Phasia subcoleoptrata (Linnaeus, 1767)

Sun, Xuekui & Marshall, Stephen A., 2003, Systematics of Phasia Latreille (Diptera: Tachinidae), Zootaxa 276 (1), pp. 1-320 : 186-188

3.6.16 Phasia subcoleoptrata (Linnaeus, 1767)

(Figures I­59, II­9.1)

Conops subcoleoptrata Linnaeus 1767: 1006 .

Phorantha musciformis Rondani, 1861: 217 .

Alophora abdominalis Girschner, 1887: 415 (as Alophora subcoleoptrata var.).

Alophora ornata Girschner, 1887: 415 (as Alophora subcoleoptrata var.).

Alophora (Phorantha) subcoleoptrata: Girschner, 1887: 40 ­ Brauer et Bergenstamm, 1889: 149 ­ Bezzi et Stein 1907: 584 ­ Draber­Mońko 1965: 119 (redescription).

Allophora subcoleoptrata: Baer 1921: 127 ­ Lundbeck 1927: 97.

Alophora subcoleoptrata: Stein 1924: 259 ­ Jachontov 1929: 2 ­ Rohdendorf 1933: 712 ­ Fedotov 1944: 134­136 ­ Rubtzov 1945: 87 ­ Tshernova 1947: 71­74 ­ Rohdendorf 1947: 86 ­ Fedotov 1947: 49 ­ Belanovskij 1951: 142.

Phorantha subcoleoptrata: Townsend 1938: 68 .

Phasia subcoleoptrata: Dupuis 1949: 506, 1963: 105 ­ Dupuis and Genduso 1981: 1­7 ­ Schumakov 1958: 215.

Phasia musciformis: Dupuis and Genduso 1981: 6 (biology).

Phasia (Phasia) subcoleoptrata: Herting 1984: 169 (catalog) ­ Herting and Dely­Draskovits 1993: 412 (catalog).

DESCRIPTION

Body length: 7­11 mm.

MALE: HEAD. Head compressed anteriorly. Eyes separated by a distance as wide as ocellar triangle. Fronto­orbital plate black with grey pruinosity; 1­2 row of hairs laterally. Frontal vitta reddish brown, with grey pruinosity. Frontal vitta at base of antennae 1.4­1.5 times as wide as fronto­orbital plate anteriorly. Ocellar setae present but fine; outer vertical setae present; inner vertical setae absent. Face brown to black with grey pruinosity. Parafacial black with grey pruinosity, bare, 1.8­2.0 times as wide as first flagellomere. Lower margin of face projecting, visible in profile, orange yellow, or black (rarely), grey pruinose. Vibrissa well differentiated; intervibrissal distance 0.9­1.0 times distance between vibrissa and eye on same side; facial ridge with bristles on lower 1/3. Gena brown to black with grey pruinosity; hairs white; height 0.18­0.2 times eye height. Lunule black and shining; sublunular bulla indistinct. Antenna black; first flagellomere 1.0­1.1 times as long as pedicel; arista thickened on basal 0.25. Length of oral opening 1.9­2.1 times its width. Occiput flattened, white pruinose; hairs white. Palpus yellow or brown.

THORAX. Mesoscutum strongly pruinose, with 4 black longitudinal vittae, with fine black hairs. 0+1 acrostichal seta; 0(1)+1 dorsocentral setae; 1­2 postpronotal setae; 0­1 postsutural intra­alar seta; 2 notopleural setae; 1 supra­alar seta; 2 postalar setae. Pleuron grey and yellow pruinose; hairs white or black. Anepimeral setae hair­like, black; 1 katepisternal seta; 7­12 meral setae. Scutellum black with grey pruinosity, with two pairs of marginal setae; apical setae present and distinct; discal setae randomly arranged, not in rows. Subscutellum not very prominent. WING. Lower calypter hyaline white. Wing base without scale­like setae. Tegula brown to black. Basicosta yellow. Wing pictured, from white with light brown infuscation to strongly pictured, narrow or broad; petiole of apical cell 0.25­0.3 times as long as preceding section of R 4+5; M meeting R 4+5 at acute angle, or almost at right angle (rarely). Halter yellow or brown. LEGS. Fore femur black; ventrally and laterally with whitish yellow hairs, dorsal surface with black hairs. Fore tibia black, with 1­2 p, apically with 1 p and 1 d. Fore tarus black. Fore claws brown, apex black; 1.4­ 1.5 times as long as fifth tarsomere. Pulvilli brown. Mid femur black; ventrally and laterally with whitish yellow hairs, dorsal surface with black hairs, or hairs black. Mid tibia black, with 1 ad, 1­2 p and 1 v, apically with 1 av, 1 pv, 1 p, 1 v and 1 d. Hind femur black; ventrally and laterally with whitish yellow hairs, dorsal surface with black hairs, or hairs black. Hind tibia black, slightly arched, with 2­3 v, one row of ad and pd.

