Metopina ulrichi Disney, 1979

Mostovski, Mike B., 2016, Metopina Macquart (Diptera: Phoridae) of Israel, with description of a new species, new records and an identification key, Zootaxa 4111 (1), pp. 61-68 : 66-67

Metopina ulrichi Disney, 1979

( Figs 6 , 12 )

Metopina ulrichi Disney, 1979: 108 ; Withers, 1996: 321.

Material. Israel: 2♂, 3♀ Mizra [32°39'N 35°17'E], 13.iv.2012, W. Kuslitzky, forest, Malaise trap. Distribution. This species occurs in several European countries ( Disney, 1991), although is apparently rare. This is the first record of it in Israel.

Biology. Unknown.

Remarks. Both females and males of this species are highly distinct and can be confused with no other species in the genus.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 6. Abdominal tergites (T) of Metopina females showing anterior flap (AF) of T 5. 1, M. braueri, T 5; 2, M. heselhausi, T 5; 3, M. kuslitzkyi sp. n., T 4 – 5; 4, M. obsoleta, T 4 – 5; 5, M. pileata, T 5; 6, M. ulrichi, T 4 – 5. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 10 – 12. Posterior face of hind femur of Metopina males. 10, M. kuslitzkyi sp. n.; 11, M. obsoleta; 12, M. ulrichi. Scale bar: 0.1 mm.