Calycomyza solidaginis ( Kaltenbach, 1869 )

Dawah, Hassan A. & Deeming, John C., 2025, An overview of the Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia with additional world distributional data, Zootaxa 5583 (1), pp. 1-38 : 14

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).

Figures

FIGURES 17–19. Habitus of: (17) Calycomyza solidaginis (Kaltenbach, 1869), Male, lateral view (SAUDI ARABIA: Jazan, Fifa (Al-Tatweer Centre), 10–31.vii.2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah); (18) Cerodontha (Cerodontha) heringiella Spencer, 1961, Male (SAUDI ARABIA:Asir,Abha, Hay Al-Menhel, 24.vii.2013, sweeping, H.A. Dawah); (19) Cerodontha (Icteromyza) piliseta (Becker, 1903), Female, lateral view (SAUDI ARABIA:Asir, Keratha,Al-Ethrebany Fruit Farm, 7–28.viii2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah).