Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) dux, Thomson, 1869

Dawah, Hassan A., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Pape, Thomas, 2024, Sarcophagidae (Insecta: Diptera) of Saudi Arabia: new records, an updated checklist and a new species, Zootaxa 5418 (1), pp. 1-33 : 19-20

Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) dux

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Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) dux Thomson 1869: 534 . Type locality: Hawaii, Honolulu .

Specimens examined. SAUDI ARABIA: 2♂, 2♀, Jazan, Abu-Aresh, Mohammed Bakreen , 16.v.2014, baited traps, H.A. Dawah ( CERS) .

Distribution. Albania, Andaman Is, Australia, Azerbaijan, Azores, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bonin Is, Bulgaria, Canary Is, Cape Verde Is, China, Christmas I [Indian Ocean], Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Fiji, France, Georgia, Greece, Guam, Hawaiian Is, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kosovo, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Marshall Is, Micronesia, Montenegro, Nepal, New Caledonia, Pakistan, Palau, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Solomon Is, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Wake I, Western Samoa.

Remarks. First record from Saudi Arabia found in this study is by Al-Misned et al. (2001).

Figures

FIGURES 33–38. Species of Sarcophagidae, habitus: (33) Sarcophaga (Asceloctella) calicifera Böttcher, 1912, male (Oman: Muscat, Bowshar); (34) Sarcophaga (Bercaea) africa (Wiedemann, 1824), male (Asir, Abha, Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan); (35) Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) dux Thomson, 1869 (= exuberans Pandellé, 1896), male (Gambia: Bakau, Fajara); (36) Sarcophaga (Parasarcophaga) hirtipes (Wiedemann, 1830), male (Oman: Al Majara, Asharqiya); 37–38. Sarcophaga dawahi Deeming, sp. nov., male (Abha, Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan): (37) same, lateral view; (38) same, dorsal view.