Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde 
Serie A (Biologie) 
Herausgeber: 
Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Rosenstein 1, D-70191 Stuttgart 
Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk. | Ser. A | Nr. 683 | 115.,3 Abb. Stuttgart, 18. X. 2005 
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Species of Tethina Haliday 
from the Sahara and inland biotopes 
of the Mediterranean subregion 
(Diptera: Tethinidae) 
LORENZO MUNARI 
Abstract 
Thirteen species of Tethina Haliday, 1837 are reported from desert and other continental 
localities of the Mediterranean subregion. The records from remote inland places confirm the 
presence of these flies in biotopes that are sometimes situated very far from the sea coast. Ma- 
terial from the following countries has been studied: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Italy, and 
Turkey. 
Keywords: Diptera, Tethinidae, Tethina, deserts, Sahara, Mediterranean subregion. 
Zusammenfassung 
Aus Wiisten- und anderen Inlandbiotopen der Mittelmeerregion werden 13 Arten aus der 
Gattung Tethina Haliday, 1837 nachgewiesen. Diese Funde aus Binnenlandlokalitaten be- 
statigen das Vorkommen dieser Fliegen in Biotopen, die sich manchmal sehr weit entfernt von 
Meeresküsten befinden. Es wurde Material aus folgenden Ländern untersucht: Algerien, 
Agypten, Jordanien, Israel, Italien und der Türkei. 
Contents 
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1 Introduction 
Workers in dipterology which are unfamiliar with tethinids often associate these 
flies with the presence of seashores, particularly sandy beaches and coastal lagoons. 
This is true for most strictly thalassophilous species, which occur on dunes, sandy 
soil and wrack heaps stranded on the beach. However, many entomologists often ig- 
