Eumerus aurifrons ( Wiedemann, 1824 )

Dawah, Hassan A., Abdullah, Mohammed A., Ahmad, Syed Kamran, Al-Dhafer, Hathal & Turner, James, 2020, An overview of the Syrphidae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, Zootaxa 4855 (1), pp. 1-69 : 24-25

Eumerus aurifrons ( Wiedemann, 1824)

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Pipiza aurifrons Wiedemann, 1824: 32

Examined specimens. 1♂, Jazan, Abu-Aresh, Al-Mahdag Village , 1–15.xii.2012, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( CERS) ; 1♂, same locality but 10–15.x.2012 ; 1♂, Jazan, Fifa, Al-Tatweer Centre, 16.iv–6.v.2014, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( CERS) ; 1♂, Asir, Maraba, Al-Hudaithy Fruit Farm , 1–19.ii.2014, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( CERS) ; 1♂, Jazan, Abu-Aresh, Al-Mahdag Village , 10–15.x.2012, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( CERS) ; 1♂, same locality but 1– 15.xii.2012 ; 8♂, Asir, Karatha, Al-Ethrebany fruit farm, 6–27.v.2014, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( CERS; NMWC) .

Distribution. This is the first record from Saudi Arabia. It was described from India orient (it is the East Indies which consists of the East Indian Archipelago and some people would include the Spice Islands, the Philippines, Celebes and Borneo also but we do not know the exact country from which this species was described. Widespread in Afrotropical Region: Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria, Tanzania; Oriental Region: Hawaii, India, Indonesia, Malaya, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka; Nearctic Region: Paraguay; Australasian Region: Sumbawa ( Knustson et al. 1975; Smith & Vockeroth 1980; Whittington 2003; Ghorpadé 2014; Sengupta et al. 2016; Garcete-Barrett et al. 2020).

Figures

FIGURE 23. Habitus of Eumerus aurifrons (Wiedemann, 1824). Male, lateral view.