Campiglossa difficilis (Hendel, 1927)

Namin, S. Mohamadzade & Nozari, J., 2015, Fruit Flies Of The Genus Campiglossa (Diptera, Tephritidae) In Iran, With The Key To Species, Vestnik Zoologii 49 (3), pp. 251-260 : 252-253

Campiglossa difficilis (Hendel, 1927) ( fig. 4–11 )

Material examined. Tehran: Roudehen (collected at light trap) 22.06.2009, 1 Ơ; Haraz road, 5 km NE Abali, 35°50' N, 51°58' E, 2350 m, 30.10.2009, 2 Ơ, 2 ♀ ; Mazandaran: Haraz road, Rineh, South mountainside of Damavand , 35°52' N, 52°06' E, 2500 m, 5.06.2011, 3 Ơ, 1 ♀ ; Qazvin: Khoznan , 36°07’ N, 50°32' E, 1630 m, 12.05.2010, 1 Ơ (Mohamadzade leg.) .

Distribution. Iran: Tehran, Mazandaran, Qazvin. General: Throughout Europe, Russia, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kirghizia and Mongolia ( Norrbom et al., 1999; Korneyev, Dirlbek, 2000; Merz, Korneyev, 2004).

Рис. 1–3. C. absinthi . 1 — ♀, общий вид, справа; 2 — среднеспинка, сверху; 3 — крыло ( SIZK) . Рис. 4–11. C. difficilis . 4 — ♀, общий вид, слева; 5 — среднеспинка, сверху; 6 — крыло ( SIZK) ; 7 — брюшко; 8 — эпандрий; 9 — гланс; 10 — вершинный членик яйцеклада, вентрально; 11 — то же, вершина, увеличено (SMNC).

Diagnosis. Femora black in basal part ( fig. 4 ). Wing pattern reticulated, Cell br with 3 hyaline rounded spots; Stigma with one hyaline spot ( fig. 6 ). Posterior notopleural seta black, mesonotum sometimes with brownish longitudinal bands ( fig. 4–5 ). Oviscape, as long as 3 preceding abdominal tergites ( fig. 7 ). Epandriun as in fig. 8 . and glans as in fig. 9 . Length of aculeus 6 times as long as wide and with one pair of distinct steps at apex ( fig. 10–11 ).

Comments. This species is restricted to Northern Europe and mountain areas, and local in Iran. Larvae feed in flower heads of dandelions ( Taraxacum ). Host plants in Iran unknown.

Figures

Fig. 4–11. C. difficilis. 4 — ♀, habitus, left; 5 — mesonotum, dorsally; 6 — wing (SIZK); 7 — abdomen; 8 — epandrium; 9 — glans; 10 — aculeus, ventrally; 11 — same, apex, enlarged (SMNC).