Micromorphus albipes (Zetterstedt, 1843)

Dawah, Hassan A., Ahmad, Syed Kamran, Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Grichanov, Igor Ya., 2020, The family Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of the Arabian Peninsula: identification key, an updated list of species and new records from Saudi Arabia, Journal of Natural History 54 (21 - 22), pp. 1425-1454 : 1444

Micromorphus albipes (Zetterstedt, 1843)

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Specimens examined

2♂, 1♀, Asir, Maraba, Al-Hudaithy Fruit Farm, 7–28 .viii .2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( CERS); 1♂, Asir, Karatha, Al-Ethrebany Fruit Farm, 7–28 .viii .2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( CERS) .

Distribution

This is the first record from Saudi Arabia. The species was described from Sweden and further recorded almost all over the world (except for Afrotropics). In the Mediterranean and Middle East, it was recorded from Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Morocco and Turkey ( Grichanov 2017a).

Figures

Figure 5. Dolichopodid species habitus: a – Thinophilus indigenus Becker; b – Thinophilus ochripalpis Becker; c – Thinophilus promotus Becker; d – Thinophilus spinulosus Parent; e – Medetera grisescens De Meijere; f – Micromorphus aereus (Vaillant).