Tephritomyia lauta (Loew, 1869)

Oxyna lauta Loew, 1869: 18 . Syntypes. Greece: (Aegean Is.: Naxos); Rhodes (ZMHB). Tephritis veliformis Becker, 1907: 388 . Syntypes . Tunisia (= Tunis) (ZMHB).

Tephritomyia velifera Foote, 1984: 135 . Misspelling of veliformis Becker, attributed to “authors”. Distribution. PA: Egypt, Greece, Iran, Israel, Tunisia.

Egyptian localities. Coastal Strip: Abu Qir. Eastern Desert: Abu Sueir, Gebel Asfar, Wadi Abu El Nossour, Wadi Hoff . Sinai: Central Sinai, Sinai Mts.

Host plants. Viscous globe-thistle ( Echinops viscosus DC.). Source: Morgulis et al. (2016). Other plants from which flies were swept. Egyptian stachys ( Stachys aegyptiaca Pers.) and lavender ( Lavandula coronopifolia Poir.). Source: Efflatoun (1924a).

Dates of collection. April to October.