Liris haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius, 1804) Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Oman (Guichard 1980; Roche 2007), Oman / United Arab Emirates (Hamer 1985), Qatar (Abdu & Shaumar 1985), Saudi Arabia (Gadallah & Assery 2004b; Gadallah et al. 2013), United Arab Emirates (Hamer 1986, 1988; Gillett & Gillett 2005; Howarth & Gillett 2008; Schmid-Egger 2014). Extralimital distribution: Widespread in Africa, southern Asia to western India and Sri Lanka.