Tomosvaryella cyprusensis Motamedinia & Skevington

Motamedinia, Behnam, Skevington, Jeffrey H. & Kelso, Scott, 2021, Revision of Tomosvaryella Aczél (Diptera: Pipunculidae) in the Middle East, with description of 19 new species, Zootaxa 5002 (1), pp. 1-103 : 20-22

Tomosvaryella cyprusensis Motamedinia & Skevington sp. nov.

Figs 8A–E , 50 , 66C–D

Diagnosis: This species can be recognized by the shape of surstyli in lateral view, elongated and straight ( Fig. 8D– E ); epandrium longer than wide in dorsal view ( Fig. 8A ); left gonopod higher than right one in ventral view ( Fig. 8B ). Based on the shape of surstyli in dorsal view, this species resembles species in the kuthyi group ( Tomosvaryella freidbergi De Meyer, 1995 , T. hispanica De Meyer, 1997 , T. israelensis De Meyer, 1995 , T. kuthyi Aczél, 1944 , T. parakuthyi De Meyer, 1995 ). It differs by the straight surstyli in lateral view ( Fig. 8D–E ).

Description: MALE: Body length (excluding antennae): 2.5 mm. Head. Scape, pedicel and arista dark brown, flagellum light brown. Pedicel with three short, pale upper setae; flagellum tapering and gray white pollinose (LF: WF = 2.6). Eyes meeting for a distance of 5–6 facets. Frons dark silver-gray pollinose. Vertex black, lacking pollinosity. Occiput dark and gray pollinose. Thorax. Postpronotal lobe light yellow, gray pollinose with 6–7 yellowish setae along the upper margin (up to 0.08 mm). Prescutum, scutum, scutellum black. Scutum with two uniseriate rows of conspicuous intra-alar setae and two uniseriate rows of dorsocentral setae. Postalar callus with two dark setae. Scutellum gray pollinose without setae along lateral margin. Subscutellum black, gray pollinose. Pleura dark, gray pollinose. Wing. Length: 2.2 mm. LW:MWW = 3.05. Wing almost entirely covered with microtrichia. Crossvein r-m reaches dm at the middle. M 1 moderately undulating in middle. Halter length: 0.37 mm. Whitish, brown at base. Legs. Coxae dark, gray pollinose. Mid coxa with three dark anterior setae. Trochanters dark, gray pollinose, smooth. Femora dark brown, gray pollinose. All femora with 1–2 wrinkled indentations at base. Tibiae brown but light brown in basal half, with two ventral rows of short setae on anterior and three rows on posterior side. Hind tibia with two wrinkled indentations in middle. Tarsi brown with scattered brown setae at anterior margin. Pulvilli yellow. Claws light brown with black tips. Abdomen. Ground color dark brown. Tergite 1 densely gray pollinose, with 6–8 brown lateral setae (up to 0.13 mm). Tergites 2 densely gray pollinose in anterior margin. Genitalia. Genital capsule in dorsal view: epandrium and surstyli light brown, gray pollinose. Epandrium longer than wide (MLE:MWE = 1.33). Surstyli rather symmetrical. Both surstyli elongated, left longer than right one ( Fig. 8A ). Both surstyli bent towards each other apically ( Fig. 8A ). Genital capsule in ventral view: gonopods unequal in height, left is higher than right one ( Fig. 8B ). Subepandrial sclerite elongated ( Fig. 8B ). Genital capsule in lateral view: both surstyli long and straight, slightly broader at base ( Fig. 8D–E ). Phallic guide strong with distinct patch of setae dorsally before apex ( Fig. 8D–E ), phallus with three small ejaculatory ducts, one with some small teeth in basal half ( Fig. 8B ). Ejaculatory apodeme tube-like, bent, with a bulb in its middle ( Fig. 8C ). FEMALE: unknown.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to Cyprus, from where the specimens have been collected.

Specimens examined: HOLOTYPE: CYPRUS: Kyrenia, 35°21’N, 33°09’E, 30.vii–13.viii.2017, O. Ozden, Malaise trap, JSS52302 (1♂, CNC) . PARATYPE: CYPRUS: Kyrenia, 35°21’N, 33°09’E, 10–17.ix.2017, O. Ozden, Malaise trap, JSS52349 (1♂, CNC) .

Distribution: Cyprus ( Fig. 50 ).

Figures

FIGURE 8. Male genitalia of Tomosvaryella cyprusensis sp. nov., holotype (JSS52302, CNC) A) dorsal view, B) ventral view, C) ejaculatory apodeme, D, E) lateral view.

FIGURE 50. Distribution of Tomosvaryella angulata, T. argyrata, T. argyratoides, T. cyprusensis sp. nov. in the Middle East.

FIGURE 66. Male habitus of Tomosvaryella species A–B) T. bistounensis sp. nov., holotype (JSS51939, CNC) A) in dorsal view B) in lateral view, C–D) T. cyprusensis sp. nov., paratype (JSS52349, CNC) C) in dorsal view D) in lateral view, E–F) T. ellipiensis sp. nov., holotype (JSS51945, CNC): E) in dorsal view F) in lateral view.