Claraeola khorshidae Motamedinia & Kehlmaier, 2017

Motamedinia, Behnam, Skevington, Jeffrey H. & Kelso, Scott, 2019, Revision of Claraeola (Diptera, Pipunculidae) in the Middle East based on morphology and DNA barcodes, ZooKeys 873, pp. 85-111 : 85

Claraeola khorshidae Motamedinia & Kehlmaier, 2017 Fig. 11

Examined material.

Holotype. IRAN • ♂; Southern Khorasan province, Mohammadieh; 32°52'N, 59°01'E; 1419 m; 26 Apr. 2015; Malaise trap; B. Motamedinia leg.; ENA: LT626248; HMIM. Paratypes. IRAN • 2♂♂; same data as holotype; 23 Aug. 2015; HMIM • 1♀; same data as holotype; 15 Apr. 2015; SMTD; ENA: LT626248 • 2♀♀; same data as holotype; 14 Jul. 2016; HMIM.

Diagnosis.

This species can be recognized by distinctly large gonopods, strong bent surstyli in lateral view, and long teeth on three ejaculatory ducts ( Fig. 11 A–G ).

Distribution.

Iran ( Motamedinia et al. 2017b).

Remarks.

This species was described by Motamedinia and Kehlmaier (2017) from the east of Iran.

Figures

Figure 11. Terminalia of male (A-G) and female (H-I) of Claraeola khorshidae Motamedinia & Kehlmaier A phallic guide, gonopods and hypandrium in ventral view B distiphallus with ejaculatory ducts in lateral view C phallic guide in lateral view D ejaculatory apodeme E surstyli in dorsal view F left surstylus in lateral view G right surstylus in lateral view in ventral view H ovipositor in dorsal view I ovipositor in lateral view (plate reproduced with permission from copyright holder).