Mepachymerus lentus ( Curran,1928 )

Dawah, Hassan A., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Deeming, John C., 2020, An overview of the Chloropidae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, Zootaxa 4791 (1), pp. 1-71 : 50-51

Mepachymerus lentus ( Curran,1928)

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Steleocerus lentus Curran, 1928: 347 .

Specimens examined. 4♀, Asir, Al-Souda, Al-Muqtha Dam , 14.iii.2013, sweeping, H.A. Dawah ( CERS) ; 6♂, 5♀, same data but 31.xii. 2014 ( CERS; NMWC) ; 1♂, Asir, Abha, Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan , 25.ii.–25.v.2002, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( NMWC) .

Distribution. This species was previously recorded from Saudi Arabia by Dawah & Abdullah (2006). It was de- scribed from Zaire and is further recorded from Burundi, Chad, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda ( Sabrosky 1980).

Remarks. Species of Mepachymerus are primary attackers of shoots of grasses ( Deeming & Al-Dhafer 2012).

Figures

FIGURE 56. Mepachymerus lentus (Curran, 1928). Male.