ABDOMEN. Abdominal tergites totally black, or with yellow spot or area (only on outer side of syntergite I+II and tergite III); pruinosity of tergites present (silvery); longitudinal vitta absent. Relative length of abdominal tergites I+II:III:IV:V = 1.2:1:1:1.1; relative width I+II:III:IV:V = 0.4:1:1:0.8. Syntergite I+II shiny, pruinose, or not. Pruinosity of tergites III, IV, and V silvery, or yellow; hair spots indistinct. TERMINALIA. Syncercus broad, with a wide and shallow notch posteriorly, apex strongly bent ventrally. Surstylus slender, downward, longer than cercus. Ejaculatory apodeme small, knob­like. Hypandrium broad, as long as phallapodeme. Epiphallus well developed. Pregonite reduced. Postgonite long, pointed. Phallus 1.2­1.3 times as long as hypandrium, with dense hairs. Distiphallus partly sclerotized.

FEMALE. Usually smaller than male. Wing hyaline. Eyes not touching. Anterior spine­like setae of hind tibia absent. Sternite VII (sheath) slightly longer than sternite VI, broadly flattened, broad apically, bent, apex directed ventrally, smooth ventrally. Ovipositor bent upward.

TYPE MATERIAL

Conops subcoleoptrata Linnaeus 1767 . Holotype sex [?], Sweden (location: Uppsala or lost, Townsend 1938:68, not examined).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED

CROATIA. Sljeme and Bregi, 1.vii.1931 and 22.vii.1901, N.Baranov Collection (1♂ 1♀, USNM). GREECE. Llia, 3km NE Manolas, 30.iv.1979, A.E. Stubbs, B.M. 1983­ 90 (2♀, BMNH); Struma Vall., Macedonia, vi.1935, Shannon and Hadjinicalaou (1♀, USNM). HUNGARY. Budapest, Kertész, (3♂ 5♀, BMNH, CNCI, USNM); Baia, 29.vi.1929 (3♂, USNM); Keczel and Lac. Fertö, (2♂, CNCI, USNM); B.M. 1927­184 (1♂, BMNH). ISRAEL. Haifa, 30.v.1980, A. Freidberg (4♂ 1♀, USNM). IRAQ. Mosul, 29.iv.1958, E.S. Brown (7♂ 16♀ [2 with pupae], BMNH). IRAN. ex: Eurygaster integriceps, 1961 [no more data available] (1♀, DEBU); Varamine, Karagadj, 9.iv.1960, E.S. Brown (1♂ 1♀, BMNH). MOROCCO. D. Aubertin, B.M. 1935­336, Middle Altas, Lake Aguelmani, 0. iv. 1935, 700ft (1♂, BMNH). SERBIA. Nis., N.Baranov Collection (1♂ 1♀, USNM). SPAIN. Prov. Salamanca, Villar de Ciervo, 28.iv.1988 and 16.iv.1990, Tschorsnig (1♂ 1♀, DEBU). TURKEY. Ankara, Beynam, 1,000m, 6.v.1962, Guichard and Harvey, B.M. 1962­299 (1♂ 1♀, BMNH); Diyarbakir, 4.v.1957, ex: Eurygaster integriceps (1♀, USNM); Kanqcaday­Diyarbakir, ix.26.1951, ex: Eurygaster intogriceps , (1♀, BMNH). DOUBTFUL LOCALITIES. "Digasbacker (?). 1957, ex: Eurygaster integriceps , ex: Mesnil Collection (1♀, CNCI)"; " Schiner, 1869b, Townsend's genotype collection (1♂, USNM)"; "ex: Girschner Collection, C.J. Wainwright, B.M. 1948­488, including syntypes of Allophora subcoleoptrata var abdominalis Girschner (4♂ 1♀, BMNH)" "Europe (label data unreadable) (3♂ 2♀, BMNH, CNCI, DEIC)"; "Ex: Mesnil Collection (1♂ 1♀ with pupa, CNCI)"; "Juicia, H. Loew Collection (1♂, ZMHU)"; "Okp, Taluvecki, 1.v.1936 (1♀, ZMHU)".

HOSTS

Eurygaster integriceps Puton ( Hemiptera , Scutelleridae ): ­ (Yakhontov 1929: 28 ­ de Fedotov 1944: 134, 1947: 50 ­ de Rubtzov 1945: 150, 1947: 85 ­ de Tchernova 1947: 73 ­ Schumakov 1951 ­ Kamenkova 1956: 327 ­ Lodos 1952: 23 ­ Dupuis 1963: 106 ­ Draber­ Mońko 1965: 126).

Dolycoris baccarum (L.) ( Hemiptera , Pentatomidae ): ­ ( Kamenkova 1956: 328 ­ Viktorov and Kozharina 1961: 53 ­ Dupuis 1963: 106 ­ Draber­Mońko 1965: 126).

Dolycoris numidicus (Horváth) ( Hemiptera , Pentatomidae ): ­ ( Dupuis 1963: 106 ­ Draber­Mońko 1965: 126).

Stagonomus amoenus Brullé ( Hemiptera , Pentatomidae ): ­ ( Dupuis 1963: 106 ­ Draber­Mońko 1965: 126).