Tomosvaryella nodosa De Meyer, 1995

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 : 49-51

Tomosvaryella nodosa De Meyer, 1995

Figs 26A–D , 27I , 47C, 59

Diagnosis: This species can be recognized by a small projection in hind trochanter (Fig. 47C); epandrium wider than long in dorsal view ( Fig. 26A ); syntergosternite 8 slightly rounded in dorsal view ( Fig. 26A ); ejaculatory ducts coiled ( Fig. 26C–D ); gonopods equal in height ( Fig. 26B ); hypandrium slightly rounded, wider than gonopods in ventral view ( Fig. 26B ). Based on the shape of surstyli in dorsal and lateral view, this species resembles T. pruinosa Kozánek, 1992 . Tomosvaryella pruinosa lacks the small projection in hind trochanter. In addition, there is a gap between the surstyli and cerci of T. nodosa in lateral view ( Fig. 26C–D ). Meanwhile, It is similar to T. hamounensis sp. nov. See the diagnosis notes under T. hamounensis sp. nov. for more details.

Specimens examined: IRAN: South Khorasan: Gholonabad , 33°10’N, 59°22’E, 1914 m a.s.l., 11.v.2015, B. Motamedinia, Malaise trap, JSS51962 (1♂, CNC) ; ISRAEL: Arava Valley, 0.2 km N. Hazeva Field School , small wadi, 30°46’N, 35°14’E, - 116 m a.s.l., 30.iii.1995, M. E. Irwin, Malaise trap , JSS52061 (1♂, TAU); Arava Valley, Iddan , wadi running east of date palm orchard, 30°48’N, 35°16’E, - 110 m a.s.l., 16.iv.1995, M. E. Irwin, Malaise trap , JSS52052 (1♂, TAU); 17.iii.1995, M. E. Irwin, Malaise trap , JSS52054 (1♂, TAU); 24.iii.1995, M. E. Irwin, Malaise trap , JSS51699 (1♂, TAU); 31.iii.1995, M. E. Irwin, Malaise trap , JSS52053 (1♂, TAU); Arava Valley, Moshaav Hazeva, Wadi Shahak between agricultural fields, 30°46’N, 35°16’E, - 110 m a.s.l., 12.iii.1995, E. Irwin, Malaise trap , JSS51622 (1♂, TAU); 15.iii.1995, M. E. Irwin, Malaise trap , JSS52060 (1♂, TAU); 19.iii.1995, M. E Irwin, Malaise trap , JSS51730 (1♂, TAU); Arava Valley, Shizaf Nature Reserve, Hazeva , north of water treatment plant low sandy hummocks in small wadi, 30°46’N, 35°15’E, - 80 m a.s.l., 16.iv.1995, M. E. Irwin , JSS51698 (1♂, TAU); Arava Valley , small wadi, 2.4 km W. of hwy. 90 at km. 149, 30°42’N, 35°11’E, - 60 m a.s.l., 16.iv.1995, M. E. Irwin, hand net , JSS52058 (1♂, TAU); Arava Valley, Iddan Springs , in damp seep, east of spring, 30°49’N, 35°16’E, - 116 m a.s.l., 21.iii.1995, M. E. Irwin , JSS51811 (1♂, TAU); 31.iii.1995, M. E. Irwin , JSS51812 (1♂, TAU); Haze- va Field School , 30°43’N, 35°15’E, 2.xi.1997, S. Plotkin, Malaise trap , JSS52096 (1♂, TAU); Nahal Eshharim , 30°28’N, 34°35’E, 790 m a.s.l., 2.v.1995, I. Yarom, Malaise trap , JSS51790 (1♂, TAU); Nahal Mishmar , 31°24’N, 35°20’E, 11.iv.1994, A. Freidberg & F. Kaplan , JSS51746 (1♂, TAU); B. S. Hazeva, 13.iii.1998, S. Alfi , JSS51771 (1♂, TAU); Sniai Ofira , 27°52’N, 34°17’E, 22.iii.1981,A. Freidberg , JSS51721 (1♂, TAU); Taba , 29°30’N, 34°53’E, 14.v.2010,A. Freidberg , JSS51764 (1♂, TAU); Zin Wilderness Nakhal Zin at En Akrabim cane-covered sandy wadi, 30°53’N, 35°09’E, - 61 m a.s.l., 7.iv.1995, M. E. Irwin, Malaise trap , JSS51700 (1♂, TAU); UNITED ARAB EMIR- ATES : Abu Dhabi: Al Wathba Wetland Reserve, 24°15’N, 54°37’E, i.2015, A. Saji & A. van Harten, Malaise trap, CNC470786 , CNC470791 , CNC470801 (3♂, CNC); ii.2015, A. Saji & A. van Harten, Malaise trap, CNC470524 , CNC470585 , CNC470508 , CNC470473 , CNC470465 , CNC470545 , CNC470448–9 CNC470498 (4♂, 5♀, CNC); iii.2015, A. Saji & A. van Harten, Malaise trap, CNC470669 , CNC470688 , CNC470648 (2♂, 1♀, CNC); ix.2013, A. Saji & A. van Harten, Malaise trap, CNC470711–2 (2♂, CNC); al-Ajban, 24°22’N, 55°01’E, 5–12.vi.2006, A. van Harten, Malaise trap, CNCD159561 (1♂, USNM); Al Bida’a Protected Area , 23°36’N, 53°58’E, 29.x.2018, A. Saji & A. van Harten, Malaise trap , JSS52291–4 (4♂, CNC); Barqa Al Suqoor Protected Area , 23°60’N, 52°41’E, 29.iii.2018, A. Saji & A. van Harten, Malaise trap , JSS52280–1 (1♂, 1♀, CNC); 29.x.2018,A. Saji & A. van Harten, Malaise trap , JSS52283 (1♂, USNM); Wadi Shawkah , 25°04’N, 56°01’E, 5–12.v.2007, A. van Harten, pan trap , JSS52125 (1♂, EAD) .

Distribution: Egypt, Iran, Israel, United Arab Emirates ( Skevington 2020) ( Fig. 59 ).

Note: Based on DNA barcodes, T. nodosa is similar to T. pruinosa , differing by 4.2%. (pairwise divergence) (Supplementary Table 1).

Figures

FIGURE 26. Male genitalia of Tomosvaryella nodosa (CNC470508, CNC) A) dorsal view, B) ventral view, C, D) lateral view.

FIGURE 27. Ovipositors in lateral view A) Tomosvaryella ampliasa sp. nov., paratype (JSS43959, TAU), B) Tomosvaryella pilosiventris (JSS51961, CNC), C) Tomosvaryella pruinosa (CNC470591, CNC), D) Tomosvaryella spinula sp. nov., paratype (JSS51820, CNC), E) Tomosvaryella emaratensis sp. nov., paratype (CNCD137556, CNC), F) Tomosvaryella parakuthyi (CNC470514, CNC), G) Tomosvaryella oshidae sp. nov., paratype (JSS51976, CNC), H) Tomosvaryella soziana sp. nov., paratype (JSS52205, CNC), I) Tomosvaryella nodosa (CNC470648, CNC), J) T. hamounensis sp. nov., paratype (JSS52178, CNC).

FIGURE 59. Distribution of Tomosvaryella nodosa, T. oshidae sp. nov., T. pistacia in the Middle East.