Diaphorus hoffmannseggi Meigen, 1830

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 : 1439

Diaphorus hoffmannseggi Meigen, 1830

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Specimens examined

2♂, Asir, Karatha , Al-Ethrebany Fruit Farm, 6–27 .v .2014, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( NMWC; CERS); 1♂, same locality but 7–28 .viii .2013 (CERS).

Distribution

This is the first record from Saudi Arabia. The species is widespread in Europe, being also recorded from Israel and Turkey ( Grichanov 2017b).

Figures

Figure 3. Dolichopodid species habitus: a – Asyndetus albifrons Parent; b – Chrysotus suavis Loew; c – Cryptophleps buttikeri Grichanov; d – Diaphorus hoffmannseggi Meigen.