Somatiosoma eremicolum Ebejer, 2008

Ebejer, Martin J., 2009, A revision of Afrotropical Chyromyidae (excluding Gymnochiromyia Hendel) (Diptera: Schizophora), with the recognition of two subfamilies and the description of new genera, African Invertebrates 50 (2), pp. 321-321 : 372-373

Somatiosoma eremicolum Ebejer, 2008

Fig. 25

Somatiosoma eremicolum: Ebejer 2008 a: 692 .

Diagnosis: Pale yellow species without crossed apical setulae on scut; male has characteristic long, stalked prg ending in fan of setae; female has pair of small black spots on tg 7 and usually also on tg 8. Female postabdomen: st 8 large, microtrichose and with distinct fleshy medial lobes; hypr membraneous, bare; cerc small; spermatheca small, black and with membraneous spermathecal ducts.

Material examined: NAMIBIA: 4^(W33), Sesriem Canyon, 5 km W Sesriem, 21–22.i.1972, British Museum Southern African Expedition 1972 ( BMNH) ; 1ơ Kahn R., 8 km N Usakos, 30–31.i.1972, Southern African Expedition , British Museum 1972 ( BMNH) ; 4ơ 2^2315 Ca, Namib Desert Park, Kuiseb R. at Gobabeb , 400 m, riverine forest and sand, 12.ii.1974, M.E. & B.J. Irwin ( NMSA) ; 1ơ Mariental District, Viljoenskroon , 26°08'39"S: 19°57'11"E, 7–9.ii.1998, Malaise trap, A.H. Kirk-Spriggs ( NMNW) ; 5ơ 16^Brandberg, Messum Valley , 700 m, 21°13'29"S:14°30'98"E, Malaise trap, bushy Karoo-Namib shrubland, 5–17.iv.1999, S. Van Noort & S.G. Compton ( NMNW); 1^Brandberg, Hungorob R., 1200 m, 21°13'5"S: 14°31'01"E, light trap, plateau edge, 9.ix.1998, A.H. Kirk-Spriggs ( NMNW); 1^Brandberg, Hungorob Valley, 1180 m, 21°11'40"S: 14°31'69"E, Malaise trap, bushy Karoo-Namib shrubland, 5–16.iv.1999, S. Van Noort & S.G. Compton ( NMNW) ; 1ơ 4^Karibib District, Tsaobismund 85, 22°22'40"S: 15°44'58"E, Malaise traps, 13–15.iv.2001, A.H. Kirk-Spriggs & E. Marais ( NMNW) ; 1ơ 4^Brandberg, Mason Shelter , 21°04'42"S 14°35'33"E, 5– 14.iii.2002, 1750 m, light trap, A.H. Kirk-Spriggs ( NMNW) . OMAN: 2^Muscat, Al Khuwair , 10–11.i.1988 & 22–23.ii.1988, M.J. Ebejer ( NMWC) ; 6^Muscat, Ruwi, Wattayeh , 1–7.iv.1988, M.D. Gallagher ( NMWC) ; 2^same data but 17–20.iv.1988 ( NMWC) ; 2ơ 6^Muscat, Haramel , 13.iii.1995 (1ơ), 14.iii.1995 (4^), 23.iii.1995 (1^), 26.iii.1995 (1^), 28.iii.1995 (1ơ) S.P. Dance (all NMWC) . SAUDI ARABIA: 3ơ Aseer, Maraba , 1–30.v.2004 (1ơ), 5.x–30.xi.2004 (2ơ), Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( NMWC) . YEMEN: 1^Ta’izz, 5.i–2.ii.1998, light trap,A. van Harten & M. Mahyoub ( NMWC) ; 2ơ 3^Al-Kowd , viii.2000 (1ơ 2^), x.2000 (1^), xi.2000 (1ơ), light trap, A. van Harten & S. Al Haruri (all NMWC) .

Distribution: Widespread in the Afrotropical Region and the Middle East.

Figures

Fig. 25. Somatiosoma eremicolum Ebejer: (a) ơ head, lateral, scale bar = 0.3 mm; (b–d)^postabdomen: (b) dorsal, (c) ventral, (d) lateral, scale bars = 0.15 mm.