Ravinia pernix

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Musca pernix Harris, 1780: 84 . Type locality: United Kingdom, England.

Specimens examined. SAUDI ARABIA: 1♀, Asir, Abha, Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan, Malaise trap, 6– 27.iii.2013, H.A. Dawah (CERS) ; 1♀, same locality but 25.ii.–25.v.2002 (NMWC) . CYPRUS: 1♂, 2♀, nr. Akrounta, 24.iv.2002, J.C. Deeming (NMWC) . HUNGARY: 1♂, Kiskunfélegyháza, Bugac, 23.viii.1986, J.C. Deeming (NMWC) . TUNISIA: 3♂, Sousse Sidi Bou Ali, Olive grove, 9.v.1995, J.C. Deeming (NMWC) . YEMEN: 3♂, Sana’a, ii.1992, A. van Harten (NMWC) .

Distribution. Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Azores, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Canary Is, Chad, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Morocco, North Korea, South Korea, Sweden, Turkey Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Syria, Switzerland, Tajikistan, The Netherlands, Tunisia *, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Yemen.

Remarks. First record from Saudi Arabia found in this study is by Verves (1986a).