Catalogue of Egyptian Tephritoidea (Diptera: Schizophora: Acalyptratae) Author El-Hawagry, Magdi S. text Zootaxa 2017 4299 2 151 190 journal article 32402 10.11646/zootaxa.4299.2.1 70390707-8e0d-4e5e-8531-e35541bc049c 1175-5326 843233 77248EA4-DC2C-44DE-BA07-329EB7DF5648 Trupanea desertorum (Efflatoun, 1924) Tephritis desertorum Efflatoun, 1924a : 101 . Holotype . Egypt ( Eastern Desert: North Galala Hills [ Gebel El Galala ]) ( ESEC ). Distribution. PA : Egypt . Egyptian localities. Eastern Desert : Fayed, Geneifa, Ismailiya, North Galala Hills ( Gebel El Galala ), Serabium, Suez Road, Wadi Achar El-Bahary , Wadi Araba , Wadi Khafouri . Lower Nile Valley : Helwan, Kerdassa. Sinai : Sinai Mts. , Wadi Arish , Wadi Rutia . Host plants. Launaea spinosa (Forssk.) Sch. Bip. Source : Freidberg & Kugler (1989) . Dates of collection. February to October.