Tomosvaryella israelensis 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 : 39

Tomosvaryella israelensis De Meyer, 1995

Figs 20A–E , 55

Diagnosis: Based on the shape of the surstyli in dorsal view, this species is related to the kuthyi species group ( Tomosvaryella emaratensis sp. nov. T. cyprusensis sp. nov., T. freidbergi , T. hispanica , T. kuthyi and T. parakuthyi ). It differs from these species by the shape of the surstyli in lateral view, broadened, being normally curved ( Fig. 20D–E ). This species also can be recognized by the shape of phallus, with three ejaculatory ducts, one with more than eight small spines in basal two thirds in lateral view ( Fig. 20D–E ); epandrium longer than wide ( Fig. 20A ), gonopods equal in height ( Fig. 20B ). See diagnosis of T. emaratensis sp. nov. and T. cyprusensis sp. nov. for more details.

Specimens examined: HOLOTYPE: ISRAEL: Kfar Shamai , 32°57’N, 35°27’E, 30.ix.1975. A. Freidberg, JSS52377 (1♂, TAU) ; PARATYPE: ISRAEL: Mt. Hermon , 33°25’N, 35°51’E, 1300 m a.s.l., 22.v.1973, A. Freidberg, JSS52378 (1♂, CNC) .

Distribution: Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Syria ( Skevington 2020) ( Fig. 55 ).

Figures

FIGURE 20. Male genitalia of Tomosvaryella israelensis, paratype (JSS52378, CNC) A) dorsal view, B) ventral view, C) ejaculatory apodeme, D, E) lateral view.

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