Dasiops latifrons (Meigen, 1826)

Lonchaea latifrons Meigen, 1826: 308 . Germany (type unknown).

Lonchaea parvicornis Meigen, 1826: 307 . Germany (type unknown). Lonchaea crepidarius Meigen, 1826: 309 . Germany (type unknown). Chortophila lasiophthalmus Macquart, 1835a: 329 . Unspecified type. France (Bordeaux) (?MNHNP).

Lasiops aenescens Meigen, 1838: 324 . Unjustified new name.

Lasiophtalma nigrovirescens Lioy, 1864: 992 . Unjustified new name.

Dasiops loncheus Rondani, 1874: 272 . Unspecified type. Italy (Parma) (?MZLS). Distribution. PA: Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Morocco, Southern Europe, from France and Spain to the Middle East and Middle Asia.

Egyptian localities. Coastal Strip: Alexandria, Burg, Dekheila, Mariout. Lower Nile Valley and Delta: Cairo, El- Gebel El-Asfar, Ezbet El-Nakhl, Helwan, Maadi, Qubba.

Host plants. Unknown in Egypt. Recorded from Europe as bred from elongate stem galls formed on the grasses Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. ( Poaceae). Source: MacGowan & Freidberg (2008). Dates of collection. November to May.