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 Metopostigma sabulona Becker, 1910b ( Fig 57 ) Metopostigma sabulona Becker, 1910b: 64 . Specimens examined. 1♂ , 1♀ , Jazan , Abu Aresh , Faisel Al-Refae Farm , sweeping weedy preheading forage sor- ghum, 10.ii.2012 , J.C. Deeming and H. A. Dawah ( CERS ) ; 2♀ , Asir , Abha , Hay Al-Nusub ( Abha Farm Centre ), 3.iii.2001 , Malaise trap , H.A. Dawah ( NMWC ; CERS ) ; 2♀ Asir , Maraba , Al-Hudaithy Fruit Farm , 1–17.vi.2003 , Malaise trap , H.A. Dawah ( CERS ; NMWC ) ; 3♀ , Asir , Abha , Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan , 25.ii.–25.v.2002 , Malaise trap , H.A. Dawah ( NMWC ) . Distribution. This species was previously recorded from Saudi Arabia by Dawah & Abdullah (2006) ; El-Hawagry et al. (2018) . It was described from Egypt and further recorded from Palestine and Pakistan ( Nartshuk 1984 ). It is further recorded from Oman , Tunisia , UAE and Yemen ( Deeming 2011 ). There are some specimens of this species in NMWC collected from India .