Lasiopa caucasica ( Pleske, 1901 )

Üstüner, Turgay & Hasbenli, Abdullah, 2014, Two new species of LasioPa (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) from Turkey, Zootaxa 3815 (1), pp. 119-130 : 124-125

Lasiopa caucasica ( Pleske, 1901)

Figs. 23–33

Materal examined. Turkey: Bolu, Gerede, Yenicaga, Ada Village, elev. 1070 m, 13 June 1996, 1 male, Hasbenli leg. Kayseri, Yahyalı, Derebag Village (Derebag woterfall near), elev. 1280 m, 2 June 1997, 2 males, 2 females, Hasbenli leg. Kayseri, Yahyalı, Derebag Village (Derebag woterfall near), elev. 1280m, 25 June 1997, 2 males, 2 females, Hasbenli leg. Isparta, Aksu, Yaka Village, Cayır Platau, elev. 1710 m, 27 June 2000, 1 male, 2 females, Üstüner leg. Isparta, Yenişarbademli-Aksu Road, elev. 1780 m, 14 July 2000, 1 male, Üstüner leg. Turkey: Niğde, Çamardı, Demirkazık Village, elev. 1635 m, 11 July 2002, 1 male, 1 female, Üstüner leg. Artvin, Yusufeli, Irmakyanı Village, elev. 560 m, 16 May 2004, 1 female, Hasbenli leg. Artvin, Yusufeli, Pamukçular-Halilderesi position, elev. 713 m, 17 May 2004, 2 males, 2 females, Hasbenli leg. Artvin, Yusufeli, Arpacık Village Road, Karakaya Position, 17 May 2004, 1 male, Hasbenli leg. Artvin, Yusufeli, Sahinkaya Hill, elev. 553 m, 18 May 2004, 1 male, Hasbenli leg. Artvin, Yusufeli, Kınalıçam Village, elev. 672 m, 24 May 2004, 1 male, Hasbenli leg. Artvin, Yusufeli, Çevreli Village, elev. 697 m, 11 June 2004, 2 males, 7 females, Hasbenli leg. Artvin, Yusufeli, Yeliltepe Village, elev. 674 m, 12 June 2004, 4 males, 1 female, Hasbenli leg. Artvin, Yusufeli, Barhal Road, elev. 805m, 12 June 2004, 2 females, Hasbenli leg. Artvin, Yusufeli, İshan Village, elev. 660m, 12 June 2004, 1 male, 3 females, Hasbenli leg. Turkey: İzmit, Demirciler Village, Ballıkayalar National Park, elev., 15 June 2004, 1 male, Hasbenli leg. Osmaniye, Düziçi, Karasi Village, elev. 1035 m, 21 June 2004, 1 female, Hasbenli leg. Mersin, İçel, Kavaklı Village, elev. 1203 m, 20 May 2005, 1 male, 2 females, Hasbenli leg. Ankara, Kızılcahamam, Demirören Village, elev. 852 m, 0 9 June 2005, 2 males, 1 female, Hasbenli leg. Turkey: Niğde, Ulukışla, Darbogaz Village, elev. 1610 m, 15 June 2005, 2 males, Hasbenli leg. Niğde, Ulukışla, Darboğazı Village, elev. 1721 m, 0 6 June 2006, 2 males, 1 female, Hasbenli leg. Niğde, Ulukışla, Maden Village, elev. 1712 m, 0 6 June 2006, 4 males, 9 females, Hasbenli leg. Niğde, Ulukışla, Maden Köyü, elev. 1526 m, 0 6 June 2006, 2 male, 5 female, Hasbenli leg.

Mersin, Atlılar Village, elev. 1422 m, 0 8 June 2006, 2 males, 10 females, Hasbenli leg. Mersin, Güzeloluk, Yağda Village, elev. 1364 m, 10 June 2006, 4 males, 10 females, Hasbenli Leg. Mersin, Çamlıyayla, Sebil Village, between Sebil Village-Cehennemdere, elev. 1741 m, 10 June 2007, 6 males, 4 females, Hasbenli leg. Mersin, Separation of the village road Atlılar-Aslan Village 2.km, elev. 1388 m, 11 June 2007, 2 males, 7 females, Hasbenli leg. Konya, Selcuklu, Uluihsaniye Village, elev. 1300 m, 0 9 June 2009, 1 male, 1 female, Üstüner leg. Konya, Selcuklu, Akpinar Village, elev. 1270 m, 0 9 June 2009, 5 males, 8 females, Üstüner leg. Konya, Meram, Hasanseyh Village, elev. 1500 m, 17 June 2009, 1 females, Üstüner leg. Ardahan, Posof, Yeniköy Village, elev. 1946 m, 17 July 2011, 3 males, Hasbenli leg. Ardahan, Posof, Gümüskavak Village, elev. 1531 m, 18 July 2011, 4 females, Hasbenli leg.

Diagnosis. Male ( Figs. 23–25 , 29–33 ). Eyes densely brown haired. Frons and postocular area more prominent. Face about as long as scape in lateral view, postocular area in lower third as wide as pedicel length. Antenna longer than head in lateral view. Antenna mainly black, apical flagellomere thick, as long as preceding one and densely haired Thorax black, thoracic pile yellowish grey, about as long as basal two antennal segments combined. Legs entirely black. Abdomen with usual yellow lateral markings being moderately large and almost pointed inwards ( Rozkosný, 1983).

Female ( Figs. 26–28 ). Head black, without any pale spots. Frons occupying about 1/3 of head width, somewhat convergent toward antennae. Face and postocular band more prominet in lateral view. Antennae shaped as in male, last flagellomeres even more densely haired. Thoracic pile semi-adpressed, golden yellow on scutum, paler on pleura. Abdominal lateral marking occupying about 1/3 of tergite length, tapered inwards (c.f. Rozkošný, 1983).

Figures

FIGURES 23 – 28. Lasiopa caucasica 23 — Male, dorsal view 24 — Male, lateral view 25 — Male, antenae; 26 — Female, dorsal view 27 — Female, lateral view 28 — Female, antenae.

FIGURES 29 – 33. Lasiopa caucasica male genitalia: 29 — Proctiger, cerci and epandrium, ventral view 30 – 31 — Genital capsule, dorsal and lateral view 32 – 33 — Aedeagal complex in dorsal and lateral view.