taxonID	type	description	language	source
03FF8786FFABFFADF8F0F90AFE4459D4.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Madeira: Ribeira da Janela (1 male).	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFABFFADF8F0F90AFE4459D4.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Acanthiophilus walkeri is only known from Madeira and the Canary Islands. In Madeira is common and widespread throughout the island, from the coastline to the laurel forest. The preferred host plants of this species are thistles (Merz 1992; Smit 2006). 28 S) in Madeira archipelago.	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFAAFFADF8F0FA31FC8C5E58.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Madeira: Balcões (1 female); Chão da Ribeira (1 male); Encumeada (2 males); Desembarcadouro (3 males); Estanquinhos (1 female); Folhadal (1 female, 1 male); Lombo do Mouro (1 female); Ponta de São Lourenço (2 females, 1 male); Ribeira Brava (1 female); Ribeira da Janela (2 males); Porto Santo: Pico do Castelo (1 male); Morenos (2 females); Pico Branco (1 female); Serra de Fora (2 females); Desertas: Bugio (1 male).	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFAAFFADF8F0FA31FC8C5E58.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species belongs to one of the largest genera of the family Tephritidae present in the Palaearctic (Norrbom et al. 1999). Campiglossa producta can be found from Central Asia to the Mediterranean Basin and also in Madeira and Canary Islands (Merz 1992; Korneyev & Dirlbek 2000; Merz 2001; Smit 2006; El Harym & Belqat, 2017). It is associated with open habitats and its larvae feed on a wide range of Asteraceae (White 1988; Mohamadzade Namin & Nozari 2015). In Madeira this species is distributed throughout the island and is frequent at high altitudes (Smit 2006). This species was collected for the first time in Desertas Islands and it was confirmed for Porto Santo, from where new distribution data were obtained.	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFADFFAAF8F0FF38FB595B61.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Madeira: Balcões (1 female); Boca da Corrida (3 females, 1 male); Calheta (2 males); Caniçal (8 females, 13 males); Chão da Ribeira (6 females, 8 males); Encumeada (2 males); Paul da Serra (1 female; 2 males); Ponta de São Lourenço (1 female, 2 males); Porto Novo (16 females, 15 males); Ribeira Brava (8 females, 9 males); Ribeira da Janela (2 males); Porto Santo: Pico do Castelo (1 female); Morenos (1 male); Serra de Fora (3 females, 3 males).	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFADFFAAF8F0FF38FB595B61.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Campiglossa sororcula was previously placed in the genus Dioxyna Frey, 1945. However, a study on DNA barcoding by Smit et al. (2013) showed that this genus was placed within the genus Campiglossa and was recently formally synonymized by Han & Ro (2019). This species is distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. Larvae attack flower heads of Bidens sp. and other weeds (Kapoor 2005; Starr & Starr 2011). This fly can be found in a variety of habitats from natural to urban areas (Kapoor 2005) and is the most common and widespread tephritid in Madeira Island (Smit 2006). Our records from Porto Santo are the first reported for the island.	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFADFFAAF8F0FD14FAF75AC9.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Madeira: Bica da Cana (1 male); Folhadal (1 female); Porto Santo: Cabeço da Ponta (1 female); Serra de Fora (1 male).	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFADFFAAF8F0FD14FAF75AC9.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Campiglossa valida is endemic to the Madeira and Canary archipelagos. Unlike to its sister species C. producta, this species seems to breed only in plants of genus Argyranthemum (Merz 1992; Smit 2006). The previous records of this species were concentrated in the south of Madeira, but it was now found in different habitats (laurel forest and altitudinal heathland) and at much higher altitudes, extending considerably its known distribution.	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFADFFAAF8F0FBBCFDFB5C31.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Madeira: Porto Novo (1 female, 3 males).	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFADFFAAF8F0FBBCFDFB5C31.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Ceratitis capitata is one of the major fruit pests. Native to the Afrotropical region, it has successfully established in other parts of the World, mainly in tropical and subtropical areas (Malacrida et al. 2007). This species is a key pest of fruit production in Madeira and Porto Santo. Its presence in Madeira is known since 1829 and it is found in both south and north coastal areas, where it attacks more than 50 species of temperate, subtropical and tropical fruits (Vieira 1952; Pereira 1999).	