan, 10 ex., 16.xi-2l.xii.2005, LT. Wadi 2.0 mm; 7: Algarobius prosopis (LeConte), female, about 3.0 mm; 8: Bruchidius atrolineatus (Pie), Maidaq, 2~, l4-25.i.2006, WT; 1~, 7-14.iii.2006, WT. Wadi Safad, 20', 3~, 3l.i-21.ii.2006, LT; male, about 3.0 mm. 3 ex., 15-22.iv.2006, LT. Wadi Tarabat, 26', 24.v.2007, with sweepnet, leg. F. Menzel & A. Stark. !80 A.Delobel Order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae 281

Remarks: Formerly !mown as Bruchidius sahelicus Decelle, 1979, nomen nudum. Hosts plants: Include various species of Acacia (Mimosoideae), of which A. tortilis raddiana is probably the commonest. The mimosoid Dichrostachys cinerea, sometimes mentioned in the list oflarval hosts of A. raddianae, should be excluded from that list (Delobel, 201 0). Distribution: This is one of the commonest seed beetle species in all arid and subarid regions of Africa and Southern Asia, from Senegal and Morocco to Sri Lanka. New to the UAE.

Bruchidius skaifei (Pie, 1928) nov. status Plate 13 Bruchus obscurus var. skaifei Pie, I928. -Revue Scientifique du Bourbonnais: 681 . Specimens examined: Wadi Safad, Id', 28.iii.2007, with sweepnet, leg. F. Menzel. Host plants: Reared by B. Le Rli in Kenya from Indigofera tinctoria pods. B. skaifei belongs to a large group of African species that develop in the larval stage within the seeds and pods of various Indigofereae (Delobel & Le Rii, 2010). Distribution: Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya. First record of this species from the Arabian Peninsula.

Bruchidius uberatus (Fahraeus, 1839) Plate 14 Specimens examined: Hatta, Id', 4-ll.iv.2006, LT. Host plants: Its main host is Acacia nilotica, but it has been reared from six additional Acacia species (Ernst et al., 1990). Distribution: A common member of the fauna of African savannas. Described from the Bahr el Abiad (White Nile) region. it is probably present in all African countries. In Asia it has been recorded from Yemen. Qatar, Iran and India. New to the UAE.

Genus Callosobruchus Pie, 1902

Callosobruchus ana/is (Fabricius, 1781) Plate 15 Specimens examined: Sharjah Desert Park, I Q, 6-28.xii.2006, PT. Remarks: May be distinguished from C. maculatus thanks to its brighter colours, and the Jack of a spine on internal carina of posterior femora. Host plants: It is a common enemy of stored pulses in Southern and South-East Asia. Quite similar to B. maculatus, it frequently attacks cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) seeds, but also a number of edible peas in the genera Vigna, Lablab, Lens, Pisum, Glycine, both in the field and in stores (Delobel & Tran, 1993). Distribution: Widely distributed in tropical Asia, it is also recorded from East Africa, Madagascar and Mauritius. This is the first record from the Arabian Peninsula.

Callosobruchus cherenensis Pie, 1939 Plate 16 Callosobruchus omanicus Anton, 1994 nov. syn. Specimens examined: AI-Ajban, Id', 25.vii-19.ix.2006, MT. Host plants: No known host plant. . Distribution: Senegal, Eritrea. Also reported from Oman as Callosobruchus omanicus Anton, 1994, nov. syn. (Anton, pers. commun.). New to the UAE.

Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius, 1775) Plate 17 Specimens examined: Near Mahafiz, 2d', 19-26.iv.2006, WT. Sharjah, l d', 12- 28.vi.2005, LT. Host plants: Stored pulses harbour a particular form, . the so-called 'normal' form, which is Plates 9-I2. 9: Bruchidius buettikeri Decel!e, female, 4.5 mm; IO: Bruchidius medaniensis (J:)ecelle), smaller and more brightly coloured than the 'active', wild form. The three Emirati specimens 'Il.ale, 1.5 mm; 11: Bruchidius nalandus (Pie), female, 2.2 mm; I2: Bruchidius raddianae Anton & Delobel, female, about 4.0 mm. belong to the latter, being larger and of a duller coloration (Delobel & Tran, 1993). !80 A.Delobel Order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae 281

