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 Scatophila farinae Becker, 1903 Scatophila farinae Becker, 1903: 177 ; Mathis et al . 2017: 747 [ United Arab Emirates ]. Specimens examined. 1 ♂ , Asir , Abha , Hay Al-Nusub ( Abha Farm Centre ), 9–30. v. 2014 , Malaise trap , H.A. Dawah ( CERS ) . Distribution. This is the first record from Saudi Arabia . It was described from Egypt ( Luxor , by lectotype des. Zatwarnicki 1987: 282 ) and further recorded from the Palaearctic Region: Algeria , Canary Islands, Italy and Morocco ; Afrotropical Region: United Arab Emirates .