An overview of the Syrphidae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia Author Dawah, Hassan A. Author Abdullah, Mohammed A. 0000-0002-3323-3623 mohd_robiya@hotmail.com Author Ahmad, Syed Kamran 0000-0002-6211-2345 entosaif@rediffmail.com Author Al-Dhafer, Hathal 0000-0002-4911-2332 hdhafer@ksu.edu.sa Author Turner, James 0000-0003-2411-7396 urner@museumwales.ac.uk text Zootaxa 2020 2020-09-25 4855 1 1 69 journal article 8491 10.11646/zootaxa.4855.1.1 1ad9a0ab-ccd4-4047-9a29-f2dd287dc3e3 1175-5326 4411181 28A15E99-7A79-40CA-A0C6-1DC501B69E46 Eumerus lucidus Loew, 1848 ( 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 ) . FIGURE 29. Habitus of Eumerus lacertosus Smit in Smit et al . (2017) . Male, dorsal view. Distribution. This is the first record from Saudi Arabia . It was described from Greece and 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 Eumerus sp. nr. lucidus until such time as molecular investigation can reveal their true identity.