Agromyza panici de Meijere, 1934

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 : 7

Agromyza panici de Meijere, 1934

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Agromyza panici de Meijere, 1934: 248 .

Material examined. SAUDI ARABIA: 1♂, Jazan, Abu Aresh, Al-Mahdag Village , 1.vii.–30.viii.2010, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah, ( ENRC); 1♂, Asir, Keratha, Al-Ethrebany Fruit Farm , 1–25.v.2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( ENRC); 1♂, Asir, Abha, Hay Al-Menhel , 12.v.–3.vi.2015, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( NMWC). UAE: 1♂, Sharjah Desert Park , 10–17.iii.2007, light trap, A. van Harten; 3♂, Hatta , 30.i.–26.ii.2006, light trap, A.van Harten ( NMWC). YEMEN: 1♂, 1♀ Suq Bani Mansour , 28.viii–26.ix.2001, Malaise trap, A. van Harten ( NMWC); 1♂, Al Lahima , 9.iv–5.vi.2001, Malaise, A. van Harten; 15♂, 5♀, same locality, 3.vii–21.viii.2001, Malaise, A. van Harten ( NMWC); 1♂, Ar Ruyum , 1–iv.2001, Malaise, A. van Harten ( NMWC).

Distribution. First record from Saudi Arabia. This species new for the fauna of UAE. It was described from both sexes from Java from specimens reared from Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach) Morrone ( Poaceae ) and was further recorded from northern Thailand and Yemen ( Spencer 1990; Deeming 2006).

Host remarks. It is unknown.

Figures

FIGURES 7–8. Habitus of: Agromyza panici de Meijere, 1934: (7) Male, lateral view (SAUDI ARABIA: Asir, Keratha, Al- Ethrebany Fruit Farm, 1–25.v.2013, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah); (8) Female (YEMEN: Sug Bani Manour, 28.vii–26.ix.201, A. van Harten).