Contributions to the cuckoo wasp fauna (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) of Yemen with description of five new species and updated checklist

New data on the Chrysididae fauna from Yemen are presented. Based on recently collected material, eleven species are recorded for the first time in the country: Elampus afer (Mocsáry, ۱۸۸۹); Hedychridium scutellare (Tournier, ۱۸۷۸); Hedychrum coelestinum Spinola, ۱۸۳۸; Holophris coriacea (Dahlbom, ۱۸۵۰); Holopyga subglabrata Linsenmaier, ۱۹۹۴; H. vicissituda Linsenmaier, ۱۹۹۴; H. parvicavitale Linsenmaier, ۱۹۹۴; Chrysidea pumila (Klug, ۱۸۴۵); Chrysis elegantula Spinola, ۱۸۳۸; C. nilensis Linsenmaier, ۱۹۵۹; Chrysis robertsi Rosa, ۲۰۲۰. Notably, Elampus afer, Hedychrum coelestinum and Holophris coriacea, previously considered African species, are now documented in the Arabian Peninsula for the first time. Additionally, five species new to science are described: Hedychridium eudaimon sp. nov. (from Yemen and Saudi Arabia); Hedychrum harteni sp. nov.; Chrysis bilqis sp. nov. (leachii group); Chrysis felix sp. nov., and Chrysis yemenita sp. nov. (succincta group). Furthermore, the male of Trichrysis longispina (Mocsáry, ۱۹۱۲) is illustrated for the first time.

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Afrotropical ، Arabian Peninsula ، distribution ، new records ، taxonomy