An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia Author Dawah, Hassan A. Author Ahmad, Syed K. Author Abdullah, Mohammed A. Author Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz text Zootaxa 2019 2019-12-17 4711 3 401 445 journal article 24562 10.11646/zootaxa.4711.3.1 9f235b62-9469-46ae-9fc0-9a39bd53b690 1175-5326 3586476 EF990EE4-6D69-41DE-A7ED-6C3B5141B106 Asmeringa inermis Becker, 1903 Asmeringa inermis Becker, 1903: 174 : Mathis 1984: 71–74 [revision]; Mathis et al . 2017: 667–669 [ United Arab Emirates ]. Specimens examined. Numerous, , , Jazan , Um Al-Raq Island, 25. x.–25. xi. 2015 , Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (CERS; NMWC). Distribution. This is the first record from Saudi Arabia . This species was described from Egypt (“Alexandrien” = Alexandria ) and further recorded from the Palaearctic Region: Bulgaria , Egypt , Ethiopia , France , Greece , Palestine , Italy , Morocco and Spain ; Afrotropical Region: Ethiopia and United Arab Emirates .