Melanagromyza sojae (Zehntner, 1900)

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Agromyza sojae Zehntner, 1900: 114 .

Material examined. SAUDI ARABIA: 1♂, Jazan, Abu Aresh, Almahdag Village, 4.iii.2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (ENRC); 2♂, same data but 4.ii.2012, J.C. Deeming (NMWC); 1♂, 1♀, al-Karz, on alfalfa, 26.viii.1970, collector unknown. BAHRAIN: 1♂, Adhari Pool area, 4.vi.2000, mercury vapour (UV light) trap in irrigated farms and diches, C.R. Turner (NMWC). INDONESIA: 2♂, Sulawesi Utara, Dumoya Irrigation Project, Toraut, 12–. viii.1985, light trap, A.H. Kirk-Spriggs (NMWC). OMAN: 2♂, 6♀, al-Hamra, interior, swept from lucerne, 18.xi.1992, J.C. Deeming (NMWC); 5♂, 4♀, al-Hamra, Dat Hayl, swept from lucerne, 18.xi.1992 (NMWC); 8♂, 11♀, Batinah, Shinas, swept from lucerne, 7.xii.1992, J.C. Deeming (NMWC); 1♂, 4♀, Marmul, Desert Agriculture Project, swept from lucerne, 25.xi.1992, J.C. Deeming (NMWC). UAE: 2♂, Mahafiz, 21–23.viii.2006, light trap, A. van Harten (NMWC). YEMEN: 1♂, Sana’a, ii.1991, A. van Harten (NMWC).

Distribution. Previously recorded from Saudi Arabia by Abu-Thuraya (1982); El-Hawagry et al. (2017), it is new for the fauna of UAE, it was described from Indonesia and was further recorded from the Afrotropical Region; Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Africa (Natal), Sudan and Yemen: Palaearctic Region; Bahrain, China, Egypt, Israel Japan, Malta, South Korea, Spain, Turkey: Oriental Region; Bangladesh, China (Fujian), India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam: Australasian Region; Australia and Solomon Islands: Neotropical Region; Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil: Nearctic Region; Paraguay, USA (Cogan 1980; Deeming 2006; Arnemann et al. 2016; Guedes et al. 2017; Ebejer 2021; Vera et al. 2021; Lonsdale et al. 2023).

Host remarks. This species is a pest of alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.) ( Fabaceae) and various leguminous crops (Deeming 2006) and it is dealt with in detail by Spencer (1973a: 52–55) and Lonsdale et al. (2023).