An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia
Author
Dawah, Hassan A.
Author
Ahmad, Syed K.
Author
Abdullah, Mohammed A.
Author
Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-12-17
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401
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journal article
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Atissa pygmaea
(
Haliday, 1833
)
(
Fig. 7
)
Ephydra pygmaea
Haliday, 1833: 174
.
Hydrellia (Atissa) pygmaea
:
Haliday 1839: 404
[generic combination].
Atissa pygmaea
: Haliday
in
Walker 1856: 345
[generic combination];
Mathis
et al
. 2017: 671
[
United Arab Emirates
].
Specimens examined.
3 ♂
,
1 ♀
,
Asir
,
Abha
,
Hay Al-Nusub
(
Abha Farm
Centre
),
3–24. viii. 2013
,
Malaise trap
.
H.A. Dawah
(
CERS
;
NMWC
)
.
Distribution.
This is the first record from
Saudi Arabia
. It was described from North
Ireland
(
United Kingdom
) and is further recorded from the Afrotropical Region:
Kenya
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
,
United Arab Emirates
; and the Palaearctic Region:
Algeria
, Azores, Canary Islands, Europe (widespread),
Japan
(Honshu),
Morocco
,
Syria
and
Tunisia
.