Drymeia caucasica (Schnabl in Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911 )

Pont, Adrian C., 2022, The genus Drymeia Meigen in the Caucasus Mountains, with a note on the identity of Aspilia glacialis Rondani, 1866 (Diptera: Muscidae), Zootaxa 5134 (3), pp. 355-382 : 357

Drymeia caucasica (Schnabl in Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911)

Figs 1–2

Eriphia caucasica Schnabl in Schnabl & Dziedzicki, 1911: 296, figs 565, 566, 919.

Diagnosis. This species can be recognised by the presence of setulae at lower posterior part of anepimeron and on katepimeron. The ♂ has tergite 6 with abundant long curled setae enclosing the abdominal tip like a “basket” ( Fig. 1 ).

Material Examined. GEORGIA: Mtskheta-Mtianeti region: SE of Kazbegi [~ 42°39’N 44°38’E], meadows/ scree, 1900–1950 m, 5.vii.1983 (A.C. Pont), 1♂ ; Mt Koltesh [~ 42°37’N 44°45’], meadows, 2000–2100 m, 8.vii.1983 (A.C. Pont), 1♂ 2♀.

Figures

FIGURES 1–2. Drymeia caucasica (Schnabl), ♂ habitus. 1. Lateral view. 2. Dorsal view. Scale-line 1 mm. (Georgia, SE of Kazbegi, meadows/scree, 1900–1950 m, 5.vii.1983.)