Eupholidoptera marietheresae Willemse & Kotitsa, 2023

Willemse, Luc, Tilmans, Jos, Kotitsa, Nefeli, Trichas, Apostolos, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard, Chobanov, Dragan & Ode, Baudewijn, 2023, A review of Eupholidoptera (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) from Crete, Gavdos, Gavdopoula, and Andikithira, ZooKeys 1151, pp. 67-158 : 67

Eupholidoptera marietheresae Willemse & Kotitsa sp. nov.

Figs 23 , 37 , 51 , 65 , 81 , 95 , 109 , 124 , 138 , 152 , 166 , 180 , 196 , 211 , 236-239 , 255 , 256

Remark.

Pitfall catches collected on Mt. Dikti at a site above the Limnakaro plateau trapped a total of 127 specimens of Eupholidoptera which at first glance were identified as E. forcipata . Closer examination however revealed differences with E. forcipata based on which a species new to science is described here.

Examined specimens.

Type locality. Greece, Crete, Lasithi, Dikti Mt., above Limnakaro plateau, SE of Ag. Anastasi mountain refuge, SW Spathi Madharas, 35.1107°N, 25.4779°E, 1715 m

Type specimens.

Holotype ♂, RMNH.INS1141850, allotype ♀, RMNH.INS1141849. Both pinned (from alcohol) with original label: "Dikti Mt., above Limnakaro plateau, SE of Ag. Anastasi mountain refuge, SW Spathi Madharas. FC1606"; FC1606 operated between 05/08/2000-02/10/2000 (RMNH)

Paratypes. 1 ♂ RMNH.INS11418546 (pinned from alcohol), 1 ♂ RMNH.INS1124467 (alcohol), 3 ♀ RMNH.INS1141847, RMNH.INS1141848, RMNH.INS1141849 (pinned from alcohol), 1 ♀ RMNH.INS1124468 (alcohol) (RMNH); 2 ♂ 2000.096.01, 2000.096.03 2 ♀ 2000.096.02, 2000.096.04 (pinned from alcohol (CT), same location and date as holotype (for details see Suppl. material 2).

Additional specimens

(not examined). 40 ♂, 37 ♀ in alcohol (NHMC) LASITHI: Dikti Mt., above Limnakaro plateau, SE of Ag. Anastasi mountain refuge, SW Spathi Madharas, 35.1107°N, 25.4779°E, 1715 m, FC1606, 05/08/2000-02/10/2000; 17 ♂, 24 ♀ in alcohol (NHMC) same as holotype, FC1536 12/05/2000-05/08/2000; 2 ♀ in alcohol (NHMC) same as holotype, FC1655 02/10/2000-09/01/2001.

Description.

Male. General appearance (Figs 236 , 237 ) as type species E. chabrieri , more compact. Pronotum hardly widening posteriorly, metazona relatively short, hind margin slightly convex. Legs short and thick, hind femur 1.7-1.9 × as long as pronotum (2.0-2.2 in E. chabrieri ), mid and hind femur ventrally unarmed.

Stridulatory file with 211-216 teeth (including proximal and distal ones), density of teeth in middle two thirds of the file 37-42 teeth per mm.

Anal tergite (Figs 81 , 95 , 109 ) in dorsal view narrow in the middle, laterally widening, in the middle folded downward, centrally forming large pale coloured hairy patch in the centre, laterally with striae, hind margin somewhat swollen, from the ventro-lateral corner folded around cerci, extending straight down- and inward, toward the middle forming two wide downward pointing lobes with teethlike tip separated by a wide excision.

Cercus (Figs 124 , 138 ) compact, unarmed, conical, weakly and gradually curved inward in basal half, in profile slightly upturned, 4 × as long as the greatest width.

Subgenital plate (Figs 152 , 166 ) very compact, 1.5 × wider than long, widest at one third of the length, proximal margin slight concave; in profile compact, lower margin straight ca. halfway bent upward, hardly narrowing apically, apical part pointing upward in situ covering last abdominal segment; ventral surface with a strong median keel, proximal half depressed next to the keel, halfway transversely depressed, apical half divided into two flattened triangular lobes, tip straight truncated, without a spine, surface irregularly gibbose, laterally with straight rod-like protuberances; lateral margin in ventral view a folded back rim, thickened near the base, apically disappearing under the rod-like protuberances, in profile straight with a proximal nod; posterior margin with a very wide V-shaped median excision along more than half the total length, edges straight toward the middle weak convex. Styli (Fig. 180 ) short, 2 × longer than wide, conical, inserted at the tip of the apical lobes pointing backward and upward.

