Stenophthalmus ocellatus Becker, 1903

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 : 60

Stenophthalmus ocellatus Becker, 1903

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Stenophthalmus ocellatus Becker, 1903: 148 .

Specimens examined. 1♂, Jazan, Abu Aresh, Al-Mahdag Village , 5–20.vi.2011, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( CERS) ; 1♂, same data but 3–10.x.2012 ( CERS) ; 1♂, 1♀ Asir, Maraba, Al-Hudaithy Fruit Farm , 1–17.vi.2003, Mal- aise trap, H.A. Dawah ( NMWC) ; 1♂, 1♀, Asir, Abha, Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan , 25.ii.–25.v.2002, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( NMWC) .

Distribution. This species was previously recorded from Saudi Arabia by Dawah & Abdullah (2006). It was described from Egypt and further recorded from India, Turkmenia and Sudan ( Deeming & Al-Dhafer 2012).

Remarks. It was reared from sugarcane in Egypt.

Figures

FIGURE 67. Stenophthalmus ocellatus Becker, 1903. Male.