Ephydra afghanica Dahl, 1961

Krivosheina, M. G. & Ozerov, A. L., 2021, A review of the shore-fly genus Ephydra Fallén, 1810 (Diptera: Ephydridae) of Russia, Russian Entomological Journal 30 (3), pp. 345-360 : 348-349

Ephydra afghanica Dahl, 1961

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afghanica Dahl, 1961: 87 ( Ephydra ). Type-locality: Dahlah, Qandahar (22 km N) ( Afghanistan).

MATERIAL. Astrakhan’ Oblast: Lake Baskunchak (48.193°N 46.813°E), 2–4. V .2010, K.P. Tomkovich (2 ♂♂, ZMUM); Khakassia: salt lake Beljo (54.65ºN 90.18ºE), 382 m, 1–3.VII.2011, K.P. Tomkovich (1 ♂, ZMUM) .

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL. Armenia: Parakar (40.164ºN 44. 413ºE), 11.IX.1962, V . Richter (1 ♂, ZISP); China: Kurlyk [= Lake Hurleg Hu, 37.28°N 96.89°E], eastern Baingol, Caidam , V . 1895, coll. Roborowsky et Kozlov (1 ♂, ZISP); Kyrgyzstan: Lake Issyk-Kul’, Rybach’e [=Balykchi] (42.465ºN 76.182ºE), 1600 m , 16. VIII .1969 , K. Gorodkov (2 ♂♂, ZISP); Turkmenistan: 30 km NW of Ashgabat (38.164ºN 57.960ºE), 16.IV.1983, 18.IV.1983, M. Krivosheina (21 ♂♂, ZMUM); Ashgabat (37.934ºN 58.387ºE) , 15.XI.1983, N. Krivosheina (2 ♂♂, ZMUM); Bayram-Ali (37. 618ºN 62.162ºE) , 18–19.IV.1930, P. Bogush (1 ♂, ZISP); Uzbekistan: Aral Sea, Syr-Dar’inskaya Distr ., 30. V.1928, N. Olenev,

V. Popov (11 ♂♂, ZISP); Golodnaya step’ Station [= Gulistan (40.500ºN 68.784ºE)], Khodzh. U. [=Khodzhentskiy uezd], 17. V.1903, G. Yakobson (1 ♂, ZISP); Kzyl-Grad, Kungrad env. (39.889ºN 66.600ºE), 6–8.VII.1939 , P. Vel’tishchev (2 ♂♂, ZISP); Mekhnatabadskiy Distr., Yangier (40.276ºN 68.816ºE), 15. V.1980, M. Krivosheina (1 ♂, ZMUM) .

DESCRIPTION. Head grey pollinose except metallic shining frontal vitta and upper face, with bluish-greenish tinge; fronto-orbital plate grey pollinose. 3–4 long fronto-orbital setae, anterior interfrontal setae thin and short, no more than 1/3 of ocellar seta. Postocular setae short and thin. Palpus yellow. Antenna blackish, greyish dusted; arista pectinate on dorsal surface. Gena and parafacial golden-grey dusted.

Thorax black, densely golden-grey pollinose. Scutum subshining with brownish stripes. Acrostichals setulose in many irregular rows, intra-alars absent.

Legs yellow, tarsi of all legs sometimes darkened dorsally.

Abdomen black, grey pollinose, subshining with bluish-green tinge. Tergite 5 about 2–2.5 times as long as tergite 4. Male genitalia large, as long as tergites 4+5. Epandrium round-oval in dorsal (posterior) view, surstyli thin and curved, parallel-sided apically ( Fig. 25 ). Epandrium parallel-sided in lateral view ( Fig. 34 ); surstylus straight, narrowed apically, with small medi- an emargination. Aedeagus with broad tip in lateral view ( Fig. 7 ). Gonite stout at base with slender tip in lateral view ( Fig. 16 ).

NOTE. The species resembles E. attica in yellow coloration of legs; it is the only species with thin and curved surstyli in dorsal view; this character is clearly

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DISRTIBUTION. Russia: Astrakhan (incl. Krivosheina [2010]), Khakassia. — Palearctic: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, China, Jordan, Mongolia,

Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (incl. Wirth [1975]; Krivosheina [1986]; Mathis & Zatwarnicki [1995]; Hu & Yang [2002]; Beschovski [2009]); Armenia (first record), Kyrgyzstan (first record).

Figures

Figs 7–15. Aedeagus of Ephydra spp., lateral view: 7 — E. afghanica Dahl; 8 — E. attica Becker; 9 — E. glauca Meigen; 10 — E. japonica Miyagi; 11 — E. macellaria Egger; 12 — E. pseudomurina Krivosheina; 13 — E. riparia Fallén; 14 — E. sholtzi Becker; 15 — E. villosa sp.n. Рис. 7–15. Эдеагус Ephydra spp., сбоку: 7 — E. afghanica Dahl; 8 — E. attica Becker; 9 — E. glauca Meigen; 10 — E. japonica Miyagi; 11 — E. macellaria Egger; 12 — E. pseudomurina Krivosheina; 13 — E. riparia Fallén; 14 — E. sholtzi Becker; 15 — E. villosa sp.n.

Figs 16–24. Gonite of Ephydra spp., lateral view: 16 — E. afghanica Dahl; 17 — E. attica Becker; 18 — E. glauca Meigen; 19 — E. japonica Miyagi; 20 — E. macellaria Egger; 21 — E. pseudomurina Krivosheina; 22 — E. riparia Fallén; 23 — E. sholtzi Becker; 24 — E. villosa sp.n. Рис. 16–24. Гонит Ephydra spp., сбоку: 16 — E. afghanica Dahl; 17 — E. attica Becker; 18 — E. glauca Meigen; 19 — E. japonica Miyagi; 20 — E. macellaria Egger; 21 — E. pseudomurina Krivosheina; 22 — E. riparia Fallén; 23 — E. sholtzi Becker; 24 — E. villosa sp.n.

Figs 25–30. Epandrium and surstyli of Ephydra spp., dorsal view: 25 — E. afghanica Dahl; 26 — E. attica Becker; 27 — E. glauca Meigen; 28 — E. japonica Miyagi; 29 — E. macellaria Egger; 30 — E. pseudomurina Krivosheina. Рис. 25–30. Эпандриум и сурстили Ephydra spp., сверху: 25 — E. afghanica Dahl; 26 — E. attica Becker; 27 — E. glauca Meigen; 28 — E. japonica Miyagi; 29 — E. macellaria Egger; 30 — E. pseudomurina Krivosheina.

Figs 34–39. Epandrium and surstyli of Ephydra spp., lateral view: 34 — E. afghanica Dahl; 35 — E. attica Becker; 36 — E. glauca Meigen; 37 — E. japonica Miyagi; 38 — E. macellaria Egger; 39 — E. pseudomurina Krivosheina. Рис. 34–39. Эпандриум и сурстили Ephydra spp., сбоку: 34 — E. afghanica Dahl; 35 — E. attica Becker; 36 — E. glauca Meigen; 37 — E. japonica Miyagi; 38 — E. macellaria Egger; 39 — E. pseudomurina Krivosheina.