An overview of the Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia with additional world distributional data
Author
Dawah, Hassan A.
Jazan University, Environment and Nature Research Centre, Jazan 45142, P. O. Box 114, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Author
Deeming, John C.
National Museum of Wales, Department of Natural Sciences, Entomology Section, Cardiff, CF 10 3 NP, UK.
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Cerodontha
(
Cerodontha
)
heringiella
Spencer, 1961b
(
Fig. 18
)
Cerodontha
(
Cerodontha
)
heringiella
Spencer, 1961b: 422
.
Material examined.
SAUDI ARABIA
:
1♂
,
Asir
,
Abha
,
Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan
,
25.ii.–25.v.2002
,
Malaise trap
,
H.A. Dawah
, (
NMWC
)
;
1♂
,
1♀
,
Asir
,
Abha
,
Hay Al-Menhel
,
24.vii.2013
,
Malaise trap
,
H.A. Dawah
(
NMWC
;
ENRC
)
.
ETHIOPIA
:
2♂
,
Oromia province
Ziway
, ILRI,
16.50m
,
21–23.ii.2005
,
M.R. Wilson
(
NMWC
)
;
1♂
,
Debre Zeit
,
21–23.ii.2005
,
M.R. Wilson
(
NMWC
)
.
KENYA
:
1♂
,
Kasarani
,
10–11.vii.1989
, swept savannah,
J.W. Ismay
;
1♂
,
Limuru
,
12iv.1983
,
K.A. Spencer
.
UGANDA
:
1♂
,
Serere
,
2.x.1972
,
J.L. Overman
(
NMWC
)
.
YEMEN
:
1♂
,
Sana’a
,
iv.1992
,
A. van Harten
(
NMWC
)
;
1♂
, ar-Rujum,
Malaise trap
,
16.x.2000
–
15.1.2001
,
A. van Harten
& A.M.
Hager
(
NMWC
)
;
3♂
, same data but
15.iv. 1992
.
Distribution.
Previously recorded from
Saudi Arabia
by
Deeming (2006)
. New for the fauna of
Uganda
. It was described from
Ethiopia
and was further recorded from
Kenya
,
South Africa
,
Tanzania
and
Yemen
(
Cogan 1980
;
Černý & von Tschirnhaus 2014
).
Host
remarks.
It is unknown.