Titillator (Figs 196 , 211 ) symmetrical, apical arms in dorsal/ventral view in lower half narrow, almost stalk-like apically widening, swollen, two apical arms diverging into two very long and slender hooks, smooth except for some wrinkles, near the apex curved inward; in profile stalk like basal half weakly S-curved, transition with apical half distinct, apical hooks evenly curved backward and upward, reaching or extending above the anal tergite.

General colouration (based on specimens kept in alcohol) yellowish brown. Head with the frontal part below antennae and eyes pale with two black dots (Fig. 23 ), the lower part frons and upper part clypeus with large transverse black patch, upper part around the eyes and antennal sockets black, occiput behind the eyes and in the middle with black patches. Pronotal disc (Fig. 37 ) pale yellowish with central black markings at best resembling an open “W” or frontal half with large central black patch forming transverse or V-shaped border with pale rear half; lateral lobes with wide black dorsal fascia, not sharply delineated ventrally, posteriorly narrowing not reaching the hind margin. Elytra black. Fore and middle legs with few black dots and stripes, concentrated around the knee. Hind femur dorsally with black basal patch and apical black stripe, outer side near the base with or without a series of transverse stripes, pre- and post-genicular part black. Anal tergite black, subgenital plate laterally below the dorsal margin black.

Female. General appearance (Figs 238 , 239 ) as male. Elytra clearly visible in profile. Cercus conical, hairy, bent inward, narrowing in apical fifth, apex pointed. Subgenital plate (Figs 51 , 65 ) shiny, smooth with very few hairs, 1.5 × wider than long, greatest width in proximal third; in ventral view, convex with a median ridge, proximally with two distinct, dark coloured concavities, apically flattened, hind margin with a wide acute V-shaped median excision along one third of the length, corners obtuse rectangular; in profile oblong, ventrally with a distinct basal depression and more shallow apical depression, lower edge convex, distally upturned, tip obtuse angular. Ovipositor 2.0-2.4 × as long as pronotum, straight, in apical quart weakly upturned. Colouration as the male, transverse black patch at the transition between frons and clypeus more pronounced; elytra pale; first abdominal segment black.

Measurements.

See Tables 6 , 7 .

Bioacoustics.

The song of this species has not yet been recorded.

Differential diagnosis.

Males differ from congenerics in the pointed back- and downwardly extended widened lobes of the anal tergite (Figs 81 , 95 , 109 ) with tips pointing downward and slightly outward, in the wide upturned, spineless subgenital plate (Figs 152 , 166 ) with a very wide V-shaped excision, in the short, apically inserted styli (Fig. 180 ) pointing backward, in the stout, weakly inward curved cerci (Figs 124 , 138 ) and the symmetrical apical arms of the titillator (Figs 196 , 211 ), in basal half fused and narrow, in apical half strongly diverging hooks. Females differ from congenerics in the very wide subgenital plate (Figs 51 , 65 ), proximally with two concavities, tips rounded with U-shaped excision along quarter of the length. Eupholidoptera marietheresae sp. nov. closely resembles E. forcipata but differs in the male by the thin, apically incurved apical arms of the titillator, the compact weakly incurved cercus lacking the subtle bulge halfway the inner side and the anal tergite with wider downward expansion combined with a narrower excision and in the female in a more elongated subgenital plate, with the proximal pits being close together. In colouration, E. marietheresae sp. nov. differs from all Cretan congenerics except E. pallipes in the large transverse black patch on the lower part of the frons. For more details differentiating E. marietheresae sp. nov. from other Cretan Eupholidoptera see Table 5 .

Distribution.

Only known from a single location on Mt. Dikti above the Limnakaro plateau where the species was trapped in pitfall traps (Fig. 255 ). For a complete list of localities, specimens and repositories see Suppl. material 1.

Habitat.

Mountain slopes at 1700 m in phrygana vegetation.

Phenology.

