Hybos, Meigen, 1803

Barták, Miroslav & Kubík, Štěpán, 2018, Hybotidae (Diptera) from Turkey, with descriptions of seven new species, Zootaxa 4410 (3), pp. 453-482 : 478

Hybos sp. nr. culiciformis (Fabricius)

Material examined. Aydın prov.: 1♂, 8 km S of Çine, river bank, 68 m, SW, 37°32′34′′N, 28°03′46′′E, Barták, Kubík, 29.iv.–1.v.2016 ; Muğla prov.: 4♂, Akyaka , forest, 30 m, 37°03′16′′N, 28°19′35′′E, Barták, Kubík, 30.iv.– 9.v.2013 ; 1♂, 2♀, same locality, 40 m, SW, 37°03′19′′N, 28°19′36′′E, Barták, Kubík, 26.iv.2016 ; 1♂, Akyaka , pasture, 8 m, 37°03′11′′N, 28°20′33′′E, Barták, Kubík, 27.iv.2016 ; 7♂, 1♀, 11 km E of Muğla, pine wood + meadow, 1310 m, 37°12′45′′N, 28°27′42′′E, Barták, Kubík, 1.v.2013 ; 2♀, Muğla University campus, edge of pine wood + Quercus shrubs, MT, 710 m, 37°09′39′′N, 28°22′20′′E, Barták, Kubík, xi.2012 - iii.2013; 1♂, 5 km S of Muğla, edge of pine wood, on flowers, 37°08′27′′N, 28°22′05′′E, 670 m, Barták, Kubík, 6.v.2013 ; 1♂, 2♀, 13 km NE of Muğla , pasture/pine wood, 1200 m, 37°14′50′′N, 28°30′E, Barták, Kubík, 23–27.vi.2015 ; 1♂, 1♀, same locality, 37°15′N, 28°30′E, 1100–1300 m, Barták, Kubík, 2–3.v.2016 ; 4♂, 3♀, Gökçeova Gölü , lake shore, 1750 m, 37°03′42.52′′N, 28°48′28.42′′E, Barták, Kubík, 20.ix.2012 —all CULSP .

Remarks. Specimens are very similar to H. culiciformis ; however, they have larger postpedicel, dark scutellars, shorter ventral preapical seta on mid tibia and larger microtrichose areas of the abdomen. The most important difference is in male genitalia: hypandrium extends posteriorly in a cone-shaped projection. We hesitate to describe this species herewith as new because Shamshev et al. (2015) reported great variations in male genitalia and other characters in H. culicifomis . However, we have seen no intermediate specimens and in CULSP collections are also specimens from Greece and Croatia. Additional studies are necessary to solve if both “forms” represent different species.