Antocha ( Antocha ) vitripennis (Meigen, 1830)

Mabrouki, Youness, Terec, Andrei Bogdan, Taybi, Fouzi A., Denes, Anna & Keresztes, Lujza, 2023, Taxonomic notes and key to the West Palearctic Antocha (Antocha) Osten Sacken, 1860 (Diptera, Limoniidae) with description of a new species from Morocco, Biodiversity Data Journal 11, pp. 103849-103849 : 103849

Antocha ( Antocha) vitripennis (Meigen, 1830)

Materials

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: sex: 25 males; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 79366A14-4113-5B33-A33D-F8A53400A6F5; Taxon: class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 1; Location : continent: Europe ; country: Austria; locality: Burgenland ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 47.373709; decimalLongitude: 16.010401; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 19-06-2012; eventRemarks: leg. Graf, W. Type status: Other material. Occurrence: sex: 5 males; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 9DDFE354-5E4F-573E-942B-3843C0C0DB9B; Taxon: class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 1; Location : continent: Europe ; country: Austria; locality: Wienna hills ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 48.136847; decimalLongitude: 16.098223; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 15-06-2012; eventRemarks: leg. Graf, W. Type status: Other material. Occurrence : sex: 4 males; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 6A29D2D0-E4AF-5CE3-A81C-036A4BD20558; Taxon : class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 1; Location : continent: Europe; country: Bulgaria; locality: Stara Planina ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 42.784125; decimalLongitude: 25.912326; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 01-06-2013; eventRemarks: leg. Kolcsár, L.-P. & Török E. Type status: Other material. Occurrence : sex: 7 males; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 2A66D0CC-CCD5-5A6E-9A20-A6D9334F252B; Taxon : class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 1; Location: continent: Europe; country: Croatia; locality: NP Plitvicka Jezera ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 44.925833; decimalLongitude: 15.619167; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 30-06-2008; eventRemarks: leg. Ivkovic, M. Type status: Other material. Occurrence : sex: 6 males; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 251B5C15-3723-56FD-B042-0C01B7967645; Taxon : class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 1; Location : continent: Europe; country: Croatia; locality: Omisi Forests ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 43.437297; decimalLongitude: 16.757657; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 19-07-2005; eventRemarks: leg. Ivkovic, M. Type status: Other material. Occurrence : sex: 2 males; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: BECE70D5-B754-5935-9001-B81960BA27E7; Taxon : class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 1; Location : continent: Europe; country: Germany; locality: Danube lowland ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 49.026846; decimalLongitude: 12.075860; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 13-07-2013; eventRemarks: leg. Graf, W. Type status: Other material. Occurrence : sex: 22 males; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: D66D3EC9-E42A-5987-97F1-822CA33263A1; Taxon : class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 1; Location : continent: Europe; country: Romania; locality: Rodnei Mts. ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 47.423995; decimalLongitude: 24.548807; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 26-07-2003; eventRemarks: leg. Keresztes, L. Type status: Other material. Occurrence: sex: 33 males; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: DEDA028B-7B5B-55EF-8CA3-E2921DA7F57E; Taxon: class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 1; Location : continent: Europe ; country: Romania; locality: Harghita Mts. ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 46.412488; decimalLongitude: 25.745437; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 15-07-2001; eventRemarks: leg. Keresztes, L. Type status: Other material. Occurrence : sex: 37 males; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 2B539852-8D49-5E50-92FF-60D19C01A2FA; Taxon : class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 1; Location: continent: Europe; country: Romania; locality: Ciucaș Mts. ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 45.534297; decimalLongitude: 25.836821; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 21-07-2004; eventRemarks: leg. Keresztes, L. Type status: Other material. Occurrence : sex: 7 males; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: AC7E5A4E-0B19-5CB6-8FE1-CC1ADB71D099; Taxon : class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 1; Location : continent: Europe; country: Romania; locality: Trascaului Mts. ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 46.565262; decimalLongitude: 23.675828; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 06-06-2001; eventRemarks: leg. Keresztes, L. Type status: Other material. Occurrence : sex: 8 males; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 95346811-C0F2-5416-B99C-D741EE62D525; Taxon : class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 1; Location : continent: Europe; country: Romania; locality: Clujului Hills ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 46.755529; decimalLongitude: 23.509461; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 24-08-2004; eventRemarks: leg. Keresztes, L. Type status: Other material. Occurrence : sex: 1 male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: B87A4D3A-E5F6-5EBB-8754-ECF5CC2BAE6E; Taxon : class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 1; Location : continent: Europe; country: Spain; locality: Serrania de Cuenca ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 39.503257; decimalLongitude: -1.900691; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 04-08-2009; eventRemarks: leg. Martinez, J. Type status: Other material. Occurrence: sex: 1 male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 0DBE5507-F359-5382-A5FE-55C18D749170; Taxon: class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 2; Location : continent: Europe ; country: Albania; locality: Korce ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 41.016258; decimalLongitude: 20.513618; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 03-05-2019; eventRemarks: leg. Keresztes, L. Type status: Other material. Occurrence : sex: 12 males; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 460335F1-D823-5A08-B806-95B25AA9EBB1; Taxon : class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 2; Location : continent: Europe; country: Germany; locality: Eifel hills ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 49.755204; decimalLongitude: 6.735459; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 05-08-2007; eventRemarks: leg. Neu, P. Type status: Other material. Occurrence : sex: 6 males; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 7BB55E4A-2ABA-5593-9558-7DA78E32C417; Taxon : class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 2; Location : continent: Europe; country: Romania; locality: Cerna Mts ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 45.256819; decimalLongitude: 22.814289; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 10-08-2004; eventRemarks: leg. Bálint, M. Type status: Other material. Occurrence : sex: 2 males; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: EBFCE991-C43B-5700-AED9-87D6EC9239F8; Taxon : class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 3; Location : continent: Europe; country: Bulgaria; locality: Pirin Mts ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 41.768952; decimalLongitude: 23.426897; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 19-08-2003; eventRemarks: leg. Pauls, S. Type status: Other material. Occurrence : sex: 1 male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 923E950B-71DF-5477-8CEF-6679A1C8E175; Taxon : class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 3; Location : continent: Europe; country: Greece; locality: Olympus Mts. ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 40.079097; decimalLongitude: 22.373471; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 14-07-2012; eventRemarks: leg. Rákosy, L. Type status: Other material. Occurrence : sex: 13 males; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: E1F6DA3B-BC17-5006-8729-BBFE1E25620C; Taxon : class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 4; Location : continent: Europe; country: Albania; locality: Domosdova Plain ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 41.075075; decimalLongitude: 20.498387; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 01-05-2019; eventRemarks: leg. Keresztes, L. Type status: Other material. Occurrence : sex: 1 male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 15613FC2-197C-5AEA-AD73-E26DB524C721; Taxon : class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 4; Location : continent: Europe ; country: Georgia; locality: North Caucaus ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 43.122052; decimalLongitude: 42.750700; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 18-07-2012; eventRemarks: leg. Graf, W. Type status: Other material. Occurrence : sex: 5 males; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 7E92A44E-7B20-570D-97A9-C782E16951D0; Taxon : class: Insecta ; order: Diptera ; family: Limoniidae ; genus: Antocha ; taxonRemarks: Antocha (A.) vitripennis, type 4; Location : continent: Europe ; country: Montenegro; locality: Prokletje Mts. ; verbatimSRS: WGS84; decimalLatitude: 42.550042; decimalLongitude: 19.825639; Identification: identifiedBy: Keresztes, L.; Event: eventDate: 02-05-2022; eventRemarks: leg. Dénes, A.

