Chalarus absconditus Kehlmaier

Kehlmaier, Christian & Assmann, Thorsten, 2008, The European species of Chalarus Walker, 1834 revisited (Diptera: Pipunculidae), Zootaxa 1936, pp. 1-39 : 18

Chalarus absconditus Kehlmaier spec. nov.

Annotations: For material and species diagnoses see above. Specimen CK65 is from northern Spain and was briefly discussed in Kehlmaier (2003). Specimen CK66 is from Germany. Females are unknown at present but they might turn out to be Forms A and/or B of C. fimbriatus ( Figs 41–42 ) mentioned in Jervis (1992). No host records available.

Figures

FIGURES 34 – 48. Female ovipositor. 34. C. pughi ventral view; 35. C. basalis ventral view; Abbreviation: s 7, sternite 7; 36. C. pughi dorsal view; Abbreviations: t 7, tergite 7; t 8, tergite 8; t 9, tergite 9; 37. C. basalis dorsal view; 38. C. pughi lateral view; 39. C. basalis lateral view; 40. C. fimbriatus lateral view; 41. C. fimbriatus Form A lateral view; 42. C. fimbriatus Form B lateral view; 43. C. juliae dorsal view; 44. C. leticiae dorsal view; 45. C. juliae lateral view; 46. C. leticiae lateral view; 47. C. elegantulus lateral view; 48. C. latifrons lateral view. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.