Timia libani Gregor

Morgulis, E. & Freidberg, A., 2014, The Ulidiini (Diptera: Tephritoidea: Ulidiidae) of Israel, with a key to the world species of Ulidia and description of five new species, Zootaxa 3780 (2), pp. 201-247 : 218-219

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scientific name	Timia libani Gregor
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Timia libani Gregor View in CoL

( Figs. 40 View FIGURES 39 – 41 , 52 View FIGURES 46 – 62 , 75 View FIGURES 69 – 77 , 90 View FIGURES 86 – 92 )

Timia libani Gregor, 1970: 198 View in CoL .

Material examined. LEBANON: Type material: Holotype: Nd. Liban, Cedern b., Becharré, 1900 m, 24– 30.vi.1931 [31], Zerny (1♂); Paratypes: Same data (2♀)( NHMW).

JORDAN: Amman [O. Jordanien, Amman fuhes], 1000 m, 5.v.1956, Klapperich (3♂, 1♀) ( HNHM).

ISRAEL: Har Hermon: Har Dov, Brit Beyn HaBetarim [Har Dov Brith ben Habtarim], 1700 m, 17.vii.1995, A. Freidberg (1♀); Har Hermon, 2000 m, 21.vi.1971, J. Kugler (1♀), 28.vi.1971 (1♀), 13.viii.1973, A. Freidberg (2♂), 11.viii.1977 (1♀), 28.vi.1977 (1♂), 9.vii.1975 (1♂); 1900 m, 28.vii.1971, J. Kugler (1♀), 1.vii.1986, A. Freidberg (1♀); 1750 m, 6.vii.1987, F. Kaplan (2♂, 1♀), 9.vii.1987 (1♂), 26.vi.1997, A. Freidberg (1♂); 1700 m, 22.vi.1973, A. Freidberg (6♂, 6♀), 27.vi.1973, D. Furth (1♂, 1♀), 16.vi.1977, Z. Feler (2♂), A. Freidberg (1♂, 3♀), 10.vi.1983, I. Nussbaum (2♂), 6.vii.1987, I. Nussbaum (1♀), 7.vii.1987, F. Kaplan (1♂, 1♀); 1650 m, 22.vi.1973, A. Freidberg (12♂, 4♀), 8.viii.1973, A. Freidberg (1♂, 2♀), 8.viii.1973, M. Kaplan (1♂, 2♀), 9.vi.1975, A. Freidberg (5♂, 9♀), 8.vii.1975, A. Freidberg (6♂, 21♀), J. Kugler (3♂, 2♀), 18.viii.1976, A. Freidberg (2♀), 8.vii.1975, A. Freidberg (1♂,1♀); 1600 m, 13.vi.1973, F. Nachbar (1♀), 9.vi.1975, M. Kaplan (3♂), 14.vi.1978, D. Furth (1♂, 2♀), 20.vi.1979 (4♂, 4♀), 2.vii.1980 (1♂, 1♀), 25.vii.1985, I. Yarom (1♀), 2.vii.1986, G. Eldar (2♀), 2.vii.1986, A. Freidberg (1♂), 4.vii.1987, I. Nussbaum (1♂), 6.vii.1987, F. Kaplan (1♀), I. Nussbaum (1♂), 17.vi.1999, H. Ackerman (1♀), A. Freidberg (1♀), 2.viii.1988, A. Freidberg (1♂), 13.vii.2000, A. Freidberg (3♂, 1♀), 15.vi.2011, A. Freidberg (8♂, 13♀), E. Morgulis (4♂, 7♀); 1500 m, 14.vi.1979, D. Furth (3♂); 1410 m, 14.vi.2011, A. Freidberg (1♂, 1♀), E. Morgulis (1♀); 1400 m, 21.vi.1971, J. Kugler (1♀), 9.vi.1975, A. Freidberg (4♂, 3♀), 11.vi.1976, D. Simon (1♀), 15.vi.2011, E. Morgulis (2♀); 1300 m, 9.vi.1976, A. Freidberg (1♀); Golan Heights: Mezudat Nimrod [Qala'at Nemrod], 9.vi.1976, A. Freidberg (1♀)( TAUI).

KYRGYZSTAN: The Boom ravin, 42°35.9'N 75°47.4'E, 1450–1800 m, 25.vi.1994, Korneyev and Kameneva (1♂, 1♀)( TAUI).