Taxon discussion

Type 1 corresponds to the “normal” shape of the inner gonostylus, according to Geiger (1985) and it is the most widespread amongst male individuals in the western part of Europe. The apical part of outer gonostylus tapered, ending in a single point, lacking protrusion or humps or teeth on its upper surface (Fig. 4 a and b). Amongst this type, it is also important to point to the most frequently detected narrow and straight inner branch of parameres, slightly curved in the distal end (Fig. 4 c), but also a number of individuals, even in the same population, where the inner branch of parameres are divergent and highly sinuous in shape (Fig. 4 d), for example, in several individuals collected from Lafnitz, Austria. The parameral lobes are rounded, protruded or almost straight at their distal end (Fig. 4 a, c and d).

Our data show that type 1 of the inner gonostylus is widespread also in the central and eastern parts of Europe and it was detected in the hilly regions from Germany, Spain, Austria, Croatia, Romania and also in the Balkan Range Mountains (Stara Planina), Bulgaria. Out of the 201 male individuals, 157 specimens belong to this type, also representing the majority of male individuals investigated by us (roughly 78%).

Type 2, distinct from type 1, has a bifurcated outer gonostylus tip. The upper arm is shorter, always wider, more or less rounded or triangular, while the lower point is narrower, longer and almost thorn-like (Fig. 4 d, e and h). Male individuals examined by us from Germany (surrounding areas of the City of Kassel), Romania (Banat Region) and Albania (Korce Region) belong to this type, representing 9% of the total individuals collected by us. Inner branch of parameres almost parallel, slightly sinuous at the distal end. The parameral lobes similar to type 1.

Type 3 represents individuals with outer gonostlylus ending in two points, similar to type 2, but the upper extension of the distal end is well developed, rounded and hump-like, while the lower part is more pointed and thorn-like (Fig. 4 f). This type was completely absent from the material collected in the western part of Europe and we could only identify, in this case, a few specimens collected at high altitudes, in Bulgaria (Pirin Mountains, 1780 m) and Greece (Olympus Mountains, 2100 m) (less than 2% from the total individuals examined by us). Type 3 was collected from higher elevations, above 1500 m (Table 1 ). Inner branch of parameres and parameral lobes similar to type 1 and type 2.

Type 4 corresponds with the outer gonostylus sharply curved inwards and rounded at the distal end. A more or less well-developed tooth-like extension can often be distinguished in its lower corner (Fig. 4 g). However, this type is difficult to separate from the previous type 3, because we encountered a series of transitional forms amongst individuals collected in the Balkan Range, which also resembles type 2 in some cases (Fig. 4 h). Type 4 was identified amongst individuals collected in Albania, Montenegro and Georgia and it is the dominating type in the Balkan area, representing 9% of the total individuals examined by us. Inner branch of parameres are more slender and sinuous. Parameral lobes with well-developed distal lobes.

Figures

Figure 4. Variability of the distal end of the outer gonostylus of the male genital structures of Antocha (Antocha) vitripennis from the West Palearctic area: a male terminalia, dorsal (Regensburg, Germany); b gonocoxite with outer gonostylus of type 1 (Germany); c type 1, aedeagus with parallel inner branch of parameres (Germany); d type 1, aedeagus with divergent inner branch of parameres (Austria); e gonocoxite with outer gonostylus of type 2 (Germany, Kassel); f gonocoxite with outer gonostylus of type 3 (Greece, Olympus); g gonocoxite with outer gonostylus of type 4 (Montenegro, Prokletje Mountains); h gonocoxite with outer gonostylus, special case of type 2 (Albania, Korce).