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Chalarus proprius Jervis 1992

Description

Chalarus proprius Jervis, 1992

Chalarus proprius Jervis, 1992: 307.

Diagnosis: Male unknown. Female with frontal facets moderately enlarged (J92 Fig. 3 C); frons narrow, at narrowest point 1.5 times diameter of largest frontal facet or slightly less; flagellum dark brown; legs dark brown; all pulvilli of same size, shorter than distitarsus; hairs on femora, thorax and abdomen dark brown, except pvsr of mid femora, where they are mid brown; abdominal tergites dark brown; ovipositor as in Figs 60–62. No DNA barcode could be obtained.

Annotations: The holotype (Netherlands: Heiloo, bos, 11.VI.1960, van der Goot (ZMA)) and two female paratypes were studied (Netherlands: Ψ, Noord-Holland, Heiloo, 24.V.1961, van der Goot (ZMA); Ψ, Bunder bos, 27.V.1968, van der Goot (ZMA)). The abdomen of the holotype was dissected and figures depicting its ovipositor created (Figs 60–61). No host species has been recorded.

Notes

Published as part of Kehlmaier, Christian & Assmann, Thorsten, 2008, The European species of Chalarus Walker, 1834 revisited (Diptera: Pipunculidae), pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 1936 on page 26, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.184950

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Jervis
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Pipunculidae
Genus
Chalarus
Species
proprius
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Chalarus proprius Jervis, 1992 sec. Kehlmaier & Assmann, 2008

References

  • Jervis, M. A. (1992) A taxonomic revision of the pipunculid fly genus Chalarus Walker, with particular reference to the European fauna. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 105, 243 - 352.