Ptilomyia shoka Mathis & Zatwarnicki, 2017

Stuke, Jens-Hermann, 2021, Taxonomic and faunistic remarks on European Ptilomyia Coquillett (Diptera Ephydridae), Zootaxa 5068 (4), pp. 579-586 : 584

Ptilomyia shoka Mathis & Zatwarnicki, 2017

Ptilomyia shoka Mathis & Zatwarnicki in Mathis, Zatwarnicki, Stuke & Deeming 2017: 675-676; type-locality: “ United Arab Emirates, Al Kahri [Khari], Shoka lake (25°06.41‘N, 056°02.67‘E)”; HT ♂ [ Germany, Berlin, Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität, Mathis et al. 2017]

Material examined: GEORGIA: 5♂♂ 7♀♀, 13.vii.2019, Algeti River 3.4 km nw Abrameti [41.634°N 44.469°E] ; 1♀, 13.vii.2019, Algeti River n Partskhisi [41.579°N 44.567°E] ; 1♂, 7.vii.2019, Aragvi River ne Zhinvali [42.112°N 44.778°E] ; 2♂♂ 3♀♀, 7.vii.2019, Aragvi River w Bulachauri [42.036°N 44.746°E] ; 7♂♂ 2♀♀, 30.vi.2019, Debeda River e Kirach-Mughanlo [41.334°N 45.068°E]; 1♀, 30.vi.2019, Debeda River n Khanji-Gazlo [41.357°N 45.005°E] ; 1♀, 30.vi.2019, Debeda River w Didi Mughanlo [41.389°N 44.943°E] ; 1♀, 9.vii.2019, Kura River 1.2 km n Metekhi [41.934°N 44.342°E] ; 2♀♀, 9.vii.2019, Kura River 7.5 km e Khidistavi [41.965°N 44.220°E] ; 1♂, 1.vii.2019, Teliankhevi river w Paldo [41.611°N 45.494°E] ; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 1♀, 10.iii.2008, Al Kahri, Shoka lake [25.106°N 56.044°E], 310m .

Remarks. Ptilomyia shoka was recently described from the United Arab Emirates, and its recent finding in Georgia is therefore somewhat surprising and indicates that this species has a much wider distribution than previously suspected. The records from Georgia originate from the sweeping of vegetation in river valleys.

Distribution. Afrotropical: United Arabian Emirates (original material, Mathis et al. 2017); Palearctic: Georgia (original material).