Calycomyza solidaginis (Kaltenbach, 1869)

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Agromyza solidaginis Kaltenbach, 1869: 196 .

Material examined. SAUDI ARABIA: 2♂, Jazan, Fifa ( Al-Tatweer Centre), 10–31.vii.2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (NMWC); 1♂, same data but 1–19.vii.2013; 1♂, same data but 6–26.i.2014; 1♂, Najran, Al-Shurfa, Malaise trap, 1–22.i.2014., H.A. Dawah (NMWC); 1♂, Asir, Abha, Madenate Al-Ameer Sultan, 1–25.v.2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah (ENRC).. MAURITIUS: 2♂, 2♀, 1–2 km south of Wolmar, 21.v.2000, coast roadside, J.W. Ismay (NMWC). USA, 1♂, 1♀, Catoctin Mountain Park, 15.vi. 1992, A.C.Pont (NMWC). YEMEN: 4♂, 3♀, 12 km of Manakhah, 3.vii.–21.viii.2001, Malaise trap, A. van Harten (NMWC); 2♀, Lahj, ix.2000, Malaise trap, A. van Harten & A. Sallam (NMWC); 2♂, Suq Bani Mansour, 28.viii–26.ix.2001, Malaise trap, A. van Harten (NMWC).

Distribution. First record from Saudi Arabia. This species was described from Germany without type locality being specified. It was further recorded from the Palaearctic Region: Austria, Hungary, Lithuania, Sweden, Switzerland: Afrotropical Region; Mauritius and Yemen: Nearctic Region: Canada, United States and Oriental: China (Xinjiang) (Papp 1984a; Boucer & Wheeler 2001; Chen & Wang 2003; Zlobin 2005; Deeming 2006; Papp & Černý 2017).

Host remarks. This species has been reared from Solidago spp. L. ( Asteraceae) (Spencer & Steyskal 1986).