Aphaniosoma verecundum Ebejer, 1998

Ebejer, Martin J., 2023, The genus Aphaniosoma Becker, 1903 (Diptera: Chyromyidae) in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, with descriptions of new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 872, pp. 1-161 : 144

Aphaniosoma verecundum Ebejer, 1998

Figs 83–84

Material examined

CYPRUS • 1 ♂; Akrotiri Peninsula , 3km southwest of Kolossi; 30 Apr. 2022; M.J. Ebejer leg.; ruderal meadow and marsh; MJE .

GREECE • 1 ♂; Sterea Elada, Fthiotida , Thermopiles ; 14 May 1998; M.J. Ebejer leg.; hot spring and marsh; MJE .

Remarks

This is a species of the collini group, having long anterior scutal setae, a reduced number of dorsocentrals to 1+3 ( Fig. 83A ) and prescutellar setae ( Fig. 83B ). There is no special development on the male hind trochanter ( Fig.84A ). It is best identified on dissection of the male hypopygium. The surstylus is relatively short compared to that of A. hackmani and A. harteni . The abdominal sternite 6 is distinctive, being small and transversely rectangular with protruding angles and a deep invagination into the abdomen at its middle ( Ebejer 1998: 228, figs 81–83). The male hypopygium is illustrated in situ ( Fig. 84B–C ).

Distribution

Greece, Cyprus, Turkey ( Ebejer 1998, 2021a). New record for Greece.

Figures

Fig. 83. Aphaniosoma verecundum Ebejer, 1998, ♂, (MJE). A. Habitus, lateral view. B. Head and thorax dorsal view.

Fig. 84. Aphaniosoma verecundum Ebejer, 1998, ♂ (MJE). A. Hind trochanter and femur. B–C. Hypopygium in situ. B. Postero-ventral view. C. Postero-lateral view.