Psychodocha khoralkhwairensis Ježek & Harten, 2009

Tkoč, Michal, Pecharová, Martina & Ježek, Jan, 2014, Catalogue of the type specimens of Diptera deposited in the Department of Entomology, National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic *, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54 (2), pp. 789-837 : 819

Psychodocha khoralkhwairensis Ježek & Harten, 2009

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Psychodocha khoralkhwairensis Ježek & Harten, 2009: 701 , Figs 31–43.

The holotype, the allotype and 5 paratypes are deposited in NMPC:

HOLOTYPE (J): ‘United Arab / Emirates / Khor al-Khwair, / [25° 58’ N 56° 03’ E], / 16.–23. v. 2007 / 16972 / van Harten leg., / light trap [p] // Psychodocha / khoralkhwairensis / Ježek & van Harten, / 2009 / male / HOLOTYPE / Cat. No. 34571 / J. Ježek det. / 2009 [p, red label]’.

ALLOTYPE (♀): ‘United Arab / Emirates / Khor al-Khwair, / [25° 58’ N 56° 03’ E], / 16.–23. v. 2007 / 16973 / van Harten leg., / light trap [p] // Psychodocha / khoralkhwairensis / Ježek & van Harten, / 2009 / female / ALLO- TYPE / Cat. No. 34572 / J. Ježek det. / 2009 [p, yellow label]’.

PARATYPE (♀): ‘United Arab / Emirates / Khor al-Khwair, / [25° 57’ N 56° 03’ E], / 17.–24. iv. 2007 / 16974 / van Harten leg., / light trap [p] // Psychodocha / khoralkhwairensis / Ježek & van Harten, / 2009 / female / PARATYPE / Cat. No. 34573 / J. Ježek det. / 2009 [p, yellow label]’.

PARATYPES (2 ♀♀): ‘United Arab / Emirates / Khor al-Khwair, 7879, / [25° 58’ N 56° 03’ E], / 16.–23. v. 2007 / 16975 [16975–16976] / van Harten leg., / light trap [p] // Psychodocha / khoralkhwairensis / Ježek & van Harten, / 2009 / female / PARATYPE / Cat. No. 34574 [34574–34575] / J. Ježek det. / 2009 [p, yellow label]’.

PARATYPES (2 JJ): ‘United Arab / Emirates / Khor al-Khwair, / [25° 58’ N 56° 03’ E], / 16.–23. v. 2007 / 16977 [16977–16978] / van Harten leg., / light trap [p] // Psychodocha / khoralkhwairensis / Ježek & van Harten, / 2009 / male / PARATYPE / Cat. No. 34576 [34576–34577] / J. Ježek det. / 2009 [p, yellow label]’.

Current status. Valid species: Psychoda (Psychodocha) khoralkhwairensis ( Ježek & Harten, 2009) ; see KVIFTE (2012).

Comment. The genus Psychodocha Ježek, 1984 was described by JEŽEK (1984c), accepted by DUCKHOUSE & LEWIS (1989) and JEŽEK & HARTEN (2009) as genus, subsequently downgraded to subgeneric level as subgenus of Psychoda Latreille, 1796 ( KVIFTE 2012).