An overview of the Chloropidae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia Author Dawah, Hassan A. Author Abdullah, Mohammed A. Author Deeming, John C. text Zootaxa 2020 2020-06-15 4791 1 1 71 journal article 21678 10.11646/zootaxa.4791.1.1 f530d842-6e03-4335-941c-f14930921041 1175-5326 3895893 96163E4E-BE84-4CF0-BD34-7E8BF815114D Lagaroceras distinctum Deeming, 1981 ( Fig 53 ) Lagaroceras distinctum Deeming, 1981: 816 . Specimens examined. 1♂ , 4♀ , Asir , Abha , Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan , 25.ii.–25.v.2002 , Malaise trap , H.A. Dawah ( NMWC ; CERS ) ; 2♀ , Asir , Al-Souda , Bani Mazen , 19.vi–9.vii.2013 , Malaise trap , H.A. Dawah ( CERS ) ; 1♂ , same data but 25.ii.–1.v.2013 ( CERS ) . Distribution. This species was previously recorded from Saudi Arabia by Dawah & Abdullah (2006) . It was described from Nigeria and further recorded from Mozambique and Yemen ( Deeming & Al-Dhafer 2012 ). There are some specimens in NMWC collected from Ethiopia , Kenya and Yemen . Remarks. Species of Lagaroceras are primary attackers of shoots of Poaceae .