Gonomyia (Gonomyia) sicula Lackschewitz, 1940

Ÿ, Jaroslav Star & Oosterbroek, Pjotr, 2008, New records of West Palaearctic Limoniidae, Pediciidae and Cylindrotomidae (Diptera) from the collections of the Zoological Museum, Amsterdam, Zootaxa 1922, pp. 1-20 : 4-5

Gonomyia (Gonomyia) sicula Lackschewitz, 1940

Material examined: Spain: Malaga, 15 km NW Jimena de la Frontera, 400 m, cork-oak forest, 17. IV.1994, 2 ɗ, P. Oosterbroek & C. Hartveld leg., J. Starý det. Tunisia: Oued Es Zaouïa, 11 km S Aïn Draham, 300 m, along brook & Cistus carr, 6. V.1980, 2 ɗ, E. v. Nieukerken, G. Bryan & P. Oosterbroek leg., J. Starý det.

Distribution: Italy (incl. Sicily), Turkey (Mugla). First records for Spain and Tunisia (new to North Africa).

Gonomyia (Gonomyia) subtenella Savchenko, 1972 ( Fig 2 )

Material examined: Macedonia: Saraj, 24.00N 21.26E, 13.–15. VIII.1963, 1 ɗ, exc. Leiden, J. Starý det. Morocco: Ht Atlas, Massif Toubkal, Arhbalou, 43 km S Marrakech (route S 513), 1000 m, 3.–14. VII.1977, 5 ɗ, H. & T. v. Oorschot, E. Houkes & P. Oosterbroek leg., J. Starý det.

Distribution: Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran. First records for Macedonia and Morocco (new to North Africa).

Note: An overlooked species, only recently recorded in Europe from Lithuania ( Podenas & Visarčuk 2006), but probably widespread at least in the east of Europe. It differs from G. (G.) tenella (Meigen, 1818) especially by the shape of the aedeagus (cf. Figs 1–2 ).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. 1 – 2, Male terminalia, aedeagal complex, lateral. 1. Gonomyia (Gonomyia) tenella. 2. G. (G.) subtenella. 3 – 5, Male terminalia, gonostyli, dorsal. 3. Euphylidorea crocotula. 4. E. lineola. 5. E. dispar. 6 – 8, Male terminalia, aedeagal complex, dorsal. 6. E. crocotula. 7. E. lineola. 8. E. dispar.