Distribution

Oman, United Arab Emirates.

Biology

Unknown.

References

Day, M.C. 1984. The enigmatic genus Heterogyna Nagy (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae; Heterogyninae). Systematic Entomology 9: 293–307.

Ohl, M. & Bleidorn, C. 2006. The phylogenetic position of the enigmatic wasp family Heterogynaidae based on molecular data, with description of a new, nocturnal species (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Systematic Entomology 31: 321–337. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2005.00313.x

Soliman AM, Gadallah NS, Ohl M & Dhafer HMA. 2017. Revision of the digger wasps of the Ampulicidae and Heterogynaidae (Hymenoptera) of Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species of the enigmatic genus Heterogyna Nagy. Journal of Natural History 51: 2057-2085. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2017.1355492.

Credits

Photographs © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa) or © Ahmed Mostafa Soliman (Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University). Map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).