An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia Author Dawah, Hassan A. Author Ahmad, Syed K. Author Abdullah, Mohammed A. Author Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz text Zootaxa 2019 2019-12-17 4711 3 401 445 journal article 24562 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1 9f235b62-9469-46ae-9fc0-9a39bd53b690 1175-5326 3586476 EF990EE4-6D69-41DE-A7ED-6C3B5141B106 Chlorichaeta orba Mathis & Zatwarnicki, 1993 ( Fig. 26 ) Chlorichaeta orba Mathis & Zatwarnicki, 1993: 70 . Specimens examined. 1 ♀ , Jazan , Farasan Island , Aziz Yousef Village , 22. iv.–13. v. 2015 , Malaise trap , H.A. Dawah ( NMWC ) ; 2 ♂ , Jazan , Abu Aresh , Faisel-El-Refae, 10. ii. 2012 , sweeping trap , H.A. Dawah ( CERS ) . Distribution. This is the first record from Saudi Arabia and Arabian Peninsula. This species was described from Sri Lanka (Nilaveli) and further from the Australasian/Oceanian Region; Australia (NT), Papua New Guinea .