Tomosvaryella argyrata De Meyer, 1995

Motamedinia, Behnam, Skevington, Jeffrey H. & Kelso, Scott, 2021, Revision of Tomosvaryella Aczél (Diptera: Pipunculidae) in the Middle East, with description of 19 new species, Zootaxa 5002 (1), pp. 1-103 : 16

Tomosvaryella argyrata De Meyer, 1995

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Diagnosis: Following De Meyer (1995), this species can be recognized by the shape of surstyli, broadened at base and gradually tapering toward apices in dorsal view, both surstyli slightly curved towards abdominal sternites in lateral view ( De Meyer, 1995: fig. 9a); epandrium longer than wide, phallic guide slender and long in lateral view, hind femur ventrally with long pale setae ( De Meyer, 1995: fig. 9b). Based on the shape of surstyli in dorsal view, this species is similar to T. pistacia Majnon-Jahromi & Kehlmaier in Majnon-Jahromi et al. 2017b ( Fig. 32A ) and T. argyratoides De Meyer, 1995 ( Fig. 5A ). It differs from both species by having long pale setae on the hind femur. Moreover, Tomosvaryella pistacia has wider epandrium and its surstyli are more angulate in lateral view ( Fig. 32A, D, E ).

Distribution: Iran, Israel ( Skevington 2020) ( Fig. 50 ).

Figures

FIGURE 5. Male genitalia of Tomosvaryella argyratoides (JSS51796, CNC) A) dorsal view, B) ventral view, C) ejaculatory apodeme, D, E) lateral view.

FIGURE 32. Male genitalia of Tomosvaryella pistacia (JSS52095, TAU) A) dorsal view, B) ventral view, C) ejaculatory apodeme, D, E) lateral view.

FIGURE 50. Distribution of Tomosvaryella angulata, T. argyrata, T. argyratoides, T. cyprusensis sp. nov. in the Middle East.