Phyllodromica iberica, Published, 2007
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5088414 |
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Phyllodromica iberica |
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Phyllodromica iberica View in CoL morph #3
( Figs 9 A–I View FIGURE 9 , 10 A–H View FIGURE 10 , 11 A–L View FIGURE 11 , 17 View FIGURE 17 )
Phyllodromica subaptera morph #3. —Knebelsberger & Bohn, 2003.
Material. Numerous specimens from the following localities: Spain. Sp 148b, 186, a, b, 270, a, b, c, 271, 335, 360, a, 361, a, 363, 367, 372, 375, 380, a, 381a, 386, a, 387, a, 388, a, 389, a, 395, 446, a, 448, 449a, 451, 459, a, b, 460, 507a, 512.
Description. Size. Length of pronotum: ♂ 1.44–1.64 (mean 1.56) mm; ♀ 1.78–2.05 (mean 1.91) mm.
Legs. Distal end of mid tibia with 5 spines.
Male
Tergites. —Tergite 6. Emargination of the posterior border similar as in morph #1 ( Figs 9 C View FIGURE 9 , 11 B, D, E, F, I View FIGURE 11 ). Behind the transversal ridge sometimes with structures similar to morph #2: A variably enhanced density of bristles in a line ( Fig. 11 D View FIGURE 11 ) was found at the following localities: Sp 363 (in 1of 1 specimen), Sp 375 (in 1 of 2 specimens), Sp 395 (in 2 of 2 specimens), Sp 449b (in 1 of 1 specimen), Sp 451 (in 1 of 1 specimen) and Sp 460 (in 1 of 2 specimens). A line of bristles on a kind of torus ( Fig. 11 B, C View FIGURE 11 ) was found at the localities Sp 148b (in 1of 1 specimen), Sp 270c (in 5 of 6 specimens), Sp 449a (in 3 of 3 specimens), Sp 459a (in 1 of 1 specimen) and Sp 512 (in 2 of 7 specimens). The structures were never as strongly developed as in morph #2. Tergite 7. Median lobe longer than in the other morphs but shorter than distance between bristle fields and the posterior border of the tergite, almost without glandular pores. Trough, mound and bristle fields similar as in morph #2: anterior wall of trough scarcely hollowed out anteriorly, medially relatively steep ( Fig. 9 D View FIGURE 9 ). Mound lower and smaller than in morph #2. Bristle fields small and longitudinally oval, mostly somewhat smaller and with fewer bristles than in morph #2. Anteriorly, bristle fields immediately adjacent, rarely separated by a very narrow bristleless ridge ( Fig. 10 A View FIGURE 10 ). Posteriorly, bristle fields separated by a bristleless ridge appearing as a small noselike structure as in morph #1 but considerably smaller. Bristle fields laterally limited by a bulge-like cuticular structure (white arrow heads in Fig. 10 A View FIGURE 10 ). Tergite 8. Surface scarcely elevated, with only a slight slope towards the anterior border; cone forming a variously sized membraneous bubble, sometimes relatively large ( Fig. 10 B View FIGURE 10 ) but in most cases rather small and often partly invaginated (due to preparation for scanning electrone microscopy?) ( Fig.10 F, C, D View FIGURE 10 ). Distance between anterior processes small ( Figs 9 E View FIGURE 9 , 11 A, H, L View FIGURE 11 ). Without a median gap in the distribution of the bristles in the mound region ( Fig. 10 B, F View FIGURE 10 ). Tergite 10. Supraanal plate triangular, similarly rounded as in morph #2 ( Fig. 9 G View FIGURE 9 ).
Sternites. —Paraproct. Medio-anterior process of right paraproct without bulge ( Fig. 9 G View FIGURE 9 ).