Pitfall traps in which the species was found were checked irregularly. Based on the three catching periods, adults can be found prior to early August up to at least early October.

Etymology.

The species is named in honour of Marie-Therèse Willemse-Dresen (1929-2017) wife and lifelong companion of Fer Willemse who contributed a large part of his entomological career to the study of the Orthoptera fauna of Greece, describing 40 species new to science from Greece, including four Cretan species of Eupholidoptera . In his last, and most challenging, paper on Chorthippus (Glyptobothrus) from Greece ( Willemse et al. 2009) he wrote in the acknowledgements:

" This publication would not have been possible without help from my family. My wife’s patience and tolerance to my single-minded enthusiasm was almost boundless. Both the long hours spent during our travels in seemingly dull and uninteresting areas, as well as at home recording and studying have been accepted without much ado. For that I owe her an enormous amount of gratitude. "

It is in this spirit that we pay a tribute to Marie-Therèse. The fact that E. marietheresae sp. nov. is found on the same mountain and in the vicinity of E. feri , a species named after Fer Willemse, is making it even more appropriate.

Figures

Figure 256. Bayesian inference phylogenetic tree of Eupholidoptera of Crete, Andikithira and Gavdos, including two outgroups and congenerics from the Greek and Turkish mainlands, based on a 1684 bp concatenated alignment of the NADH 2 + ITS fragments. Node values at branches show node support with BI posterior probabilities. Different colours correspond to the different morphological species. See Suppl. material 4 for details of the specimens and Suppl. material 5 for details of NADH 2 and IT IS sequences.

Figures 11 - 24. Colour pattern of head, frontal view 11 Eupholidoptera smyrnensis ♀ Makrigiannis RMNH 5014918 12 Eupholidoptera gemellata ♂ Mt. Idhi RMNH. INS 1141843 13 Eupholidoptera pallipes ♂ paratype Mt. Lefka RMNH. INS 1105313 14 Eupholidoptera cretica ♂ Mt. Lefka, Omalos RMNH. INS 114838 15 Eupholidoptera latens ♀ Mt. Lefka, Kalergi CT 1987.047.04 16 Eupholidoptera giuliae ♂ Argoules CT 1995.011.18 17 Eupholidoptera francisae sp. nov. ♀ allotype Andikithira CT 2002.004.11 18 Eupholidoptera annamariae ♀ Kato Zakros CT 1995.020.03 19 Eupholidoptera astyla ♀ Ano Viannos CT 1987.024.03 20 Eupholidoptera feri ♂ holotype Mt. Dikti, Katharo plain RMNH. INS 1105297 21 Eupholidoptera mariannae ♀ Ag. Ioannis RMNH. 5014906 22 Eupholidoptera forcipata ♂ Mt. Idhi CT 1987.044.03 23 Eupholidoptera marietheresae sp. nov. ♂ paratype Mt. Dikti, FC 1606 CT 2000.096.01 24 Eupholidoptera jacquelinae ♂ holotype Gavdos CT 2000.005.02. Scale bars: 5 mm.

Figures 25 - 38. Colour pattern of pronotum, dorsal view 25 Eupholidoptera smyrnensis ♂ Makrigiannis RMNH. INS 152909 26 Eupholidoptera gemellata ♂ Mt. Idhi, Amariou RMNH. INS 1141843 27 Eupholidoptera pallipes ♂ paratype Mt. Lefka RMNH. INS 1105313 28 Eupholidoptera cretica ♂ Mt. Lefka, Omalos RMNH. INS 1141838 29 Eupholidoptera latens ♂ Rhodopos CH 8236 30 Eupholidoptera giuliae Chora Sfakion ♂ CT 2000.014.10 31 Eupholidoptera francisae sp. nov. ♂ holotype Andikithira CT 2002.004.04 32 Eupholidoptera annamariae ♂ Kato Zakros CT 2000.030.04 33 Eupholidoptera astyla ♂ Krotos RMNH. INS 1141819 34 Eupholidoptera feri ♂ holotype Mt. Dikti, Katharo plain RMNH. INS 1105297 35 Eupholidoptera mariannae ♀ Kalavros RMNH. 5086974 36 Eupholidoptera forcipata ♂ Mt. Idhi CT 1987.044.03 37 Eupholidoptera marietheresae sp. nov. ♂ holotype Mt. Dikti RMNH. INS 1141850 38 Eupholidoptera jacquelinae ♂ holotype Gavdos CT 2000.005.02. Scale bars: 5 mm.

