The Meloidae (Coleoptera) of the United Arab Emirates with an updated Arabian checklist Author Bologna, Marco A. Author Turco, Federica text Zootaxa 2007 2007-10-29 1625 1 1 33 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1625.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.1625.1.1 1175­5334 5103300 7BB259DD-7895-44CB-82D6-0C7905049320 Cyaneolytta maculifrons (Mäklin, 1875) Distribution. This species is widely distributed in the Afrotropical Region, except in the central and western areas primarily dominated by tropical forests regions, and also in the western Arabian Peninsula. It represents another Afrotropical element of the Arabian fauna. Cited from Yemen , it is new for Saudi Arabia . New records. Saudi Arabia : Wadi Jīzān , 18.viii.1979 , G. Filipponi coll. 2 exx. ( CB ) .