Tomosvaryella minuscula ( Collin, 1956 )

Kehlmaier, Christian, 2008, Finnish Pipunculidae (Diptera) studies Part I: Taxonomic notes on Cephalops Fallén, 1810, Pipunculus Latreille, 1802 and Tomosvaryella Aczél, 1939, Zootaxa 1672, pp. 1-42 : 37-38

Tomosvaryella minuscula ( Collin, 1956)

Alloneura minuscula Collin, 1956: 158 .

Tomosvaryella magyarica Földvári & De Meyer, 1999: 330 . syn. nov.

Material studied: Sweden, Närke, Örebro, Markkärret: 1ɗ (holotype T. minuscula ), 28.VII.1941, Nyholm ( ZML); Sweden, Närke, Mark: 1ɗ (paratype T. minuscula ), 28.VII.1941, Nyholm ( ZML); Hungary, BNP Oszla, Cserépfalu: 1ɗ (paratype T. magyarica ), 22.IX.1982, ( HNHM); Hungary, Csévharaszt: 1Ψ, 10.VII.1982, Delyné ( HNHM); Hungary, Csévharaszt, nyires: 1ɗ, 11.VIII.1971, Mihályi ( HNHM); Germany, Saxony, Landkreis Bautzen, Halbendorf (Guttau), Spreeufer, 14°33’E 51°18’N: 1ɗ, 15.VIII.1979, Sander ( SMNG); Germany, Saxony, Landkreis Kamenz, Skaska bei Wittichenau, 14°11’E 51°21’N: 1ɗ, 19.VIII.1985, Sander ( SMNG).

Recently, Földvári & De Meyer (1999) revised the Central and West European fauna of Tomosvaryella , providing an identification key. For the current study, however, it became necessary to obtain the types of Tomosvaryella minuscula ( Collin, 1956) , a species not treated by the latter authors. As it turned out, males are conspecific with Tomosvaryella magyarica Földvári & De Meyer, 1999 including the unique genitalic features and both names are proposed for synonymy hence (syn. nov.). For description and genitalic figures see Földvári & De Meyer (1999) under T. magyarica . For properly assessing the features of the phallus and phallic guide a magnification of 80 times or more is advisory. The species has been found in Germany, Hungary, Sweden and Switzerland.