Anthidium (Anthidium) tesselatum , Klug 1832

Anthidium (Anthidium) tesselatum Klug, 1832 Fig. 6 Anthidium tesselatum Klug, 1832. – Male, SW Saudi Arabia or Yemen. Type in Berlin (MFN). Anthidium helvolum Klug, 1832. – Female, SW Saudi Arabia or Yemen. Type in Berlin (MFN), synonymized by Pasteels (1969 a). Anthidium waltlii Spinola, 1838. – Female, Egypt. Type in Turin (MRSN), synonymized and lectotype designated by Schwarz and Gusenleitner (2003). non Anthidium waltlii Spinola, 1838 sensu Warncke (1980) (see Schwarz and Gusenleitner 2003). Anthidium signiferum Walker, 1871. – Male. Sudan. Type not in online catalogue of the London museum (NHMUK) https://data.nhm.ac.uk. Anthidium tesselatum var. aegyptiacum Friese, 1897. – Male, Egypt. Type in Vienna (NMW). Anthidium lanitarse Friese, 1917. – Female, Algeria. Synonymized by Pasteels (1984). Anthidium lanitarse var. lloydi Mavromoustakis, 1936. – Female, Nigeria. Type in London (NHMUK). Anthidium tesselatum var. zebra Benoist, 1950. – Female, Morocco. Genetic Barcode ID. BOLD: AAO 4833, based on material from Egypt, Morocco, Oman, and the U. A. E. (Kasparek 2024 a). Material (examined). • 1 ♂; Aswan Governorate: Kattarah; 23. 03. 1988 (CMK; Kasparek 2024 a). • 1 ♀ 2 ♂; Aswan Governorate: Tuosky Research Station; 24. 04. 2019; M. S. El-Kelany (CMK; Kasparek 2024 a). • 1 ♂; Beheira Governorate: Wadi Natrun at 30.48°N, 30.17°E; 10. 06. 2007; ex coll. E. & J. Hüttinger (coll. L. Bertsch) (Kasparek 2024 a). • 2 ♀; ibid.; 14. – 16. 06. 2015; A. Al-Shahat leg. (CMK; Kasparek 2024 a). • 1 ♀; Suez Governorate: N of Suez; 27. 04. 2026; M. Kasparek & M. Shebl leg. (CMK). Material (literature). • 2 ex.; New Valley Governorate: Kharga Oasis, 10–15 km N of Kharga; 17. 04. 1981; C. Roche leg. (SEMC 2026). • Giza Governorate: Pyramids; 6. 05. 1914; as A. signiferum (Alfken 1926). • ibid.; 5. 07. 1952; Aly leg. leg. (Elshaier 2022; Kasparek 2024 a). • Giza Governorate: Barkash; 5. 06. 1952; Aly leg. (Elshaier 2022; Kasparek 2024 a). • 1 ♀, 1 ♂; Minufia Governorate; 6 km W Khatatba; 18. 07. 1997; C. Roche leg. (SEMC 2026). • Cairo Governorate: Koubbeh “ and other localities near Cairo ” (Friese 1898 a). • Cairo Governorate: Koubbeh Palace; 25. 04. 1896 (SEMC 2026). • Cairo Governorate: ‘ Ein el Shams (Storey 1916 a, 1916 b). • Cairo Governorate: Marg; 5. 05. 1914 (Alfken 1926). • Cairo Governorate: Wadi Hof; 7. 05. 1915 (Alfken 1926). • ibid. (NHMUK) (Monks 2019). • Ismailia Governorate: Ismailia; 18. 04. 1978; F. D. Parker leg. (BBSL; Kasparek 2024 a; Ascher and Pickering 2026). • Suez Governorate: Ataka (“ Etaka ”); 19. 06. 1953; Aly leg. (Elshaier 2022; Kasparek 2024 a). • Suez Governorate: Wadi Hagul; 10. 05. 1993 (BBSL, Kasparek 2024 a; Ascher and Pickering 2026). • South Sinai Governorate: Wadi Khoshbi; 16–18. iv. 2016; A. Shahat leg. (Elshaier 2022; Kasparek 2024 a). • South Sinai Governorate: Wadi Hebran (Mocsáry 1884; Kasparek 2024 a). • 1 ♀; South Sinai Governorate: Wadi Isla; 03. 08. 1994; Magdi S. A. El-Hawagry leg. (SEMC 2026). • Asyut Governorate: Asyut (Assiut) (NHMUK) (Monks 2019). Sources for identification. Kasparek (2022, 2024 a), including a key, drawings, and photographs. Fig. 6 herein. Remark. Elshaier and Al-Shahat (2022) carried out chemotaxonomic studies on A. tesselatum based on material collected in Egypt. A taxonomic revision was recently presented by Kasparek (2024 a). Distribution. Afro-Arabian faunal element with records from Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates (Kasparek 2024 a).