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFADFFAAF8F0FA24FC115FE1.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Madeira: Calheta (1 female); Encumeada (2 females, 4 males); Folhadal (1 female); Rabaçal (2 females, 1 male); Porto Santo: Morenos (1 female); Pico Branco (1 male); Serra de Fora (3 females, 6 males). Desertas: Castanheira (6 females, 6 males); Doca (1 male); Ilhéu Chão (60 females, 126 males).	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFADFFAAF8F0FA24FC115FE1.taxon	discussion	Remarks. One of the few representatives of its genus, E. decisa is endemic to Madeira and Canary archipelagos (Smit 2006). It is distributed throughout Madeira archipelago from dry habitats to preserved laurel forests. Ensina decisa attacks Hypochaeris glabra in Madeira (Smit 2006), but in the Canary Islands the host plants are unknown (Merz 1992). Therefore, E. decisa might have a wider range of host plants. This species was found for the first time in Desertas, where it was recorded in high abundance on Ilhéu Chão.	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFADFFABF8F0F894FE42581D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Madeira: Calheta (1 female): Ponta de São Lourenço (1 male); Porto Santo: Cabeço da Ponta (1 male); Morenos (1 female, 6 males).	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFADFFABF8F0F894FE42581D.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species naturally occurs in the Palearctic, from Europe to Afghanistan (Norrbom et al. 1999). Adults are usually found in dry habitats, where their larvae feed exclusively on Senecio plants (Smit 2006; Mohamadzade Namin & Nozari 2012). It is an uncommon species in the Madeira archipelago, restricted to the south of Madeira Island. There was only one published record for Porto Santo (Smit 2006), but we confirmed its presence in two additional locations.	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFACFFABF8F0FED0FD1D5BA9.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Madeira: Ponta de São Lourenço (1 female, 2 males); Desertas: Castanheira (1 female, 3 males).	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFACFFABF8F0FED0FD1D5BA9.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Tephritis praecox can be found from Europe to Central Asia (Mohamadzade Namin & Rasoulian 2010; Korneyev & Klasa 2016). It is a specialist species that breeds in plants of genus Calendula, such as the Madeiran endemic C. maderensis (Smit 2006; Mohamadzade Namin & Rasoulian 2010). Although uncommon in Madeira archipelago, this species can be found in a wide range of habitats in the Canary Islands (Merz 1992). The species is here reported for the first time from Desertas.	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFACFFABF8F0FD5CFDB55D11.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Madeira: Pico do Areeiro (1 female); Ponta de São Lourenço (2 females); Ribeira da Janela (2 females); Porto Santo: Pico Branco (1 female); Desertas: Bugio (1 female).	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFACFFABF8F0FD5CFDB55D11.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is a rare endemic species of Madeira and the Canary Islands. In spite of the few records, this species has been found in different habitats such as the laurel forest (Merz 1992) or along the coast on sea cliffs (Smit 2006). Larvae of T. insularum have been reared on Andryala spp (Merz 1992; Smit 2006). Our record from Bugio is the first for Desertas islands.	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFACFFABF8F0FBC4FE915C55.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Desertas: Ilhéu Chão (3 females, 1 male)	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFACFFABF8F0FBC4FE915C55.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Trupanea stellata is widely distributed all over the Palearctic (Norrbom et al. 1999). It breeds in a variety of Asteraceae (White 1988). In Madeira archipelago, it is one of the rarest species, being restricted to the Desertas Islands, where it was previously known from Deserta Grande (Smit 2006) and was now reported from Ilhéu Chão.	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFAEFFA6F8F0FD54FECD59F9.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Tephritis canariensis Macquart 1843 (by monotypy).	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFAEFFA6F8F0FD54FECD59F9.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Bevismyia basuto Munro 1957 (by original designation).	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFAEFFA6F8F0FD54FECD59F9.