Hendel, 1931: 67 Mathis & Zatwarnicki 1990: 108–110 Mathis et al . 2017: 701–702 An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia Dawah, Hassan A. Ahmad, Syed K. Abdullah, Mohammed A. Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz Zootaxa 2019 2019-12-17 4711 3 401 445 8B55K Hendel, 1931 Hendel 1931 [151,775,1108,1135] Insecta Ephydridae Athyroglossa Animalia Diptera 21 422 Arthropoda species argyrata Athyroglossa  ( Fig. 23)     Athyroglossa argyrata  Hendel, 1931: 67:  Mathis & Zatwarnicki 1990: 108–110[revision];  Mathis et al. 2017: 701–702[ Oman, United Arab Emiates].  Specimens examined.  1 ♂, Asir, Karatha, Al-Ethrebany Fruit Farm,  15. v.–11. vi. 2006, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah( CERS).   Distribution.This is the first record from Saudi Arabia. This species was described from Egypt(Gebel Elba, Wadi Edieb) and further recorded from the Afrotropical Region: Niger, Sierra Leone, Sudanand United Arab Emirates; Palaearctic Region: Egyptand Palestine. 2521263034 2006-05-15 2006-06-11 2006-05-15 CERS H. A. Dawah Al-Ethrebany Fruit Farm Karatha 21 422 1 1 'Asir