Claraeola koreana (Kozánek & Kwon, 1991) Kehlmaier, 2005

Kehlmaier, Christian, 2005, Taxonomic studies on Palaearctic and Oriental Eudorylini (Diptera: Pipunculidae), with the description of three new species, Zootaxa 1030 (1), pp. 1-48 : 14-15

Claraeola koreana (Kozánek & Kwon, 1991) comb. nov.

Eudorylas koreanus Kozánek & Kwon, 1991a: 161 .

Material studied

North Korea 1♂ (holotype), Ryongaksan Mountains , 10km W of P’yongyang, 14.V.1988, leg. M. Kozánek, coll. SNMB .

Discussion

From the description and detailed drawings provided by Kozánek & Kwon (1991a: 161 f, Figs 4A–H ), which allows a secure determination of the species, the idea arose to test the possibility that E. koreanus actually should be placed within the limits of the genus Claraeola . The study of the holotype, the only specimen known so far, revealed that the taxon indeed shows a distinct tendency towards Claraeola , although lacking some characteristics mentioned in Skevington & Yeates (2001). The following characters support the treatment of Eudorylas koreanus Kozánek & Kwon, 1991 as a species of Claraeola ( Cla. koreana (Kozánek & Kwon, 1991) comb. nov.):

General aspect of antenna with its pointed flagellum (not tapering) and long upper and lower bristles of pedicel.

Length of third costal segment clearly superior to length of fourth costal segment by approximately 2.1.

Pro and meso­tibiae without any distal spines.

Tergite 1 and 2 laterally with fine longer hairs (missing on rest of abdomen).

Simple and rather symmetrical shaped surstyli.

Phallic guide narrow, distally deflected by almost 90°.

Phallus with short ejaculatory ducts and with distinct bristles present on its membranous base (instead of specialized scales or teeth), similar to the European species Claraeola agnosta Kehlmaier, 2005 .

Ejaculatory apodeme linear.

Due to the transfer of Eudorylas koreanus Kozánek & Kwon, 1991 to Claraeola , the species Claraeola koreana Skevington, 2001 is in need of a new name ( Claraeola koreana Skevington, 2001: 435 (nom. nov. for Moriparia nigripennis Kozánek & Kwon, 1991b: 81 ) [Preocc. Hardy, 1949]). Hence, the name Claraeola paektusana Kehlmaier nom. nov. is proposed. The new epithet refers to Mount Paektu­san, locus typicus of Cla. paektusana .

Figures

FIGURE 4. Claraeola discors (Hardy, 1966). (a) Phallic guide and gonopods ventral view. (b) Phallic guide lateral view. (c) Phallus ventral view. (d) Syntergosternite 8 caudal view. (e) Ejaculatory apodeme. (f) Surstyli strictly dorsal view. (g) Outer surstylus lateral view. (h) Inner surstylus lateral view. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.