Mirza J.H., Kamran M., Alatawi F.J., 2023.
Two new species of the subgenus Petrobia (Petrobia) Müller from Saudi Arabia. Journal of Natural History, 57 (21-24): 1178-1191.

Abstract
The present study describes, illustrates two new species of the subgenus Petrobia (Petrobia), P. (P.) arabica sp. nov. and P. (P.) tabarjalensis sp. nov., collected in the Northern Region (Jouf) of Saudi Arabia They were found inhabiting wild host plants, Haloxylon salicornicum (Amaranthaceae) and Chrozophora sp. (Euphorbiaceae), respectively. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:BB89B241-950D-446F-9207-E25A39345E1B

  • https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2238947

  • Summary

  • Nomenclature
  • Identification
  • Host plants
  • Distribution
  • Other biological features

  • Nomenclatural data

  • Petrobia (Petrobia) arabica Mirza, Kamran & Alatawi, 2023; Petrobia (Petrobia) tabarjalensis Mirza, Kamran & Alatawi, 2023.

  • Identification tools


    Host plant data (2 results)

  • Petrobia (Petrobia) arabica Mirza, Kamran & Alatawi, 2023 [Amaranthaceae: Haloxylon salicornicum]; Petrobia (Petrobia) tabarjalensis Mirza, Kamran & Alatawi, 2023 [Euphorbiaceae: Chrozophora sp.].

  • Distribution data (2 results)

  • Petrobia (Petrobia) arabica Mirza, Kamran & Alatawi, 2023 [Palearctic: Saudi Arabia]; Petrobia (Petrobia) tabarjalensis Mirza, Kamran & Alatawi, 2023 [Palearctic: Saudi Arabia].

  • Other biological features