Rhodesiella rugosa ( Lamb, 1912 )

Dawah, Hassan A., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Deeming, John C., 2020, An overview of the Chloropidae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, Zootaxa 4791 (1), pp. 1-71 : 37

Rhodesiella rugosa ( Lamb, 1912)

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Lasiopleura rugosa Lamb, 1912: 333 .

Specimens examined. 3♀, Jazan, Abu Aresh, Al-Mahdag Village , 11.xii–13.i.2012, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( CERS) ; same data but 1.ii.–30.vi.2011 ( CERS) ; 2♂, Asir, Keratha, Al-Ethrebany Fruit Farm , 6–27.v.2014, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( NMWC) ; 1♂, Asir, Maraba, Al-Hudaithy Fruit Farm , 1–17.vi.2003, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( NMWC) ; 1♂ same data but 15.x.–30.xi.2004 ( NMWC) .

Distribution. It was recorded from Saudi Arabia by Dawah & Abdullah (2006); El-Hawagry et al. (2017). This species was described from Seychelles and is further recorded from Egypt, Oman, South Africa and Sri Lanka ( Sabrosky 1980; Deeming & Al-Dhafer 2012).

Figures

FIGURE 37. Rhodesiella rugosa Lamb, 1912. Male.