Distribution of Culicoides Latreille 
 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Saudi Arabia

Alahmed, Azzam; Kheir, S. M.; Al-Khereiji, M. A.

doi:10.3923/je.2010.227.234

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“…The distribution of C. bahrainensis in Saudi Arabia is restricted to Al Hassa and Al Dammam on the Arabian Gulf, and Jeddaha on the Red Sea (Alahmed et al, 2010). This distribution suggests that C. bahrainensis requires high humidity for its survival and development, since it was collected from near Arabian Gulf and Red Sea only.…”

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“…The vegetative cover is very poor in the study areas, except for some coastal zones. (Alahmed et al, 2010). C. bahrainensis were collected by one Center for Disease Control (CDC) miniature light trap and one standard New Jersey (NJ) light trap (Bioquip Company, Gardena, CA, 90248-3602, USA) from Al Dammam, Al Hassa and Jeddaha (Fig.…”

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“…More recent information on distribution, seasonal activity and vectorial capacity of Culicoides species in Saudi Arabia is required to assess the economic losses due to these serious haematophagous pests. During a recent study of distribution of Culicoides in Saudi Arabia, Alahmed et al (2010) encountered Culicoides bahrainensis for the first time in Saudi Arabia in the Eastern and the Western Regions, but no studies on its seasonal abundance are available. In this study, an attempt was made to study the seasonal activity of C. bahrainensis in Saudi Arabia.…”

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Seasonal activity of Culicoides bahrainensis Boorman, 1989 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Saud Arabia

Kheir

2010

Journal of King Saud University - Science

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Very little information is available on Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) fauna of Saudi Arabia. During the period March 2004-February 2006, a country-wide survey was conducted to study the distribution of Culicoides or biting midges in Saudi Arabia using light traps. During the study, 2308 specimens of Culicoides bahrainensis Boorman, 1989 were collected for the first time in Saudi Arabia from Al Hassa and Al Dammam on the Arabian Gulf, and from Jeddaha on the Red Sea. This distribution suggests that C. bahrainensis requires high humidity for its survival and development. This observation was further supported by the positive significant correlation between the number of Culicoides collected and the relative humidity. The seasonal activity of C. bahrainensis showed two seasonal peaks, a higher peak in April and a lower peak in November where the temperature varied between 22.4 and 29.3°C and the relative humidity varied between 34% and 66%. No Culicoides was collected during the period July-August where the temperature varied between 33 and 38°C and the relative humidity varied between 24% and 54%.

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Seasonal activity of Culicoides bahrainensis Boorman, 1989 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Saud Arabia

Kheir

2010

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“…Huge and steep rocky mountains divide the province into two main sectors, a mountainous area known as ‘Al-Sarat’ or ‘Al-Sarah’ with an elevation of 1500–2450 m above sea level at the east forming a part of Al-Sarawat Mountains range, and a lowland coastal plain in the west, known as ‘Tihama’. The second sector, Tihama, is divided into two districts, Al-Mekhwa and Qelwa (Alahmed et al 2010, El-Hawagry et al 2013, 2015). Jabal Shada al-A’la Nature Reserve (SANR) lies between latitudes 19.8149N–19.8763N and longitudes 41.2855E–41.3501E (Fig.…”

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A preliminary account of the fly fauna in Jabal Shada al-A’la Nature Reserve, Saudi Arabia, with new records and biogeographical remarks (Diptera, Insecta)

El-Hawagry¹,

Abdel-Dayem²,

Elgharbawy³

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The first list of insects of Al-Baha Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) was published in 2013 and contained a total of 582 species; an addendum to this list was published in 2015 adding 142 species and bringing the total number recorded from the province to 724 insect species representing 17 orders. The previous two studies excluded Jabal Shada al-A’la Nature Reserve (SANR), so the present study in SANR, as belonging to Al-Baha Province, are complementary to the previous two. The present study presents a preliminary list of Diptera (Insecta) in SANR, with remarks on their zoogeography, and is the first of a series of planned ecological and systematic studies on different insect orders as one of the outputs of a project proposed to study the entire insect fauna of SANR.A total number of 119 Diptera species belonging to 87 genera, 31 tribes, 42 subfamilies, and representing 30 families has been recorded from SANR in the present study. Some species have been identified only to the genus level and listed herein only because this is the first time to record their genera in KSA. Fourteen of the species are recorded for the first time for KSA, namely: Forcipomyia sahariensis Kieffer, 1923 [Ceratopogonidae]; Chaetosciara sp. [Sciaridae]; Neolophonotus sp.1; Neolophonotus sp.2; Promachus sinaiticus Efflatoun, 1934; Saropogon longicornis (Macquart, 1838); Saropogon sp. [Asilidae]; Spogostylum tripunctatum (Pallas in Wiedemann, 1818) [Bombyliidae]; Phycus sp. [Therevidae]; Hemeromyia sp.; Meoneura palaestinensis Hennig, 1937 [Carnidae]; Desmometopa inaurata Lamb, 1914 [Milichiidae]; Stomoxys niger Macquart, 1851 [Muscidae]; and Sarcophaga palestinensis (Lehrer, 1998) [Sarcophagidae].Zoogeographic affinities of recorded fly species suggest a closer affiliation to the Afrotropical region (46%) than to the Palearctic region (23.5%) or the Oriental region (2.5%). This supports the previous studies’ conclusions and emphasizes the fact that parts of the Arabian Peninsula, including Al-Baha Province, ought to be a part of the Afrotropical Region rather than of the Palaearctic Region or the Eremic Zone.

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“…A lowland in the west forms a part of the coastal plain that extends from north to south, which is known as “Tihama”. There is also a mountainous area in the east with an elevation of about 1500-3000 m above sea level, known as “Al-Sarat or Al-Sarah” which forms part of the Al-Sarawat mountain range (Alahmed et al 2010, Ibrahim and Abdoon 2005, El-Hawagry et al 2013). …”

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Eucharitidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea), a family new to the fauna of Saudi Arabia, with the description of the previously unknown male of Eucharis (Psilogastrellus) affinis Bouček

Gadallah¹,

Edmardash²,

Dhafer³

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The family Eucharitidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) is recorded for the first time for the fauna of Saudi Arabia based on Hydrorhoa caffra (Westwood) and Eucharis (Psilogastrellus) affinis Bouček. The record of Hydrorhoa caffra suggests that Al-Baha and Asir provinces should be considered as part of the Afrotropical rather than the Palaearctic region. The previously unknown male of Eucharis affinis Bouček is described and figured. Macrophotographs of the species are provided.

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Distribution of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 21 publications

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Seasonal activity of Culicoides bahrainensis Boorman, 1989 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Saud Arabia

Seasonal activity of Culicoides bahrainensis Boorman, 1989 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Saud Arabia

A preliminary account of the fly fauna in Jabal Shada al-A’la Nature Reserve, Saudi Arabia, with new records and biogeographical remarks (Diptera, Insecta)

Eucharitidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea), a family new to the fauna of Saudi Arabia, with the description of the previously unknown male of Eucharis (Psilogastrellus) affinis Bouček

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