Parydra quadripunctata (Meigen, 1830)

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Ephydra quadripunctata Meigen, 1830: 117 .

Parydra quadripunctata: Loew 1860: 33 [generic combination].

Napaea quadripunctata: Becker 1926: 102 [generic combination].

Ephydra furcata Zetterstedt 1838: 716: Loew 1860: 33 [synonymy].

Specimens examined. 1 ♀, Asir, Al-Souda, Bani Mazen, 16. x. 2014, Malaise trap. H.A. Dawah (CERS) ; 1 ♂, Asir, Abha, Hay Al-Nusub ( Abha Farm Centre), 1–25. v. 2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (CERS) ; 1 ♀, same data but 9–30. v. 2014 (CERS) .

Distribution. This is the first record from Saudi Arabia and Arabian Peninsula. The type locality was not given or specified (Germany?). It is widespread in Europe and further recorded from Afghanistan, Japan, Tadzhikistan and Uzbekistan.