Diasemocera biskrae (Becker, 1907)

Ephygrobia leucostoma var. biskrae Becker, 1907: 397 .

Psilopa biskrae: Becker 1926: 33 [generic combination, revised status]; Mathis et al. 2017: 655–656 [United Arab Emirates]. Diasemocera biskrae: Zatwarnicki 2018: 536 [generic combination].

Specimens examined. 1 ♀, Asir, Abha, Hay Al-Nusub ( Abha Farm Centre), 3–24. vii. 2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (CERS) .

Distribution. This is the first record from Saudi Arabia. This species was described from Algeria (Biskra). It was recorded from the Palaearctic Region: Algeria, Italy and Malta; Afrotropical Region: United Arab Emirates.

Biology. Larvae of some species of Diasemocera are leaf-miners in Chenopodiaceae . Some species are pests of sugar beet. This species was found to occur on Phragmites sp. in Italy (Canzoneri & Meneghini 1983).