Pseudopelmatops continentalis Zia & Chen, 1954

Chen, Xiao-Lin, Norrbom, Allen, Freidberg, Amnon, Chesters, Douglas, Islam, Md Sajedul & Zhu, Chao-Dong, 2015, A systematic study of Ichneumonosoma de Meijere, Pelmatops Enderlein Pseudopelmatops Shiraki and Soita Walker (Diptera: Tephritidae), Zootaxa 4013 (3), pp. 301-347 : 325-326

Pseudopelmatops continentalis Zia & Chen, 1954

( Figs.87–88 ; 95, 104)

Pseudopelmatops nigricostalis continentalis Zia & Chen, 1954: 310 . Type-locality: China: Zhejiang, Tianmushan; (LT ♂ IZCAS). Lectotype male designated by Wang, 1996.

Pseudopelmatops continentalis: Hardy, 1977: 76 ; Wang, 1996: 112; Chen et al., 2010:9 .

Description (supplement to the species description of Chen et al., 2010). Compound eye somewhat rough, with distinct projection; ommatidia not same size, which situating on projection bigger ( Fig. 95 ). Occipital protuberance in male shaped as inverted trapezoid and somewhat bifid, distinctly delimited from occiput ( Fig. 104 ); setae on posterior margin medium-sized and sparse.

Distribution. China (Henan, Hunan, Hubei, Zhejiang, Fujian, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou and Shaanxi). Henan, Guangxi, Guizhou and Shaanxi are new province records for this species.

Specimens examined. CHINA: Fujian: Chongan, 24 July 1944, 1PT ♂. Guangxi, Maoershan, Tieshanlin, 1980m, 12 July 2006, F.J. Liao, 1 ♂. Guizhou: Kuankuoshui natural reserve, SonglinYakou, 7–8 August 2013, in yellow trap, 1 ♂. Henan: Songxian, Baiyunshan, 18 July 2004, K.Y. Zhang, 1 ♂ (BAU). Hubei: Shennongjia, 900m, 11 August 2004, Z. Wang, 1 ♂. Hunan: Sangzhi, 1200m, 14 August 2001, J. Wen & N.T. Huang, 1 ♂. Shaanxi: Huayin, Huashanzhongfeng, 2030m, 11 July 2012, M.C. Wei & G.Y.Niu, 1 ♂. Sichuan: Mt. Emei, 27 July 1957, Y.C. Lu, 1 ♂. Yunnan: Kunming, 1200 m, 7 July 1956, K.R. Huang, 1 ♂. Zhejiang: Tianmushan, Xianrending, 1500m, 14–30 June 2013, Y.Wang, 6 ♂; Tianmushan, 8 July 1936, 1 LP ♂, 1PT ♂; Tianmushan, 20 July 1936, 1PT ♂. All material deposited in IZCAS except for that mark ‘ BAU’.

Biology. The Zhejiang collection site of this species was very similar to that of P. angustifasciatus . These two species were often observed in the same place and on the same day, and the behaviour of P. continentalis was also very similar to that of P. angustifasciatus .

Figures

FIGURES 87 – 88. Pseudopelmatops continentalis. 87 – 88. Habitus (male) photos taken in Zhejiang, China (by Yong Wang)

FIGURES 89 – 97. Compound eye of Pelmatops and Pseudopelmatops. 89. Pe. fukienensis female; 90. Pe. ichneumoneus female; 91. Pe. ichneumoneus male; 92. Pe. tangliangi male; 93. Ps. angustifasciatus female; 94. Ps. angustifasciatus female; 95. Ps. continentalis male; 96. Ps. indiaensis female; 97. Ps. angustifasciatus male.

FIGURES 98 – 105. Occiput protuberance of Pelmatops and Pseudopelmatops. 98. Pe. fukienensis female; 99. Pe. tangliangi male; 100. Pe. ichneumoneus female; 101. Pe. ichneumoneus male; 102. Ps. angustifasciatus female; 103. Ps. angustifasciatus male; 104. Ps. continentalis male; 105. Ps. indiaensis female.