Entomologia Hellenica 20 (2011): 48-52.

Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str., 118 55 Athens, Greece,        Laboratory of Plant Breeding & Biometry, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str., 118 55 Athens, Greece

In October 2007, the sorghum midge Stenodiplosis sorghicola (Coquillett) (Diptera: Cecido-myiidae) was recorded for the first time in Greece. Its occurrence was noticed in an experi-mental sorghum cultivar at Aliartos, near Athens, in Viotia region. Information on its morphol-ogy, biology and distribution is given.