Figures 39 - 52. Female subgenital plate in ventral view 39 Eupholidoptera smyrnensis Makrigiannis RMNH. 5014918 40 Eupholidoptera gemellata Mt. Idhi, FC 1602 CT 2000.095.02 41 Eupholidoptera pallipes allotype Mt. Lefka RMNH. INS 1105312 42 Eupholidoptera cretica Mt. Lefka, Omalos RMNH. INS 1141837 43 Eupholidoptera latens Mt. Lefka, Kalergi CT 1987.047.04 44 Eupholidoptera giuliae Argoules CT 1995.011.03 45 Eupholidoptera francisae sp. nov. allotype Andikithira CT 2002.004.11 46 Eupholidoptera annamariae Kato Zakros CT 1995.020.03 47 Eupholidoptera astyla Krotos RMNH. INS 1141820 48 Eupholidoptera feri allotype Mt. Dikti, Katharo plain RMNH. INS 1105298 49 Eupholidoptera mariannae Kalavros RMNH 5014912 50 Eupholidoptera forcipata Mt. Idhi, FC 1602 RMNH. INS 1141845 51 Eupholidoptera marietheresae sp. nov. allotype Mt. Dikti RMNH. INS 1141849 52 Eupholidoptera jacquelinae Gavdos allotype CT 2001.004.13. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figures 53 - 66. Female subgenital plate in lateral view 53 Eupholidoptera smyrnensis Makrigiannis RMNH. 5014918 54 Eupholidoptera gemellata Mt. Idhi, FC 1602 CT 2000.095.02 55 Eupholidoptera pallipes allotype Mt. Lefka RMNH. INS 1105312 56 Eupholidoptera cretica Mt. Lefka, Omalos RMNH. INS 1141837 57 Eupholidoptera latens Mt. Lefka, Kalergi CT 1987.047.04 58 Eupholidoptera giuliae Argoules CT 1995.011.03 59 Eupholidoptera francisae sp. nov. allotype Andikithira CT 2002.004.11 60 Eupholidoptera annamariae Kato Zakros CT 1995.020.03 61 Eupholidoptera astyla Krotos RMNH. INS 1141820 62 Eupholidoptera feri allotype Mt. Dikti, Katharo plain RMNH. INS 1105298 63 Eupholidoptera mariannae Kalavros RMNH 5014912 64 Eupholidoptera forcipata Mt. Idhi, FC 1602 RMNH. INS 1141845 65 Eupholidoptera marietheresae sp. nov. allotype Mt. Dikti RMNH. INS 1141849 66 Eupholidoptera jacquelinae allotype Gavdos CT 2001.004.13. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figures 69 - 82. Male anal tergite in dorsal view 69 Eupholidoptera smyrnensis Makrigiannis RMNH. INS 152909 70 Eupholidoptera gemellata holotype Mt. Idhi RMNH. INS 1105300 71 Eupholidoptera pallipes paratype Mt. Lefka RMNH. INS 1105313 72 Eupholidoptera cretica Mt. Lefka, Omalos FC 17807 RMNH. INS 1141838 73 Eupholidoptera latens Mt. Lefka, Kalergi CT 2003.009.01 74 Eupholidoptera giuliae Chora Sfakion CT 2000.024.04 75 Eupholidoptera francisae sp. nov. holotype Andikithira CT 2002.004.04 76 Eupholidoptera annamariae Kato Zakros CT 2000.030.04 77 Eupholidoptera astyla Krotos RMNH. INS 1141819 78 Eupholidoptera feri holotype Mt. Dikti, Katharo plain RMNH. INS 1105297 79 Eupholidoptera mariannae holotype Anatoli RMNH. INS 1105311 80 Eupholidoptera forcipata Mt. Idhi CT 1987.044.01 81 Eupholidoptera marietheresae sp. nov. paratype Mt. Dikti FC 1606 CT 2000.096.01 82 Eupholidoptera jacquelinae holotype Gavdos CT 2000.005.02. