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
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journal article
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Meijerella flavisetosa
Sabrosky, 1976
(
Fig 28
)
Meijerella flavisetosa
Sabrosky, 1976: 93
.
Specimens examined.
1♀
,
Asir
,
Keratha
,
Al-Ethrebany Fruit Farm
,
6–27.v.2014
,
Malaise trap
,
H.A. Dawah
(
CERS
)
;
1♀
, same data but,
7–28.viii.2013
(
CERS
)
;
1♂
,
1♀
,
Asir
,
Al-Souda
,
Al-Muqtha Dam
,
25.ii–1.v.2013
, sweeping,
H.A. Dawah
(
CERS
)
.
Distribution.
This is the first record from
Saudi Arabia
. This species was described from Hawaii and is further recorded from
Guam
,
Japan
(Bonin Islands),
Malaysia
and
Vietnam
(
Mariana Islands
) (
Nartshuk 1992
;
Deeming 2011
). There are some specimens of this species in the NMWC collected from Borneo and
Sri Lanka
.
Remarks.
This species was reared from decaying stem of rice and from fruit of
Touchardia
Gaudich. (Urticaceae)
by
Sabrosky (1976)
, who believed that the larvae of this species might be scavengers.