Tomosvaryella debruyni 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 : 22

Tomosvaryella debruyni De Meyer, 1995

Figs 9A–D , 48A , 52

Diagnosis: This species can be recognized by the horn-like projection in middle of frons ( Fig. 48A ); epandrium wider than long in dorsal view ( Fig. 9A ); surstyli broadened in the middle and gradually tapering toward apices in dorsal view ( Fig. 9A ); both surstyli slightly curved in lateral view ( Fig. 9C–D ); phallus trifid, with three wavy ejaculatory ducts, one with teeth-like projections in basal half in lateral view ( Fig. 9C–D ); small and broad phallic guide ( Fig. 9C ); gonopods equal in height in ventral view ( Fig. 9B ).

Specimens examined: ISRAEL [ PALESTINE on the label]: Beth Hakerem , Jerusalem, 31°46’N, 35°12’E, 22.v.1980, O. Theodor, JSS51736 (1♂, TAU); Har Horesha, 30°34’N, 34°31’E, 900–1000 m a.s.l., 18.iv.1998, JSS51716 (1♂, CNC) .

Distribution: Israel, Morocco, Tajikistan ( Skevington 2020) ( Fig. 52 ).

Note: Based on DNA barcodes, this species is closest to T. ellipiensis sp. nov., differing by 6.4% (pairwise divergence) (Supplementary Table 1).

Figures

FIGURE 9. Male genitalia of Tomosvaryella debruyni (JSS51736, TAU) A) dorsal view, B) ventral view, C, D) lateral view.

FIGURE 48. Compound eye of Tomosvaryella species in lateral view A) T. debruyni (JSS51736, TAU), B) T. unicorna sp. nov., holotype (JSS51821, CNC), C) T. teligera (JSS51938, CNC).

FIGURE 52. Distribution of Tomosvaryella coquilletti, T. debruyni, T. docta in the Middle East.