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figures 83 - 96. Male anal tergite in caudal view 83 Eupholidoptera smyrnensis Makrigiannis RMNH. INS 152909 84 Eupholidoptera gemellata Mt. Idhi CT 2000.095.01 85 Eupholidoptera pallipes paratype Mt. Lefka RMNH. INS 1105314 86 Eupholidoptera cretica Mt. Lefka, Omalos FC 17807 RMNH. INS 1141838 87 Eupholidoptera latens Mt. Lefka, Kalergi CT 2003.009.01 88 Eupholidoptera giuliae Chora Sfakion CT 2000.014.01 89 Eupholidoptera francisae sp. nov. paratype Andikithira CT 2002.004.02 90 Eupholidoptera annamariae Kato Zakros CT 2000.030.01 91 Eupholidoptera astyla Krotos RMNH. INS 1141819 92 Eupholidoptera feri holotype Mt. Dikti, Katharo plain RMNH. INS 1105297 93 Eupholidoptera mariannae Prina FC 17798 RMNH. INS 1141840 94 Eupholidoptera forcipata Mt. Idhi CT 1987.044.01 95 Eupholidoptera marietheresae sp. nov. paratype Mt. Dikti FC 1606 CT 2000.096.01 96 Eupholidoptera jacquelinae paratype Gavdos NHMC 2001.004.12. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figures 97 - 110. Male anal tergite in lateral view 97 Eupholidoptera smyrnensis Makrigiannis RMNH 5087053 98 Eupholidoptera gemellata Mt. Idhi CT 2000.095.01 99 Eupholidoptera pallipes paratype Mt. Lefka RMNH. INS 1105314 100 Eupholidoptera cretica Mt. Lefka, Omalos FC 17807 RMNH. INS 1141838 101 Eupholidoptera latens Mt. Lefka, Kalergi CT 1987.047.01 102 Eupholidoptera giuliae Argoules CT 1995.011.11 103 Eupholidoptera francisae sp. nov. paratype Andikithira CT 2002.004.02 104 Eupholidoptera annamariae Kato Zakros CT 2000.030.03 105 Eupholidoptera astyla Ano Viannos CT 1995.024.01 106 Eupholidoptera feri holotype Mt. Dikti, Katharo plain RMNH. INS 1105297 107 Eupholidoptera mariannae Kalavros CT 2017.029.01 108 Eupholidoptera forcipata Mt. Idhi CT 1987.044.01 109 Eupholidoptera marietheresae sp. nov. paratype Mt. Dikti FC 1606 CT 2000.096.01 110 Eupholidoptera jacquelinae Gavdopoula CT 1996.019.01. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figures 111 - 125. Male cercus in dorsal view 111 Eupholidoptera smyrnensis Makrigiannis RMNH 5087053 112 Eupholidoptera gemellata Mt. Idhi FC 1651 RMNH. INS 1141843 113 Eupholidoptera pallipes Mt. Lefka paratype RMNH. INS 1105314 114 Eupholidoptera cretica Mt. Lefka, Omalos FC 17807 RMNH. INS 1141838 115 Eupholidoptera latens Xiloskalo IBER DC-Ort 000558 116 Eupholidoptera giuliae Chora Sfakion CT 2000.014.02 117 Eupholidoptera francisae sp. nov. holotype Andikithira CT 2002.004.04 118 Eupholidoptera annamariae Kato Zakros CT 2000.030.03 119 Eupholidoptera annamariae Xerokampos, male with anomalous cercus, IBER DC-Ort 000565 120 Eupholidoptera astyla Ierapetra MfN s. n. 121 Eupholidoptera feri holotype Mt. Dikti, Katharo plain RMNH. INS 1105297 122 Eupholidoptera mariannae holotype Anatoli RMNH. INS 1105311 123 Eupholidoptera forcipata Mt. Idhi CT 1987.044.01 124 Eupholidoptera marietheresae sp. nov. holotype Mt. Dikti FC 1606 RMNH. INS 1141850 125 Eupholidoptera jacquelinae holotype Gavdos CT 2000.005.02. