Chalarus proprius Jervis, 1992

Kehlmaier, Christian & Assmann, Thorsten, 2008, The European species of Chalarus Walker, 1834 revisited (Diptera: Pipunculidae), Zootaxa 1936, pp. 1-39 : 26

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.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 6. Inner male genitalia (phallus). 1. C. fimbriatus agg.; 2. C. absconditus spec. nov.; 3. C. clarus; 4. C. immanis spec. nov.; 5. C. juliae; Abbreviations: lower ej. d., lower ejaculatory ductuli; mtdp, membranous tip of distiphallus; php, phallic processes; phs, phallic shaft; tdp, tip of distiphallus; upper ej. d., upper ejaculatory duct; 6. C. latifrons. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 49 – 62. Female ovipositor. 49 – 50. C. holosericeus lateral view; Abbreviation: s 9, sternite 9; 51 – 52. C. zyginae lateral view; 53. C. exiguus lateral view; 54. C. saxonicus spec. nov. dorsal view; 55. C. saxonicus spec. nov. lateral view; 56. C. exiguus dorsal view; 57. C. holosericeus dorsal view; 58. C. griseus lateral view; 59. C. clarus lateral view; 60. C. proprius dorsal view; 61 – 62. C. proprius lateral view. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.