Apotropina vittata ( Sabrosky, 1959 )

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 : 10

Apotropina vittata ( Sabrosky, 1959)

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Lasiopleura vittata Sabrosky, 1959: 418 .

Specimens examined. 1♂, Asir, Al-Souda, Al-Muqtha Dam , 1.ii–1.v.2012, sweeping, J.C. Deeming and H.A. Dawah ( NMWC) ; 1♂, Asir, Abha, Hay Al-Nusub ( Abha Farm Centre), 9–30.v.2014, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( CERS) .

Distribution. This species was previously recorded from Saudi Arabia by Deeming & Al-Dhafer (2012). It was described from Lesotho and further recorded from Ethiopia, Madagascar, Namibia and “ Rhodesia ” ( Zambia and Zimbabwe).

Remarks. The specimen that was photographed is labelled as: female, Namibia, W. Caprivi Park, Kwanda river, 15.xii.1999, Mann, Marais & Newman.

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FIGURE 4. Apotropina vittata (Sabrosky, 1959). Female.