Genus Callosobruchus Pie, 1902

Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius, 1775) Plate 17 Specimens examined: Near Mahafiz, 2d', 19-26.iv.2006, WT. Sharjah, l d', 12- 28.vi.2005, LT. Host plants: Stored pulses harbour a particular form, . the so-called 'normal' form, which is Plates 9-I2. 9: Bruchidius buettikeri Decel!e, female, 4.5 mm; IO: Bruchidius medaniensis (J:)ecelle), smaller and more brightly coloured than the 'active', wild form. The three Emirati specimens 'Il.ale, 1.5 mm; 11: Bruchidius nalandus (Pie), female, 2.2 mm; I2: Bruchidius raddianae Anton & Delobel, female, about 4.0 mm. belong to the latter, being larger and of a duller coloration (Delobel & Tran, 1993). 282 A. Delobel Order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae 283

Plates 17-18. 17: Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius), male, 3.0 mm; 18: Stator limbatus (Horn), female, 2.5 mm.

Distribution: Cosmopolitan species of Asian origin. New to the UAE.

Genus Stator Bridwell, 1946

Stator limbatus (Horn, 1873) Plate 18 Specimens examined: Fujairah, 10', 1 ~. 1-8.iv.2006, LT. Hatta, 2 ex., 4-1l.iv.2006, LT. Near Mahaftz, 3 ex., 19-26.iv.2006, LT; 1~, 24-30.v.2006, LT. Sharjah, 158 ex., 12-28.vi.2005, LT; 10', 3~, 28.vi- 23.vii.2005, LT; 5 ex., 24.ix-9.x.2005, LT. Sharjah Desert Park, 3~, 20.x-8.xi.2005, LT; 3 ex., 18.i- 25.ii.2006, LT. Sharjah-Khor Kalba, near tunnel, 4 ex., 7-14.vi.2006, LT. Wadi Wurayah, 20', J0- 26.xii.2006, WT. Host plants: S. limbatus has one of the widest diet breadths of all Bruchinae. It feeds in the · seeds of various Mimosoideae in the genera Acacia, Albizia, Cercidium, Leucaena, Pithecellobium, and others. Distribution: This American seed beetle is distributed from the Southern United States to Ecuador, also occurring in Hawaii (Kingsolver, 2004). It was apparently introduced 1 accidentally into the Middle East towards the end of the 20 h century, with a record from Oman as early as 1994, then from Yemen (K.-W. Anton, in litt); observed in 2008 in Plates 13-16. 13: Bn1chidius skaifei (Pie), male, about 3.0 mm; 14: Bruchidius uberatus (Fahraeus), Southern Iran by H. Borurnand (pers. commun.). New to the UAE. male, 4.5 mm; 15: Callosobruchus analis (Fabricius), female, 4.0 mm; 16: Callosobruchus cherenensis Pie, male, 4.0 mm. 282 A. Delobel Order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae 283

Plates 17-18. 17: Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius), male, 3.0 mm; 18: Stator limbatus (Horn), female, 2.5 mm.

Distribution: Cosmopolitan species of Asian origin. New to the UAE.

