Allotrichoma leotoni Vitte, 1992

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Allotrichoma leotoni Vitte, 1992

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Allotrichoma leotoni Vitte, 1992: 255–257 ; type-locality: „Boured (Rif Central)” [ Morocco]; holotype ♂ (private collection of Bernard Vitte, France, Bordeaux [ Vitte, 1992]).

MATERIAL EXAMINED: CYPRUS: 1♂, 30.iii.2015, river Dhiarizos N Souskiou [34,741°N 32,605°E]. FRANCE: 1♂, 1.viii.2019, salt swamp 4 km nwn Gruissan [43.129°N 3,047°E] .

DISTRIBUTION: Surprisingly, this species has been known previously only from the type material collected in Morocco. The two new records show that A. leotoni is widely distributed in the Mediterranean Region ( Fig. 27 ) .

Figures

Figs 5–8. Epandrium, cercus, surstylus of European Allotrichoma, dorsal view (above) and lateral view (below): 5 — leotoni Vitte, 1992; 6 — picenum Canzoneri, Rampini, 1990; 7 — quadripectinatum (Becker, 1903); 8 — schumanni Papp, 1974; suep — surstylus-epandrium complex. Рис. 5—8. Эпандрий, церки и сурстили европейских видов Allotrichoma, сверху (верхний рис.) и сбоку (ниЖний рис.): 5 — leotoni Vitte, 1992; 6 — picenum Canzoneri, Rampini, 1990; 7 — quadripectinatum (Becker, 1903); 8 — schumanni Papp, 1974; suep — комплекс Эпандрий + сурстиль.

Fig. 27. Records of Allotrichoma leotoni Vitte, 1992 (based on the data presented in this paper and data from Vitte [1992]). Рис. 27. Распространение Allotrichoma leotoni Vitte, 1992 (по данным представленной статьи и работы Vitte [1992]).