Delia pruinosa (Zetterstedt, 1845)

Michelsen, Verner, 2012, Revision of the European Delia pruinosa species group (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) feeding as larvae in seed capsules of Silene L. (Caryophyllaceae), Zootaxa 3434, pp. 31-48 : 34-35

1. Delia pruinosa (Zetterstedt, 1845)

Figs. 7–16 .

Aricia pruinosa Zetterstedt, 1845: 1567 (as var. of A. antiqua (Meigen, 1826)) . Current identity established by Michelsen (1985: 54).

Aricia flavifrons Zetterstedt, 1860: 6242 . Synonymy by Michelsen (1985: 46).

Anthomyia (Chortophila) rubiginans Pandellé, 1900: 254 (in part, lectotype designation given below). Synonymy (with Aricia flavifrons Zetterstedt ) by Hennig (1974: 809).

Chortophila flavifrons (Zetterstedt) ; Bezzi & Stein, 1907: 716.

Chortophila rubiginans (Pandellé) ; Bezzi & Stein, 1907: 723; Séguy, 1923: 109, 132;? Zangheri, 1950: 86.

Chortophila flavidipennis Stein, 1916: 171 (lectotype designation given below); Séguy, 1923: 109, 126. Synonymy (with Aricia flavifrons Zetterstedt ) by Hennig (1974: 809).

Chortophila (Nudaria) flavidipennis (Stein) ; Karl, 1928: 172.

Chortophila (Nudaria) rubiginans (Pandellé) ;? Karl, 1928: 174.

Hylemyia flavidipennis (Stein) ; Séguy, 1937: 92.

Hylemyia flavifrons (Zetterstedt) ; Séguy, 1937: 92.

Hylemyia rubiginans (Pandellé) ; Séguy, 1937: 111.

Hylemyia (Delia) flavidipennis (Stein) ; Ringdahl, 1933: 9, 22, fig. 6; Tiensuu, 1936: 26 (in part); Karl, 1937: 137.

Hylemyia (Delia) rubiginans (Pandellé) ;? Karl, 1937: 137.

Hylemyia (Atrichodelia) flavidipennis (Stein) ; Karl, 1943: 66.

Delia flavidipennis (Stein) ; Ringdahl, 1939: 148; Ringdahl, 1943: 10; Ringdahl, 1951: 155; Ringdahl, 1952: 178; Niblett, 1951: 151; Niblett, 1955: 301; Ringdahl, 1959: 279, 288.

Delia rubiginans (Pandellé) ;? Tiensuu, 1953: 46.

Delia flavifrons (Zetterstedt) ; Hennig, 1974: 701, 717, 809 (in part: plate-fig. 1164); Hackman, 1980: 133; Draber-Mońko, 1991: 234; Pettersson, 1991: 46; Pettersson, 1992: 57.

Delia pruinosa (Zetterstedt) ; Michelsen, 1985: 46, 54, 63; Dely-Draskovits, 1993: 48 (in part); Pettersson, 1994: 266;? Gorodkov et al., 1995: 6; Ackland & Pont, 1996: 17, figs. 1–5; Pettersson, 1997: 376; Chandler, 1998: 167; Michelsen & Merz, 1998: 314; Teschner, 1999: 131; Petersen, 2001: 184; Pont & Ackland, 2009: 18.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 7. Delia spp.: 1. D. sileni sp. nov., female proboscis. 2. Same, male proboscis. 3. Same, female labella. 4. Same, male labella. 5. Same, male left antenna. 6. Same, detail of female left hind leg. 7. D. pruinosa, detail of female left hind leg. Scales: 0.25 mm.

FIGURES 8 – 14. Delia pruinosa, male: 8. Sternites III and IV. 9. Sternite V. 10. Hypopygium, caudal. 11. Hypopygium, lateral. 12. Pre- and postgonites. 13. Phallus, lateral. 14. Distiphallus, caudal. Scales: 0.5 mm for 8 and 9, 0.25 mm for 10 – 14.

FIGURES 15 – 16. Delia pruinosa, female: 15. Oviscapt, flat mounted. 16. Same, distal part only. Scales: 0.5 mm for 15, 0.25 mm for 16.