Sarcophagidae (Insecta: Diptera) of Saudi Arabia: new records, an updated checklist and a new species Author Dawah, Hassan A. Centre for Environmental Research and Studies, Jazan University, P. O. Box 2095, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Author Abdullah, Mohammed A. Department of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, PO Box 9004, Abha- 61413, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Author Pape, Thomas Natural History Museum of Denmark, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. text Zootaxa 2024 2024-02-27 5418 1 1 33 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5418.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5418.1.1 1175-5326 10717951 AD2E1255-5C36-4E6B-A128-B7EBBF34AB5A Sarcotachina aegyptiaca ( Fig. 22 ) Sarcotachina aegyptiaca Villeneuve, 1910: 151 . Type locality: Egypt , Aswan ; Egypt , Siala; Egypt , Alexandria . Specimens examined. SAUDI ARABIA : 1♂ , Asir , Abha , Hay Al-Nusub , 15–30.v.2014 , Malaise trap , H.A. Dawah ( CERS ) ; 6♂ , 1♀ , Asir , Abha , Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan , Hay Al-Sad , Malaise trap , 25.ii.–25.v.2002 ( CERS ; MNWC ) ; 1♂ , 1♀ , Najran , Hay Al-Shurfa , 1–29.iv.2013 , Malaise trap , H.A. Dawah ( NMWC ) ; 1♂ , Asir , Maraba , Al-Hudaithy Fruit Farm , 1–31.xii.2004 , Malaise trap , H.A. Dawah ( NMWC ) ; 1♂ , same data but, 1.v.2013 ( NMWC ) . Distribution. Afghanistan , Algeria , Egypt , Iran , Israel , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Russia , Saudi Arabia *, Syria , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Western Sahara , Yemen . Remarks. First record from Saudi Arabia .