title: New records of Tabanidae (Diptera) from Saudi Arabia, first record of Atylotus venturii Leclercq and Tabanus separatus Efflatoun.
abstract: Atylotus venturii Leclercq and Tabanus separatu Efflatoun (Diptera: Tabanidae) are 2 additional species in Saudi Arabia; they lift up to 26 taxa known from the country. Some comments on new record of other species, zoogeographical distribution of Tabanus sufis, taxonomic significance of eye pattern of Tabanidae, exemplification with T. albifacies and T. unifasciatus, rehydration of dry specimens, are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, King Saud University, Riyadh.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Amoudi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leclercq
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006736:Horses; D012529:Saudi Arabia