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figures 126 - 139. Male cercus in lateral view 126 Eupholidoptera smyrnensis Makrigiannis RMNH. 5087053 127 Eupholidoptera gemellata Mt. Idhi FC 1651 RMNH. INS 1141843 128 Eupholidoptera pallipes paratype Mt. Lefka RMNH. INS 1105314 129 Eupholidoptera cretica Mt. Lefka, Omalos FC 17807 RMNH. INS 1141838 130 Eupholidoptera latens Mt. Lefka Kalergi CT 2003.009.01 131 Eupholidoptera giuliae Chora Sfakion CT 2000.024.04 132 Eupholidoptera francisae paratype sp. nov. Andikithira CT 2002.004.08 133 Eupholidoptera annamariae Kato Zakros CT 1995.020.02 134 Eupholidoptera astyla paratype Ierapetra MfN s. n. 135 Eupholidoptera feri holotype Mt. Dikti, Katharo plain RMNH. INS 1105297 136 Eupholidoptera mariannae holotype Anatoli RMNH. INS 1105311 137 Eupholidoptera forcipata Mt. Idhi CT 1987.044.01 138 Eupholidoptera marietheresae sp. nov. holotype Mt. Dikti FC 1606 RMNH. INS 1141850 139 Eupholidoptera jacquelinae holotype Gavdos CT 2000.005.02. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figures 140 - 153. Male subgenital plate in ventral view 140 Eupholidoptera smyrnensis Lagkada RMNH 5106270 141 Eupholidoptera gemellata Mt. Idhi FC 1651 RMNH. INS 1141843 142 Eupholidoptera pallipes paratype Mt. Lefka RMNH. INS 1105313 143 Eupholidoptera cretica Mt. Lefka, Omalos FC 17807 RMNH. INS 1141838 144 Eupholidoptera latens Mt. Lefka Kalergi CT 1987.047.02 145 Eupholidoptera giuliae Skaloti IBER DC-Ort 000564 146 Eupholidoptera francisae sp. nov. holotype Andikithira CT 2002.004.04 147 Eupholidoptera annamariae Kato Zakros CT 2000.030.04 148 Eupholidoptera astyla Krotos RMNH. INS 1141819 149 Eupholidoptera feri holotype Mt. Dikti, Katharo plain RMNH. INS 1105297 150 Eupholidoptera mariannae holotype Anatoli RMNH. INS 1105311 151 Eupholidoptera forcipata Mt. Idhi CT 1987.044.03 152 Eupholidoptera marietheresae sp. nov. holotype Mt. Dikti FC 1606 RMNH. INS 1141850 153 Eupholidoptera jacquelinae holotype Gavdos 2000.005.02. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figures 154 - 167. Male subgenital plate in lateral view 154 Eupholidoptera smyrnensis Lagkada RMNH. INS 152909 155 Eupholidoptera gemellata holotype Mt. Idhi RMNH. INS 1105300 156 Eupholidoptera pallipes paratype Mt. Lefka RMNH. INS 1105313 157 Eupholidoptera cretica Mt. Lefka, Omalos FC 17807 (RMNH. INS 1141838 158 Eupholidoptera latens Mt. Lefka Kalergi CT 2003.009.01 159 Eupholidoptera giuliae Skaloti IBER DC-Ort 000564 160 Eupholidoptera francisae sp. nov. holotype Andikithira CT 2002.004.04 161 Eupholidoptera annamariae Kato Zakros CT 2000.030.04 162 Eupholidoptera astyla Krotos RMNH 5086992 163 Eupholidoptera feri holotype Mt. Dikti, Katharo plain RMNH. INS 1105297 164 Eupholidoptera mariannae holotype Anatoli RMNH. INS 1105311 165 Eupholidoptera forcipata Mt. Idhi CT 1987.044.03 166 Eupholidoptera marietheresae sp. nov. holotype Mt. Dikti FC 1606 RMNH. INS 1141850 167 Eupholidoptera jacquelinae holotype Gavdos CT 2000.005.02. