Scatophila, Becker, 1896

Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed K., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz, 2019, An overview of the Ephydridae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, Zootaxa 4711 (3), pp. 401-445 : 435

Key to species of Scatophila from the Saudi Arabia

1. General colouration brown; mid of male face depressed; mesonotum with distinct pattern of spots and stripes; wing pattern formed by contrasted white spots................................................ S. caviceps ( Stenhammar, 1844)

- General colouration gray; male face convex medially, similar to female; mesonotum lacking distinctive pattern; wing spots faintly visible...................................................................... S. farinae Becker, 1903