Wohlfahrtia nuba (Wiedemann, 1830)

Dawah, Hassan A., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Pape, Thomas, 2024, Sarcophagidae (Insecta: Diptera) of Saudi Arabia: new records, an updated checklist and a new species, Zootaxa 5418 (1), pp. 1-33 : 14

Wohlfahrtia nuba

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Tachina nuba Wiedemann, 1830: 296 . Type locality: Sudan [“Nubien”].

Specimens examined. SAUDI ARABIA: 1♂, Asir, Abha, Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan, Hay Al-Sad , 25.ii.– 25.v.2002, Malaise trap ( MNWC) ; 1♂, same locality but 6–27.viii.2013 ( CERS) ; 1♂, Jazan, Abu Aresh, Mohammed Bakreen Farm , 2–23.xi.2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( CERS) ; Jazan, Um Al-Raq Island , 25.xi.–25.xii..2015, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( CERS) ; 1♂, Rhodet Khorim , 25º22’ 58’’ N 47º16’44’’E, 29.x.2011 baiting, H. Al Dafer ; 1♂, same data but 16.i.2012 ( MNWC) . CYPRUS: 1♂, Lara Peninsula dunes, 28.iv.2002, J.C. Deeming ( MNWC) ; 6♂, 2♀, Tiramisu beach, 24.viii.1997, ex logger head turtle clutch, M. MacGowan ( MNWC) ; 22♂, 3♀, Alagadi beach, 3.viii.1997, decomposing remains of turtle nest, M. MacGowan ( MNWC) . MALI: 1♂, Mourdish , 3–12.x.1986, M. Matthews ( MNWC) . OMAN: 2♂, Ghubra Bowl , 23º10’ N 37º45’E, 5.xi.1992, M.D. Gallagher & J.C. Deeming ( MNWC) . UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 1♂, Dubai, 25º08’N 37º85’E, 55º20’N 62º87’E, ix.2008, R. Schuster, maggot ex broken toe wound of camel ( MNWC) ; 1♂, Al-Ajban , 28.xii–26.ii.2006, Malaise trap, A. van Harten ( MNWC) ; 3♂, Al Bida protected area, 25.xii.2018, Malaise trap, A. Saji & A. van Harten ( MNWC) ; 3♂, Mangrove National Park , Abu Dhabi, 1–31.iii.2016, Malaise trap, A. Saji & A. van Harten ( MNWC) ; 2♂, Dubai, Nadd al Shiba Palace , x.2005, R. Schuster, ex wound of gazelle kid, R. Schuster ( MNWC) .

Distribution. Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Mali *, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman *, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen.

Remarks. First record from Saudi Arabia found in this study is by Büttiker et al. (1979). Amoudi (1993) & Büttiker et al. (1979) found this species only in central Saudi Arabia.

Figures

FIGURES 24–30. Species of Sarcophagidae, habitus, lateral view: (24) Sphenometopa fastuosa (Meigen, 1824), male (Asir, Abha, Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan); (25) Wohlfahrtia brunnipalpis (Macquart, 1851), male (Oman: Dhofar, Shuwaymiyah); (26) Wohlfahrtia erythrocera Villeneuve in Becker, 1910, male (Oman: E. Coast, Dibab); (27) Wohlfahrtia indigens Villeneuve, 1928, male (UAE, Sharjah desert Park); (28) Wohlfahrtia nuba (Wiedemann, 1830), male (N Cyprus: Alagadi Beach); (29) Blaesoxipha rufipes (Macquart, 1839), male (Najran, Al-Shurfa, Saleh Maqbol Farm); (30) Ravinia pernix (Harris, 1780), male (Cyprus: N Akrounta).