Becker, 1903: 174 Mathis 1984: 71–74 Mathis et al . 2017: 667–669 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 685WS Becker, 1903 Becker 1903 [151,548,709,736] Insecta Ephydridae Asmeringa Animalia Diptera 9 410 Arthropoda species inermis     Asmeringa inermis  Becker, 1903: 174:  Mathis 1984: 71–74[revision];  Mathis et al. 2017: 667–669[ United Arab Emirates].  Specimens examined.Numerous, ♂, ♀, Jazan, Um Al-Raq Island, 25. x.–25. xi. 2015, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (CERS; NMWC).   Distribution.This is the first record from Saudi Arabia. This species was described from Egypt(“Alexandrien” = Alexandria) and further recorded from the Palaearctic Region: Bulgaria, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Palestine, Italy, Moroccoand Spain; Afrotropical Region: Ethiopiaand United Arab Emirates.