Aphaniosoma gallagheri Ebejer, 1996

Ebejer, Martin J., 2009, A revision of Afrotropical Chyromyidae (excluding Gymnochiromyia Hendel) (Diptera: Schizophora), with the recognition of two subfamilies and the description of new genera, African Invertebrates 50 (2), pp. 321-321 : 401-402

Aphaniosoma gallagheri Ebejer, 1996

Fig. 46

Aphaniosoma gallagheri: Ebejer 1996: 292 .

The finding of this species in The Gambia and Cape Verde was a surprise, given its apparent absence from intervening countries. It was described from southern Oman. The species is illustrated again using specimens from Cape Verde (male) and The Gambia (female) in order to supplement the original figures with more detail. The female is very similar to the male in external features. Postabdomen: tg 7 divided into lateral plates with relatively long setulae; tg 8 in two small sclerotized lateral plates, st 7 membraneous; hypr small barely discernable except for minute setulae.

Material examined: CAPE VERDE: 31ơ 11^Sal, Saline Pedra Lumen , 5–7.i.1985, P. Ohm (in alcohol, FBUB); 1^Santiago, b. Variante, “Trockenribeiro und Staatsfarm”, 2.xi.1982, P. Ohm (in alcohol, FBUB). THE GAMBIA: 1ơ 2^Kotu stream, about 3 km SW Bakau, 23.xi.1977, swept in vegetation, Lund University

Systematics Department , Cederholm, Danielsson, Hammarstedt, Hedqvist, Samuelsson ( MZLU) ; 1^same data but 23.ii.1977, in vegetation and freshwater ( MZLU) ; 2^Bakau , at Tropic Bungalow, 16–18.xi.1977, swept in meadow rich in flowers at the beach, Lund University Systematics Department, Cederholm, Danielsson, Hammarstedt, Hedqvist, Samuelsson ( MZLU) ; 1^West Division , Bakau Carmalou Corner, 22.xi.1993, on Phragmites in saltmarsh, J.C. Deeming ( NMWC) ; 1^West Division , 26.xi.1993, on grasses bordering Kotu stream, J.C. Deeming ( NMWC) ; 1ơ West Division , Lamin Bridge, Lamin Bolan, 2.viii.1997, D.J. Mann ( NMWC) .

Distribution: Cape Verde, The Gambia, Oman (Dhofar).

Figures

Fig. 46. Aphaniosoma gallagheri Ebejer: (a) ơ hypopygium, lateral, scale bar = 0.15 mm; (b) ơ st 6, scale bar = 0.1 mm; (c, d) ^postabdomen, posterior (c) and lateral (d), scale bar = 0.1 mm.