Paralimna (Phaiosterna) bicolor (Macquart, 1851)

Ephydra bicolor Macquart, 1851: 303 . Lectotype, female (designated by Wirth, 1975: 40). Egypt (OUMNH).

Paralimna decipiens of authors, not Loew, 1878.

Distribution: AF: Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Seychelles, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. AU: Papua New Guinea. PA: Egypt.

Egyptian localities: Fayoum: Qaroun Lake (Mathis & Zatwarnicki, 2002: 71). Lower Nile Valley & Delta: Abu-Rawash , Cairo & El-Marg (Mathis & Zatwarnicki, 2002: 71), El-Katta, Mansouriya, Nahia.

Dates of collection: September to March.