Genus Stator Bridwell, 1946

Stator limbatus (Horn, 1873) Plate 18 Specimens examined: Fujairah, 10', 1 ~. 1-8.iv.2006, LT. Hatta, 2 ex., 4-1l.iv.2006, LT. Near Mahaftz, 3 ex., 19-26.iv.2006, LT; 1~, 24-30.v.2006, LT. Sharjah, 158 ex., 12-28.vi.2005, LT; 10', 3~, 28.vi- 23.vii.2005, LT; 5 ex., 24.ix-9.x.2005, LT. Sharjah Desert Park, 3~, 20.x-8.xi.2005, LT; 3 ex., 18.i- 25.ii.2006, LT. Sharjah-Khor Kalba, near tunnel, 4 ex., 7-14.vi.2006, LT. Wadi Wurayah, 20', J0- 26.xii.2006, WT. Host plants: S. limbatus has one of the widest diet breadths of all Bruchinae. It feeds in the · seeds of various Mimosoideae in the genera Acacia, Albizia, Cercidium, Leucaena, Pithecellobium, and others. Distribution: This American seed beetle is distributed from the Southern United States to Ecuador, also occurring in Hawaii (Kingsolver, 2004). It was apparently introduced 1 accidentally into the Middle East towards the end of the 20 h century, with a record from Oman as early as 1994, then from Yemen (K.-W. Anton, in litt); observed in 2008 in Plates 13-16. 13: Bn1chidius skaifei (Pie), male, about 3.0 mm; 14: Bruchidius uberatus (Fahraeus), Southern Iran by H. Borurnand (pers. commun.). New to the UAE. male, 4.5 mm; 15: Callosobruchus analis (Fabricius), female, 4.0 mm; 16: Callosobruchus cherenensis Pie, male, 4.0 mm. 284 A. Delobel Order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae 285

DISCUSSION Decelle, J. (1990): Algarobius prosopis (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) dans la peninsule arabique. Bulletin et Annales de la Societe royale belge d'Entomologie, 126: 20-22. The Emirati fauna of Bruchinae appears relatively poor, a situation that is obviously Delobel, A. (2010): Bruchidius associated with the Mimosoid Dichrostachys cinerea in correlated with the comparatively low diversity of their host plants in the study area. Five Africa, with the description of anew species. Genus, 21: 53-59. species are true Ethiopian elements; two of them (B. uberatus, B. atrolineatus) have a wide De1obel, A. & G. Fediere (2002): First report in Egypt of two seed~beetles (Coleoptera: Afrotropical distribution; and three ( Caryedon sudanensis, Bruchidius medaniensis, Bruchidae) noxious to Prosopis spp. Bulletin ofFaculty ofAgriculture, Cairo University, B. skaifei) are East African elements. Seven species (Callosobruchus cherenensis, Caryedon 53: 129-140. angeri, C. gonagra, C. nongoniermai, Spermophagus humilis, Bruchidius buettikeri, Delobel, A. & B. Le Rii (2010): New African seed beetles associated with Indigofera B. raddianae) have a wide saharo-sahelian distribution, and are recorded from Northern (Co1eoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae). Genus, 21:61-81. Africa as well as Asia. B. nalandus has probably the widest geographic range, with an De1obel A., M. Sembene, G. Fediere & D. Roguet. -(2003): Identity of the groundnut and Afrotropical and Asian distribution, while B. fulvus is typically a West Asian species; they tamarind seed-beetles (Coleoptera: Bruchidae: Pachymerinae), with the restoration of feed on the seeds of a limited number of hosts having a wide (B. nalandus) or more restricted Caryedon gonagra (F.). Annales de la Societe entomologique de France, 39: 197-206. (B. fulvus) distribution. S. pubiventris belongs to the East Mediterranean faun,a. Two species, Delobel, A. & M. Tran (1993): Les Co!eopteres des denrees alimentaires entreposees dans Callosobruchus ana/is and C. maculatus, are cosmopolitan pests of stored pulses of Oriental les regions chaudes. Orstom Editions, Bendy, France, 426 pp. origin, whereas Stator limbatus and Algarobius prosopis are New World species developing Emst W.H.O., J.E. Decelle & D.J. Tolsma (1990): Predispersal seed predation in native in recently introduced Leguminous trees. . leguminous shrubs and trees in savannas of southern Botswana. African Journal of Seven species are recorded for the first time from the Arabian Peninsula: Bruchidius fulvus, Ecology,28:45-54. B. medaniensis, B. nalandus, B. skaifei, Callosobruchus ana/is, C. cherenensis, and Johnson, C.D. (1990): Coevolution of Bruchidae and their hosts: evidence, conjecture, and Spermophagus pu biventris. conclusions. Pp. 181-188 in Bruchids and Legumes, (eds. K. Fujii et al.). Kluwer Academic Pliblishers. 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