An overview of the mosquitoes of Saudi Arabia (Diptera: Culicidae), with updated keys to the adult females Dawah, Hassan A. Abdullah, Mohammed A. Ahmad, Syed Kamran Turner, James Azari-Hamidian, Shahyad Zootaxa 2023 2023-12-28 5394 1 1 76 89Z8D Bailly-Choumara, 1960 Bailly-Choumara 1960 [151,776,1767,1794] Insecta Culicidae Anopheles Animalia Diptera 8 9 Arthropoda species azaniae Cellia    Typelocality. Somalia.   Distribution.This species is found in the Afrotropical Region ( Wilkerson et al.2021). In the Middle East, it has been recorded in Saudi Arabiaand Yemen( White 1980; Glick 1992; Jupp et al.2002; Kheir et al.2010; Al-Eryani et al.2016; Irish et al. 2020; Wilkerson et al.2021). It was recorded for the first time in Saudi Arabiaby Jupp et al.(2002)from collections made for the isolation of Rift Valley fever virus during 2000 in Jazan Province.   Remarks.Females of  An. azaniaeare distinguishable from the females of  An. dthaliby characters of the maxillary palpus, and from those of  An. rupicolusby characteristics of the head scales, with which rubbed specimens they may be confused ( Gillies & de Meillon 1968). Al-Eryani et al.(2016)recorded an atypical form of  An. azaniaein Yemenwhich displayed different wing markings and a 7% difference in COIsequence. They concluded that the specimen might be a species new to science.  Medical importance. Al-Eryani et al.(2016)believed that this species is a possible vector of malarial protozoa in Yemen.