Metopostigma sabulona Becker, 1910b

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Metopostigma sabulona Becker, 1910b: 64 .

Specimens examined. 1♂, 1♀, Jazan, Abu Aresh, Faisel Al-Refae Farm, sweeping weedy preheading forage sor- ghum, 10.ii.2012, J.C. Deeming and H. A. Dawah (CERS) ; 2♀, Asir, Abha, Hay Al-Nusub ( Abha Farm Centre), 3.iii.2001, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (NMWC; CERS) ; 2♀ Asir, Maraba, Al-Hudaithy Fruit Farm, 1–17.vi.2003, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (CERS; NMWC) ; 3♀, Asir, Abha, Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan, 25.ii.–25.v.2002, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (NMWC) .

Distribution. This species was previously recorded from Saudi Arabia by Dawah & Abdullah (2006); El-Hawagry et al. (2018). It was described from Egypt and further recorded from Palestine and Pakistan (Nartshuk 1984). It is further recorded from Oman, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen (Deeming 2011). There are some specimens of this species in NMWC collected from India.