Redescription. Head (as in Figs.12 View FIGURES 7 – 13 , 18 View FIGURES 14 – 22 ): Structure: 1.28–1.35 times as high as long. Frons posteriorly 1.18– 1.46 times as wide as long and at lunule level 1.37–1.53 times as wide as long. Eye 1.26–1.49 times as high as long. Gena 0.15–0.25 times as high as eye, smooth. Fronto-orbital plate at antenna insertion level 0.25–0.34 times as long as eye. Color and vestiture: head mostly black. Occiput and ocellar triangle silvery microtrichose. Frons with medial longitudinal orange-yellow line and with medial longitudinal line of white microtrichia; frons laterally, parafacial and gena white microtrichose, punctate at setae and setulae bases. First flagellomere gray microtrichose. Arista mostly brown except base golden, with microscopic rays. Palpus brownish black, silvery microtrichose. Setae and setulae: all setae and setulae (except on labellum) black. Medial vertical seta 1.02–1.20 times as long as lateral vertical seta; ocellar seta 0.34–0.48 times as long as medial vertical seta; postocellar seta 0.31–0.43 times as long as medial vertical seta; 0–2 orbital setae, when present, as long as ocellar seta. Frons setulose, setulae 0.7–0.9 times as long as ocellar seta. Gena with long setulae and 1–2 setae; postgena long setulose. Palpus with long black setulae; labella with long mixed black and yellow setulae.

Thorax ( Fig. 40 View FIGURES 39 – 41 ): Color and vestiture: black. Scutum white microtrichose between dorsocentral rows, punctate at setae and setulae bases; lateral longitudinal ovoid circuit of white microtrichia often present between postsutural dorsocentral and postalar rows. Setae and setulae: 2 supra-alar, 1 acrostichal, 1–3 anepisternal, 1 katepisternal and 2 scutellar setae present. Postpronotal lobe, scutum, anepisternum and katepisternum with setulae about 0.33 times as long as major setae; scutellum with setulae about 0.5 times as long as major setae.

Legs: Foreleg mainly black except apical 0.1 of femur and basal 0.16 of tibia yellow; midfemur and hindfemur basal 0.50–0.66 black, apical 0.33–0.50 yellow; midtibia and hindtibia mostly yellow except sometimes dorsally and anteriorly, rarely posteriorly, black; midtarsus and hindtarsus with 2 basal tarsomeres yellow, third tarsomere infuscate, apical 2 tarsomeres black.

Wing (as in Fig. 32 View FIGURES 29 – 38 ): Hyaline, no pattern present; pterostigma mat yellow. Venation: Veins yellow. Crossvein R-M aligned with apex of vein R1. Ratios: Cell r4+5 0.30–0.37; vein Cu2 2.0–2.2. Calypteres white. Halter base brown, stem yellowish, knob orange.

Abdomen: Color and vestiture: tergites 3–6 subshiny brown-black, inconspicuously shagreened. Setae and setulae: syntergite 1+2 densely setulose laterally on basal half, setulae 0.3 times as long as major setae on scutum.

Syntergite 1+2 lateroapically, apex of tergite 4 and entire tergite 5 with setulae 0.7–0.8 times as long as major setae on scutum; tergites 3 and 4 laterally with setulae 0.4–0.5 times as long as major setae on scutum. Remaining parts bare or with shorter, fine setulae.

Male terminalia: Epandrium ( Fig. 52 View FIGURES 46 – 62 ) 1.3–1.4 times as high as wide; cerci triangular, separate; lateral surstylus apically bilobate, anterior lobe apically oval, posterior lobe medially bent and pointed apically. Phallus with small caecum at midpoint. Glans ( Fig. 75 View FIGURES 69 – 77 ) elongate, with apical widening.

Female terminalia: Aculeus 6.3–7.1 times as long as wide. Cercal unit ( Fig. 90 View FIGURES 86 – 92 ) oval, apically rounded, with well pronounced lateral groove. Sensilla: BV apical to BD. AD seta situated somewhat basally, nearly aligned with AV. Spermathecae (as in Fig. 103 View FIGURES 100 – 109 ) globulose with smooth surface.

Measurements (mm): Body length 4.18–5.17, wing length 3.5–4.5.

Type locality. "Nord Lebanon, Cedern bei Bescharre."

Distribution. Lebanon, Israel, Jordan.

Adult activity in Israel: June to beginning of August.

Diagnosis. This species is similar to T. ritae n. sp., differing from it by the microtrichia pattern on the scutum, the leg coloration and abdomen pubescence; in addition, T. ritae possesses a wide distribution in Israel, whereas T. libani is restricted to Mt. Hermon and the Golan Heights.

Comments. This is the only species of Timia which is restricted to Mt. Hermon; the other species inhabit desert or semi-desert habitats in Israel. Although the part of Mt. Hermon in which this species occurs enjoys over 1,000 mm of precipitation (rain and snow), it is extremely dry during the summer months, when T. libani is active.