Aphaniosoma propinquans Collin, 1949

Fig. 74

Material examined

SPAIN • 1 ♂; Balearic Islands, Mallorca, S’Albufera, Es Cibollar marsh north; 18 Apr. 2001; M.J. Ebejer leg.; MJE .

TUNISIA • 1 ♀; Bizerte, Menzel Bourgiba; 16 May 1995; M.J. Ebejer leg.; salt-lake; MJE .

Remarks

A species with long dorsocentral setae (1–2+3–4) but no projection on the hind trochanter. It usually has the presutural dorsocentral just a little longer than the first postsutural seta whereas in all other species it is the other way round. The male pregenital sternite was illustrated with a line drawing in the original description. What is not apparent from that drawing is the considerable bending of this sternite at its middle to form a broad midline keel that is deeper towards the caudal end with a U-shaped posterior margin (see Fig. 74A). The female has the abdominal tergites 5–7 a little raised in the midline giving it a shallow ridge-like appearance, which lined pale yellow (Fig. 74B). Ebejer (1998, 219) gave more detail for the identification of both sexes.

Distribution

Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy (Sicily), Malta, Spain (including Balearics), Turkey (Collin 1949; Ebejer 1998; Ebejer et al. 2001; Bährmann 2006).