Eumerus lucidus Loew, 1848: 134 An overview of the Syrphidae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia Dawah, Hassan A. Abdullah, Mohammed A. Ahmad, Syed Kamran Al-Dhafer, Hathal Turner, James Zootaxa 2020 2020-09-25 4855 1 1 69 3CDXJ Loew, 1848 Loew 1848 [151,505,1813,1840] Insecta Syrphidae Eumerus Animalia Diptera 27 28 Arthropoda species lucidus  ( Figs 30–33)      Eumerus lucidus Loew, 1848: 134   Examined specimens.  1♂, 1♀, Asir, Maraba, Al-Hudaithy Fruit Farm,  1–30.v.2004, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah( CERS).   Distribution.This is the first record from Saudi Arabia. It was described from Greeceand is further recorded from Russia( Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekekistan) and Yemen( Peck 1988; Smit et al.2017; Speight 2020).   Remarks.Since the diagnostic characters of the species are known from the male sex there is always the slight possibility that the female is of another species. We prefer to regard the females as  Eumerussp. nr.  lucidusuntil such time as molecular investigation can reveal their true identity. 3029038375 2004-05-01 2004-05-30 2004-05-01 CERS H. A. Dawah Al-Hudaithy Fruit Farm Maraba 27 28 2 1 1 'Asir