Nemotelus notatus Zetterstedt, 1842

Khaghaninia, S., Kazerani, F. & Hauser, M., 2015, The Genera Nemotelus And Oxycera (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) In The Arasbaran Forests, Vestnik Zoologii 49 (5), pp. 401-406 : 403

Nemotelus notatus Zetterstedt, 1842 * ( fig. 1 , c–d)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Iran, East Azerbaijan, Oskulu Region (located in center of Arasbaran forests);

38°51ʹ48.78˝ N, 46°50ʹ45.54˝ E, 1667 m, 2.08.2009, 1}, 2 {(Khaghaninia leg.).

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Palaearctic (most parts of Europe) ( Woodley, 2001; Popescu- Mirceni and Parvu, 2009), first record for Iran.

R e m a r k: Mason et al. (2009) synonymized N. brachystomus with N. notatus , this species was reported under the name N. brachystomus from all over the Middle East. Studied specimens of this species have some variation in genitalia compared with other European and western populations, such as very long pointy inner processes. There might be several distinct species under the concept of N. notatus , but this is beyond the scope of our investigation.

Figures

Fig. 1. Nemotelus argentifer: female dorsal view (a); Nemotelus nigrinus, female, lateral (b); Nemotelus notatus: female, dorsal view (c), male, lateral view (d); Nemotelus pantherinus: male, lateral view (e), lateral view of the head (f); Nemotelus rudifranci: lateral view of a female (g), lateral view of a male (h).