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figures 168 - 181. Male stylus in lateral view 168 Eupholidoptera smyrnensis Makrigiannis RMNH. INS 152909 169 Eupholidoptera gemellata holotype Mt. Idhi RMNH. INS 1105300 170 Eupholidoptera pallipes paratype Mt. Lefka RMNH. INS 1105313 171 Eupholidoptera cretica Mt. Lefka, Omalos FC 17807 RMNH. INS 1141838 172 Eupholidoptera latens Mt. Lefka Kalergi CT 2003.009.01 173 Eupholidoptera giuliae Skaloti IBER DC-Ort 000564 174 Eupholidoptera francisae sp. nov. paratype Andikithira CT 2002.004.08 175 Eupholidoptera annamariae Kato Zakros CT 2000.030.04 176 Eupholidoptera astyla Krotos RMNH. INS 1141819 177 Eupholidoptera feri holotype Mt. Dikti, Katharo plain RMNH. INS 1105297 178 Eupholidoptera mariannae holotype Anatoli RMNH. INS 1105311 179 Eupholidoptera forcipata Mt. Idhi CT 1987.044.03 180 Eupholidoptera marietheresae sp. nov. holotype Mt. Dikti FC 1606 RMNH. INS 1141850 181 Eupholidoptera jacquelinae holotype Gavdos CT 2000.005.02. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figures 182 - 197. Male titillator in ventral view 182 Eupholidoptera smyrnensis Makrigiannis RMNH 5087053 183 Eupholidoptera gemellata Mt. Idhi Amariou FC 1651 RMNH. INS 1141843 184 Eupholidoptera pallipes paratype Mt. Lefka RMNH. INS 1105314 185 Eupholidoptera cretica Mt. Lefka, Omalos FC 17807 RMNH. INS 1141838 186 Eupholidoptera latens Mt. Lefka Kalergi CT 2003.009.01 187 Eupholidoptera latens Rhodopos CH 8236 188 Eupholidoptera giuliae Argoules CT 1995.011.11 189 Eupholidoptera francisae sp. nov. paratype Andikithira CT 2002.004.08 190 Eupholidoptera annamariae Kato Zakros CT 2000.030.01 191 Eupholidoptera astyla Krotos RMNH. INS 1141819 192 Eupholidoptera astyla Kofinas FC 460 RMNH. INS 1141836 193 Eupholidoptera feri holotype Mt. Dikti, Katharo plain RMNH. INS 1105297 194 Eupholidoptera mariannae paratype Malles CH 2906 A 195 Eupholidoptera forcipata Mt. Idhi CT 2019.047.01 196 Eupholidoptera marietheresae sp. nov. paratype Mt. Dikti FC 1606 CT 2000.096.01 197 Eupholidoptera jacquelinae holotype Gavdos CT 2000.005.02. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figures 198 - 212. Male titillator in lateral view 198 Eupholidoptera smyrnensis Makrigiannis RMNH 5087053 199 Eupholidoptera gemellata Mt. Idhi Amariou FC 1651 RMNH. INS 1141843 200 Eupholidoptera pallipes paratype Mt. Lefka RMNH. INS 1105314 201 Eupholidoptera cretica Mt. Lefka, Omalos FC 17807 RMNH. INS 1141838 202 Eupholidoptera latens Mt. Lefka Kalergi CT 2003.009.01 203 Eupholidoptera latens Rhodopos CH 8236 204 Eupholidoptera giuliae Argoules CT 1995.011.11 205 Eupholidoptera francisae sp. nov. paratype Andikithira CT 2002.004.08 206 Eupholidoptera annamariae Kato Zakros CT 2000.030.01 207 Eupholidoptera astyla Krotos RMNH. INS 1141819 208 Eupholidoptera feri holotype Mt. Dikti, Katharo plain RMNH. INS 1105297 209 Eupholidoptera mariannae Kalavros CT 2017.029.01 210 Eupholidoptera forcipata Mt. Idhi CT 1987.044.01 211 Eupholidoptera marietheresae sp. nov. holotype Mt. Dikti FC 1606 RMNH. INS 1141850 212 Eupholidoptera jacquelinae holotype Gavdos CT 2000.005.02. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figures 236 - 239. Habitus Eupholidoptera marietheresae sp. nov. in dorsal and lateral view 236, 237 ♂ holotype Mt. Dikti FC 1606 RMNH. INS 1141850 238, 239 ♀ allotype Mt. Dikti FC 1606 RMNH. INS 1141849. Scale bars: 10 mm.

Figures 254, 255. Distribution maps Eupholidoptera Crete and adjacent islands 254 lowland species 255 highland species.