Scatophila caviceps (Stenhammar, 1844)

Ephydra caviceps Stenhammar, 1844: 270 .

Scatella caviceps: Loew 1860: 42 [generic combination].

Scatophila caviceps: Becker 1896: 241 [generic combination]; Zatwarnicki 1987: 279–280, 291 [figures of male genitalia].

Specimens examined. 2 ♂, 3 ♀, Asir, Abha, Hay Al-Nusub ( Abha Farm Centre), 1–25. v. 2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (CERS) ; 1 ♂, same but 3–24. vii. 2013; 1 ♂, same data but 12. xi. 2013 (CERS); 1 ♀, Najran, Al-Shurfa, Saleh Maqbol Farm, 13. iii. 2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (CERS) ; 1 ♂, Asir, Karatha, Al-Ethrebany Fruit Farm, 7–28. viii. 2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (CERS) ; 1 ♂, Asir, Abha, Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan, 25. ii.–25. v. 2002, Malaise trap. H.A. Dawah (CERS) .

Distribution. This is the first record from Saudi Arabia. This species was described from Sweden and further recorded from the Palaearctic Region: Afghanistan, Europe, Madeira, Morocco, and Russia (Far East).