Tomosvaryella inermis 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 : 36

Tomosvaryella inermis De Meyer, 1995

Figs 18A–E , 55

Diagnosis: This species can be recognized by its small epandrium, wider than long ( Fig. 18A ); both surstyli beanshaped, with an inner small projection shortly before apex in dorsal view ( Fig. 18A ); phallus with four ejaculatory ducts in lateral view ( Fig. 18C–D ); equal gonopods in ventral view ( Fig. 18B ).

Specimens examined: IRAN: Sistan & Baluchestan: Bandan , 31°24’N, 60°44’E, 12.ix.2016, N. Khaje, sweep net, JSS51825 (1♂, CNC) ; ISRAEL: 5km S Qiryat Gat, Phillip Farm , 31°31’N, 34°47’E, 12.x.2004, A. Freid- berg, JSS51801 (1♂, TAU) ; Sappir , 30°36’N, 35°11’E, 1.v.1997, A. Freidberg, JSS51703 (1♂, TAU) ; Nizzanim , 31°45’N 34°38’E, 23.ix.2004, A. Freidberg, JSS52098 (1♂, TAU) ; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Bithnah , 25°06’N, 56°08’E, 12.viii–9.ix.2006, A. van Harten, Malaise trap, CNCD160273–8 (5♂, CNC) ; 19.x–16.xi.2006, A. van Harten, Malaise trap, CNCD11521–2 , CNCD11524 (3♂, CNC) ; 4.vii–12.viii.2006, A. van Harten, CNCD159939 (1♂, USNM) ; Wadi Bih dam, 25°48’N, 56°04’E, 19–25.ii.2009, A. van Harten, Malaise trap, JSS52253, JSS52258 (2♂, CNC) ; Wadi Maidaq , 25°11’N, 56°04’E, 29.vii–26.viii.2006, A. van Harten, CNCD159902–3 (2♂, CNC) ; al- Ajban , 24°22’N, 55°01’E, 27.v–26.vi.2006, A. van Harten, light trap, JSS52245 (1♂, EAD) .

Distribution: Greece, Iran, Israel, Syria, United Arab Emirates ( De Meyer, 1995; Kehlmaier et al. 2019; Skevington 2020) ( Fig. 55 ).

Figures

FIGURE 18. Male genitalia of Tomosvaryella inermis (JSS52253, CNC) A) dorsal view, B) ventral view, C, D) lateral view, E) ejaculatory apodeme

FIGURE 55. Distribution of Tomosvaryella inermis, T. israelensis, T. yemenensis sp. nov. in the Middle East.