Cephalia quadripunctata Gimmerthal, 1842

Kameneva, E. P. & Korneyev, V. A., 2022, Identity Of Species Assigned To The Genus Cephalia (Diptera, Tephritoidea), Zoodiversity 56 (6), pp. 447-462 : 456-457

Cephalia quadripunctata Gimmerthal, 1842

Valid name. Sapromyza quadripunctata (Gimmerthal, 1842) : Hendel, 1914: 22; Hennig, 1939: 68 ( Lauxaniidae ). Cephalia quadripunctata Gimmerthal, 1843: 684 .

Myrmecomya quadripunctata: Becker, 1905: 102 .

M a t e r i a l. Holotype ♀; not located; possibly LNNHM; not examined.

O r i g i n a l d e s c r i p t i o n: “Thoracae griseo, abdomine testacea, punctis quatuor; pedibus testaceae.

Kopf, Fühler und Mundtheile rothgelb; Augen mit einer feinen weissen Linie umzogen. Mittelleib aschgrau. Schildchen und Hinterleib rostgelb, auf dem 3ten und 4ten Leibringe je zwei kleine erhabene schwarze Puncte oder Wärzchen. Beine rostgelb, Schenkel aussen grau schillernd. Flügel etwas gelblich getrübt, besonders am Vorderrande. Stark 2"' Ein ♀ ”.

[E n g l i s h t r a n s l a t i o n: (from Latin) Thorax grey, abdomen reddish yellow, four dots, legs reddish yellow]

(From German) Head, antennae and mouthparts reddish yellow; eyes outlined with a fine white line. Thorax ash grey. Scutellum and abdomen rusty yellow, on the 3rd and 4th abdominal segments two small raised black spots or tubercles. Legs rusty yellow, legs iridescent gray on the outside. Wings somewhat yellowish clouded, especially at the anterior margin. Size 2 lines [4.23 mm]. One ♀].