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Aphaniosoma verecundum Ebejer 1998

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Honorary Research Fellow, National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF 10 3 NP, UK.

Description

Aphaniosoma verecundum Ebejer, 1998

Figs 83–84

Material examined

CYPRUS • 1 ♂; Akrotiri Peninsula, 3km southwest of Kolossi; 30 Apr. 2022; M.J. Ebejer leg.; ruderal meadow and marsh; MJE.

GREECE • 1 ♂; Sterea Elada, Fthiotida, Thermopiles; 14 May 1998; M.J. Ebejer leg.; hot spring and marsh; MJE.

Remarks

This is a species of the collini group, having long anterior scutal setae, a reduced number of dorsocentrals to 1+3 (Fig. 83A) and prescutellar setae (Fig. 83B). There is no special development on the male hind trochanter (Fig.84A). It is best identified on dissection of the male hypopygium. The surstylus is relatively short compared to that of A. hackmani and A. harteni. The abdominal sternite 6 is distinctive, being small and transversely rectangular with protruding angles and a deep invagination into the abdomen at its middle (Ebejer 1998: 228, figs 81–83). The male hypopygium is illustrated in situ (Fig. 84B–C).

Distribution

Greece, Cyprus, Turkey (Ebejer 1998, 2021a). New record for Greece.

Notes

Published as part of Ebejer, Martin J., 2023, The genus Aphaniosoma Becker, 1903 (Diptera: Chyromyidae) in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, with descriptions of new species, pp. 1-161 in European Journal of Taxonomy 872 on page 144, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.872.2131, http://zenodo.org/record/8018303

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
MJE
Event date
1998-05-14 , 2022-04-30
Verbatim event date
1998-05-14 , 2022-04-30
Scientific name authorship
Ebejer
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Chyromyidae
Genus
Aphaniosoma
Species
verecundum
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Aphaniosoma verecundum Ebejer, 1998 sec. Ebejer, 2023

References

  • Ebejer M. J. 1998. A Review of the Palaearctic species of Aphaniosoma Becker (Diptera, Chyromyidae), with descriptions of new species and a key for the identification of adults. Mitteilungen Museum fur Naturkunde Berliner Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift 45 (2): 191 - 230. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnd. 4810450208
  • Ebejer M. J. 2021 a. Chyromyidae from Cyprus with descriptions of new species of Aphaniosoma Becker (Diptera: Brachycera, Acalyptratae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 164: 1 - 13. ttps: // doi. org / 10.1163 / 22119434 - bja 10017