Hydrellia maura Meigen, 1838

Hydrellia maura Meigen, 1838: 374: Hering 1950: 238 [host plant: Potamogeton perfoliatus L. ( Potamogetonaceae)]; Deeming 2002: 55 [review].

Hydrellia modesta Loew 1860: 23: Brocher 1910: 170–176 [immature stages]; Séguy 1934: 430 [synonymy].

Hydropota modesta: Coe 1945: 396 [generic combination].

Hydrellia griseola variety modesta: Cresson 1932: 6 [revised status].

Hydrellia incana form modesta: Nye 1958: 441–443 [larva; host plants].

Specimens examined. 1 ♂, Asir, Abha, Hay Al-Nusub ( Abha Farm Centre), 1–25. v. 2013, Malaise trap. H.A. Dawah (CERS) ; 1 ♂, same data but 23. viii.–13. x. 2013 .

Distribution. This is the first record from Saudi Arabia and Arabian Peninsula. This species was described from Germany (Baiern) and further recorded from the Afrotropical Region: South Africa; Palaearctic Region: Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azores, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Czechia, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Madeira Islands, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Madeira Islands, Sweden, Switzerland.