Bubopsis hamata (Klug, 1834)

Japaridze, Lasha-Giorgi, Makharadze, Giorgi, Rostiashvili, Ioane, Datunashvili, Anastasia & Dobosz, Roland, 2024, First barcode-assisted annotated checklist of owlflies (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphidae) of Georgia with the first record of genus Deleproctophylla Lefebvre, 1842, Caucasiana 3, pp. 5-18 : 5

Bubopsis hamata (Klug, 1834)

Bubopsis hamatus - Dobosz et al. 2017, 2018; Kerimova et al. 2023

Material examined.

GEORGIA • 1 larvae (Fig. 1 ); Tbilisi, Dighomi Vill. ; 41.7806°N, 44.7054°E; 697 m a.s.l.; Paliurus spina-christi dominated shrubland, leaf litter; Seropian A.; 2 Apr 2014; GBD • 1 larvae; Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Mtskheta mun., vicinity of Saskhori quarry; 41.8384°N, 44.5463°E; steppe, under rock; Seropian A.; 20 Apr 2023; personal observation • 1♀ ( Fig. 2 ); 41.7780°N, 44.7051°E; 693 m a.s.l.; Paliurus spina-christi dominated shrubland; Seropian A.; 27 Jun 2021; GBD • 1♂, 1♀; 41.7780°N, 44.7051°E; 693 m a.s.l.; Paliurus spina-christi dominated shrubland; leg. Japaridze L-G.; 29 Jun 2021; JLGT (Figs 5-6 ) • 1♀; Shida Kartli, Gori ; 41.9852°N, 44.1079°E; 612 m a.s.l.; steppe; Bulbulashvili N.; 16 Aug 2019; GBD • 2♂♂, 3♀♀; Kakheti, Dedoplistskaro mun., Vashlovani NP, Mijniskure; 41.1111°N, 46.6469°E; 94 m a.s.l.; semidesert, light trap; leg. Vähätalo L., Vähätalo A.; 28 Jun 2023; JLGT • 3♀♀; 5 Jun 2023; CaBOL-IDs 1035852, 1035853, 1035854 • 11♂♂, 38♀♀; 41.1111°N, 46.6467°E; 88 m a.s.l.; at light; leg. Dobosz R.; 23 Jun 2019; USMB • 1♂; 41.1111°N, 46.6467°E; 88 m a.s.l.; at light; leg. Dobosz R.; 24 Jun 2019; USMB • 2♂♂, 2♀♀; 41.1111°N, 46.6467°E; 93 m a.s.l.; UV lamp; leg. Greń C.; 23 Jun 2022; USMB • 1♂; Vashlovani NP; 41.1825°N, 46.4687°E; 648 m a.s.l.; semidesert; rbeunen; 28 Jun 2012; INat • 1♂; Chachuna Managed Reserve, Dalis Mta Reservoir ; 41.2843°N, 45.9032°E; 325 m a.s.l.; semidesert, light trap; leg. Vähätalo L., Vähätalo A.; 30 Jun 2023; JLGT • 1♀; 41.2667°N, 45.9°E; 341 m a.s.l.; at light; leg. Matuszewski Ł.; 14-15 Jun 2018; ŁM • 1♀; Dalis Mta Hotel ; 41.284286°N, 45.903164°E; 360 m a.s.l.; at light; leg. Greń C.; 10 Jul 2017; USMB • 1♂; 360 m a.s.l.; at light; leg. Dobosz R.; 26 Jun 2019; USMB • 1♀; Chachuna Managed Reserve ; 41.2206°N, 45.9722°E; 250 m a.s.l.; netting; 96% ethanol; leg. Dobosz R.; 17 Jul 2023; ILIAUNI .

Additional material.

GEORGIA • 1♀; Kakheti, Dedoplistskaro mun., Vashlovani NP, Mijniskure ; 41.1001°N, 46.6333°E; 97 m asl; leg. Wąsala R.; 20-21 Aug 2015 ; Dobosz et al. (2017) • 2♂♂, 3♀♀; 41.1130°N, 46.6481°E; leg. Dobosz R.; 100 m a.s.l.; Dobosz et al. (2018) • 2♀♀; Chachuna Managed Reserve, Dalis Mta Hotel ; 41.2843°N, 45.9032°E; 360 m a.s.l.; leg. Dobosz R.; 24 May 2017 ; • 2♂♂, 1♀; leg. Dobosz R.; 24 May 2017.

Barcoding.

Two nearly identical barcodes were obtained from the specimens with CaBOL-IDs 1035852 and 1035854 (BOLD:AEG4998, p -distance 0.15%) with the nearest neighbors in BOLD Systems B. hamata and B. andromache (BOLD:AEG4998, maximum p -distance 0.16%) from the unknown country of origin.

Remarks.

Bubopsis hamata is a species with a distribution ranging from northeastern Africa to West Asia ( Hölzel 2004), and the Caucasus ( Dobosz et al. 2017). From the neighboring countries, this species is known to occur in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Dagestan ( Dobosz et al. 2017). From Georgia, this species is also reported by Kerimova et al. (2023). Bubopsis hamata is the only species of local owflies with a crepuscular lifestyle ( Aspöck et al. 1980). For species distribution within the country, see Fig. 12 .

Figures

Figures 1. Bubopsis hamata (Klug, 1834); third instar larvae.

Figures 12. The distributional map of Georgian owlflies (Ascalaphidae) discussed in the main text.

Figures 2 - 4. Images of live specimens of studied owlflies. 2: Bubopsis hamata (Klug, 1834), female; 3: Libelloides ustulatus (Eversmann, 1850), male; 4: Libelloides macaronius (Scopoli, 1763), male.

Figures 5 - 11. Images of preserved specimens of studied owlflies. 5 - 6: Bubopsis hamata (Klug, 1834), male and female; 7: Deleproctophylla australis (Fabricius, 1787), female; 8 - 9: Libelloides macaronius (Scopoli, 1763), male and female; 10 - 11: Libelloides ustulatus (Eversmann, 1850), male and female. Scale bars = 10 mm.