The family Bombyliidae in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Diptera: Brachycera: Asiloidea)
Author
El-Hawagry, Magdi S.
Author
Al Dhafer, Hathal M.
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-04-24
4590
1
59
94
journal article
26974
10.11646/zootaxa.4590.1.3
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Genus
BOMBOMYIA
Greathead
Bombomyia
Greathead, 1995
: 56
.
Type
species:
Bombylius discoideus
Fabricius, 1794
, by original designation.
Bombomyia discoidea
(
Fabricius, 1794
)
(
Fig. 3
)
Bombylius discoideus
Fabricius, 1794
: 409
.
Type
locality: “Barbaria” [=
Algeria
or
Tunisia
].
Tabanus charopus
Lichtenstein, 1796
: 214
.
Bombylius thoracicus
Fabricius, 1805
: 130
.
Tanyglossa analis
Thunberg, 1827
: 68
.
Bombylius discoideus
var.
trichromus
Paramonov, 1955
: 161
.
Distribution: AF: Widespread,
Saudi Arabia
[as South-western part]. PA:
Algeria
,
Armenia
,
Austria
,
Azerbaijan
,
China
(
Xinjiang
),
Cyprus
,
France
,
Greece
,
Gruzia
,
Hungary
,
Iran
,
Israel
,
Italy
,
Kazakhstan
,
Kyrgyz Republic
,
Lebanon
,
Moldova
,
Mongolia
,
Morocco
,
Russia
,
Spain
,
Syria
,
Tajikistan
,
Tunisia
,
Turkey
,
Turkmenistan
,
Ukraine
,
Uzbekistan
.
Saudi Arabian localities:
Al-Baha
: Ghabet Shahba (
Al-Baha
Gov.).
Asir
: Garf Raydah Protected Area (Abha Gov.).
Dates of collection: April to July.