Rossimyiops exquisitus (Richter) Richter, 2009
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.185371 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6216053 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A022E93E-381D-284A-E48D-B55BFD9F04EC |
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Rossimyiops exquisitus (Richter) |
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comb. nov. |
Rossimyiops exquisitus (Richter) comb. nov.
( Figs. 20–22 View FIGURES 17 – 22 )
Persedea exquisita Richter, 2001: 28 View in CoL . Type locality: Tehran ( Iran).
Mesnilomyia rufipes Zeegers 2007: 411 View in CoL . Type locality: 12km NW of Manakhah ( Yemen). Syn. nov.
Type material examined. Holotype Ψ of Persedea exquisita Richter : Turkey [in error for Iran] / Teheran / iv.1979 / ex Embioptera / culture // Holotypus Persedea / exquisita / Richter [ BMNH]. Paratypes of Mesnilomyia rufipes Zeegers : 3 ΨΨ, YEMEN, 12km NW of Manakhah, 05.V-17.VI.2002, A. v. Harten, mal.trap [ SMNS, TZC].
Diagnosis. Female. Body length: 2.5–4.5 mm. Palpus, thorax (including scutellum) and femora yellow. Ventral facial margin not protruding and hardly visible in profile. Vertex 0.60–0.84 times as wide as compound eye in dorsal view. Parafacial at its narrowest point at most 0.5 times as wide as postpedicel (measured at mid length) (about 2 times as wide as maximum diameter of arista) ( Fig. 20 View FIGURES 17 – 22 ). Scutellum with 3 pairs of marginal setae ( Figs. 21, 22 View FIGURES 17 – 22 ). Ventral seta of mid tibia longer than maximum diameter of mid tibia. Wing membrane hyaline; cell r4+5 long-petiolate ( Fig. 20 View FIGURES 17 – 22 ); base of R4+5 bare. Abdomen at least anteroventrally yellow (syntergite 1+2 and 3); tergites 4 and 5 usually black dorsally, rarely also ventrally. Male Unknown.
Description. Female: see original descriptions: Richter (2001); Zeegers (2007).
Hosts. Unidentified Embioptera ( Richter 2001) .
Distribution. Iran, Yemen ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 ).
Remarks. Based on the original description and examination of the three paratypes of Mesnilomyia rufipes available to us, we have observed individual variation in body length, morphometric ratios of the head and in the colouring of the abdomen; the holotype of P. exquisita falls well within this range. We conclude that no sound morphological evidence exists to separate the two nominal species and thus, M. rufipes is considered a junior synonym of P. exquisita .
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Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkund Stuttgart |
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Rossimyiops exquisitus (Richter)
Cerretti, Pierfilippo, Biase, Alessio De & Freidberg, Amnon 2009 |
Mesnilomyia rufipes
Zeegers 2007: 411 |
Persedea exquisita
Richter 2001: 28 |