Colouration. —Tergites 2–5. Posterior extensions of dark area weakly developed or missing ( Fig. 9 B View FIGURE 9 ). Tergite 6. Dark area variously extended, almostly reaching to the posterior border of the tergite, but always leaving at least a narrow light margin ( Fig. 9 C View FIGURE 9 ), without or with lightenings especially along the longitudinal midline ( Fig. 11 D View FIGURE 11 ) and in a transversal line behind the ridge ( Fig. 11 E, F, I View FIGURE 11 ); in some cases dark area appearing as two transversely oval clusters of dark spots just behind the transversal ridge ( Fig. 11 E View FIGURE 11 ), similar as in some specimens of morph #1. Tergite 7. Similar to morph #2 ( Fig. 11 K View FIGURE 11 ), in some cases lateral parts of the dark area less dark ( Fig. 9 D View FIGURE 9 ). Tergite 8. Dark area with light anterior projections which are much closer together than in morph #1 and enclosing a dark band ( Figs 9 E View FIGURE 9 , 11 L View FIGURE 11 ) or a completely isolated dark patch; sometimes the median dark marking is missing completely and the light anterior projections combine to a broad tongue ( Fig. 11 A View FIGURE 11 ).
Female ( Fig. 10 G, H View FIGURE 10 )
For description of legs, genitalia and colouration see description of P. subaptera .
Genetic Data. 1597 basepairs of the mitochondrial genome including the complete cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene were analysed in two specimens (Sp 380a/M5, Sp 380a/M6). DNA and associated parts of body are stored in the DNATAX collection of ZSM under storage numbers DNATAX02865 (Sp 380a/M5) and DNATAX02866 (Sp 380a/M6). The sequences were submitted to GenBank under the accession numbers: AM600689 View Materials (DNATAX02865) and AM600690 View Materials (DNATAX02866). The sequences of P. iberica morph #3_Sp 380a/M5_1597bp and P. iberica morph #3_ Paratype Sp 380a/M6_1597bp differ in 6 positions (Appendix 5). The complete sequences are shown in Appendix 4.
Geographical distribution ( Fig. 17 View FIGURE 17 ). Morph #3 is found in two distinct areas, one covering nearly the whole north eastern part of Spain, the other covering only a very small area in the south in the western SerranÌa de Ronda. The absence of this morph in areas between is certainly not a sampling artefact since there are numerous localities in-between where other morphs had been found ( Figs 16 View FIGURE 16 and 17 View FIGURE 17 ).
Other species of subaptera -group found. P. subaptera: Sp 148, 186, 381, 395.
Other morphs of P.iberica found. Morph #1: Sp 270, 335, 367, 375, 380, 386, 388, 389, 446, 448, 449, 507, 512; morph #2: Sp 512.
Remarks. At several localities remarkable variations in tergites 7 and 8 of the males have been found: At the localities Sp 186b, 270c, 459b and 512 ( Fig. 17 View FIGURE 17 , morph #3 symbols labeled with an arrow) the bulge-like cuticule limitation of the bristle field on tergite 7 of some of the males appears more extended laterally (white arrows in Fig. 11 G View FIGURE 11 ). In these cases the colouration of the tergite also differs: the lateral parts of the darkly coloured area appear scarcely lighter than the mound region ( Fig. 11 G View FIGURE 11 ). These structures and the colouration of tergite 7 were always combined with a mostly darkly coloured tergite 8 (except for a light posterior margin) ( Fig. 11 H View FIGURE 11 ).
At locality 335 ( Fig. 17 View FIGURE 17 , morph #3 symbol labeled with an “+”) all the males have been found with bristle fields which appear slightly larger than in the remaining specimens of morph #3 and of morph #2. The trough and the mound are well expressed. The posterior wall of the bristle fields appears more strongly hollowed out posteriorly (appearing as a crescent-shaped black shadow posteriorly of each of the two bristle fields, white arrows in Fig. 11 K View FIGURE 11 ), and are more pronounced than in the remaining specimens of morph #3 and of morph #2. This formation of the structures on tergite 7 was always combined with a relatively large cone on T8 ( Fig. 11 L View FIGURE 11 ).
Inspite of the remarkable morphological intraspecific variability morph #3 can always be clearly distinguished from morph #2.
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