Villa micrargyra ( Walker, 1871 )

El-Hawagry, Magdi S. & Greathead, David J., 2006, Review of the genus Villa Lioy (Bombyliidae, Diptera) from Egypt, with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 1113, pp. 21-32 : 29-30

Villa micrargyra ( Walker, 1871)

Anthrax micrargyra Walker, 1871: 262 .

Described from Egypt: Cairo. Identified by Bezzi (1925) from Mariout, iv–v; also females by Engel (1937) from Alexandria (Becker); Serapium, 9.iv.1926 (Tewfik). Listed by Steyskal & El Bialy (1967). Regrettably no type material has been located ( Evenhuis & Greathead, 1999).

This species can be easily differentiated from all other Villa spp. by its broad shining brownish black frons, which is broader than usual; and like V. stenozoides sp. nov., r­m cross­vein is nearer to base of discal cell opposite origin of dm­cu vein; and not having black scale tufts on tergites 5–6. Genitalia ( Fig. 6 ).

Material examined. EGYPT: 1Ψ, Mariout (Abu­Seir), 22.v.1925 (Efflatoun); 1ɗ, Mariout El­Burg 18.iv.1925 (Efflatoun) (dissected); 1Ψ, Serapium, 9.iv.1926 (Efflatoun). [ CUE]. 1Ψ, Wadi Natrun, 18.iv.1983 (K.M.G.). [ DJGC].

Figures

FIGURES 3 – 6. Male genitalia: 3. V. aegyptiaca Engel, lateral view; 4. V. bivirgata Austen: a. lateral view, b. tip of epiphallus; 5. V. cana Meigen: a. lateral view, b. tip of epiphallus; 6. V. micrargyra (Walker), lateral view.