Two new species of Sciophila Meigen (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from Turkey, with a key to the Western Palaearctic species of the S. lutea Macquart group
Bechev, Dimitar
Koç, Hasan
Zootaxa
2006
1253
61
68
6XXZ3
[264,522,1713,1739]
Insecta
Mycetophilidae
Sciophila
Animalia
Diptera
3
64
Arthropoda
species
muglolutea
sp. nov.
Holotypemale: Turkey: Muġla, Fethiye, Seki Plateau ( 36º 49' N/ 29º 33' E), 1122 m, 28.06.2003, Leg. H. Koç & O. Ozgül (in coll. UP). Head.Brown. Antenna yellow, flagellomeres about 3xas long as broad. Palpus yellow. Thorax yellow. All hairs and setae yellow. Laterotergite and mediotergite bearing setae. Legs.Yellow, with dark patch below trochanters. Setae on coxae, tibiae, and tarsi brown, spurs yellow.
Wing.Length 3.6 mm. With both macrotrichia and microtrichia, long setulae above and below Sc, R1, and R5. Vein Sc2 level with base of Rs; R4 close to Rs, forming quadrate cell; rm shorter than stem of median fork. Halter yellow. Abdomen.Yellow, with brownish hairs. Genitalia( Figs. 4, 10). Apical part of dorsal gonocoxal lobe rounded, without processes. Gonocoxal apodeme with bifurcate apical process, its branches pointed apically, long and curved, convergent and crossed apically. Elongate ventral lobe of gonostyle with 2 long tubelike megasetae, anterior portion of median lobe with 3 megasetae. Apical portion of gonostyle with numerous dark, rather longstalked, forked megasetae. Tergite 9 with 2 long setae, about 1.4 times as long as broad. Apical margin curved in proximal direction. Female.Unknown. Differential diagnosis.Convergently curved apodemal processes.
Etymology. The name is an adjective based on occurrence in the Muġla Region and relationship to S. lutea. Habitat. Reed formations and rocky edges of a mountain stream. The vegetation consists of Salixsp., Nerium oleander, and Cupressus sempervirensin the rocky areas and Juncussp., Avenasp., Trifoliumsp., Tordyliumsp., and Typhasp. in the reed formations.