Sciophila delphis Chandler

Bechev, Dimitar & Koç, Hasan, 2006, Two new species of Sciophila Meigen (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from Turkey, with a key to the Western Palaearctic species of the S. lutea Macquart group, Zootaxa 1253, pp. 61-68 : 64

Sciophila delphis Chandler in Chandler & Blasco­Zumeta, 2001

( Figs. 7 , 9 )

Material. Turkey: Denizli, Tavas, Kizilca Borough (37º 29' N / 29º 10' E), 1100 m, 13.06.2003, Leg. H. Koç, A. Karaman & O. Ozgül, 1 male.

Habitat. Rocky and gravelly area on the shore of a mountain stream flowing in a mixed forest. The vegetation consists of Juniperus sp., Quercus sp., Pinus sp., Juncus sp., Verbascum sp. and Muscari sp.

Remark. Until now, the species was known only from the holotype ( Greece: Fokis, Delphi).

Figures

FIGURE 9. Male genitalia of Sciophila delphis, specimen from Turkey, dorsal view.

FIGURES 1 – 8. Dorsal lobe of gonocoxite and gonocoxal apodeme: dorsal view, half, tergite 9 not included. 1. Sciophila lutea. 2. S. corlutea. 3. S. iberolutea. 4. S. muglolutea sp. n. 5. S. eryngii. 6. S. pandora. 7. S. delphis. 8. S. turkolutea sp. n. Figs 2, 3, 5, and 7 are after Chandler and Blasco­ Zumeta (2001); Fig. 1 after Zaitzev (1982).