Parectecephala trimaculata Adams, 1905

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 : 58

Parectecephala trimaculata Adams, 1905

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Chlorops trimaculata Adams 1905: 196 .

Specimens examined. 1♀, Jazan, Abu Aresh, Al-Mahdag Village , 5–20.vi.2011, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( NMWC; CERS) ; 1♂ same data but 4.iii.2013 ( CERS) ; 1♀ same data but 1–13.xii.2012, H.A. Dawah ( CERS) ; 1♂, same data but 1.ii.–3.vi.2011 ( CERS) ; 1♂, Asir, Maraba, Al-Hudaithy Fruit Farm , 24.ii.2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( CERS) ; 1♀, same data but 1–31.v.2004 ( NMWC) ; 1♂, Asir, Muhayil, Wadi Hali , 9.i.2003, sweeping grasses, H.A.Dawah ( NMWC) ; 1♂, Asir, Tahama-Tanoma, Al-Bekra village , 20.i.2003, sweeping grasses, H.A. Dawah ( NMWC) .

Distribution. This species was previously recorded from Saudi Arabia by Dawah & Abdullah (2006). It was described from Zimbabwe and is further recorded from Uganda and Yemen ( Sabrosky 1980; Deeming & Al-Dhafer 2012).

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FIGURE 64. Parectecephala trimaculata (Adams, 1905). Male.