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The genus Oedosphenella can be separated from other genera of Tephritidae by the following combination of characters. Head with two pairs of frontal setae and two pairs of reclinate orbital setae, the anterior acuminate, the posterior lanceolate. Postocular setae a mixture of black reclinate and white lanceolate. Frons with some white setulae in the middle. Two pairs of well-developed scutellar setae present. Scutellum either strongly convex and shiny or at most slightly convex and dull. Posterior notopleural setae black. Katepisternal setae black. Lower calypter as wide as upper. Wing with a short but broad extension of cell cup, vein R 4 + 5 bare or at most with 1 – 3 setae on the node. Hind femur anteroventrally with a row of strong setae, as long as the width of the femur. Surstyli each with two prensisetae and an apical prong or spur. Within the Sphenella group of genera, the genus Oedosphenella is characterized by the following combination of characters: Hind femur with a row of strong setae anteroventrally, vein R 4 + 5 bare or with 1 – 3 setae at the node at most, scutellum slightly convex and dull brown to strongly convex and shiny, never flat and yellow, surstyli each with two prensisetae and with a posterior prong. All four known species are easily identified by their wing pattern (Fig. 1 A – D) and the male genitalia that are species-specific (Munro 1957; fig. 3 C).	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFAEFFA6F8F0FD54FECD59F9.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The genus Oedosphenella was erected as a subgenus of Sphenella Robineau-Desvoidy by Frey (1936) for the sole species Tephritis canariensis Macquart. The main characters separating it from the latter being the strongly convex and shiny scutellum, the shorter proboscis and the stronger wing pattern. Munro (1957) redefined the genus and gave the following characters to separate it from Sphenella: vein R 4 + 5 bare, at most 1 – 3 setae on the node, male with the surstyli with two prensisetae each and a posterior prong, stating that neither the strong wing pattern nor the shorter proboscis are of generic value. He also hesitatingly described Bevismyia Munro as a new genus separate from Oedosphenella partly due to the wide geographical disjunction of the two known species, B. basuto Munro and O. canariensis, respectively from Lesotho and the Canary Islands. Other characters pointed out by Munro (1957) to differentiate the genera are the more angular head in Bevismyia and the only slightly convex scutellum, which is not shiny. However, he noted that it was not his intention to postulate that widely separated species could not belong to the same genus and that the difference in the shape of the head may not prove of generic value (Munro 1957). In fact, his argument of the large geographical distance to separate congeners was rendered invalid by the transfer of Oedaspis auriella (Munro 1939) from South Africa to Oedosphenella by Freidberg & Kaplan (1992), thus creating a genus with a largely fragmented distribution. The remaining differences between the two genera are the shape and pilosity of the scutellum (convex and strongly shining in Oedosphenella and at most slightly convex and dull in Bevismyia) and the slightly more angular shape of the head in the latter (Freidberg 1987). These characters seem rather poor for separating genera, and (as suggested by Freidberg & Kaplan 1992) we consider Bevismyia to be a subjective junior synonym (syn. nov.) of Oedosphenella.	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFA1FFA6F8F0FEECFD1D5BA2.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype ♂: Original labels: “ M. / 519 ”, “ S. Afr. / Kloof, NP. / Apr. 1935 / W. E. Marriott. ”, “ Holotype. / Oedaspis / auriella, Mro. / det. HKMunro 1939 ”, “ 979 ” (SANC). This species is only known from South Africa. Larvae, as well as puparia were found in spindle-shaped galls on the thin stems of a Senecio sp. (Munro 1939).	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFA1FFA6F8F0FD53FD165D01.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype ♂: Original labels: “ Little Bokong R. / Basutoland / 5 jan. 1947 / L. Bevis ”, “ ♂. 424. / W. 187. ”, “ Holotype. / Bevismyia / basuto Mro. / det. HKMunro 1956 ”, “ 1055 ” (SANC). This species is only known from Lesotho.	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFA1FFA5F8F0FBF4FD3C5E8A.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype ♂: Original labels: “ 1851 - 1 ♂ / Vereda Eira do Serrado to / Curral das Freiras / 17. vi. 2004 / leg. F. Aguiar ”, “ Holotype / Oedosphenella / bob sp. n. / det. J. T. Smit 2019 ” (MMF). The holotype is in good condition and was photographed prior to dissection of the abdomen. Paratype ♀. Original labels: “ 1851 - 2 ♀ / Vereda Eira do Serrado to / Curral das Freiras / 17. vi. 2004 / leg. F. Aguiar ”, “ Paratype / Oedosphenella / bob sp. n. / det. J. T. Smit 2019 ” (MMF). Both types are deposited in the collection of MMF.	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFA1FFA5F8F0FBF4FD3C5E8A.taxon	description	Description. Male. Wing length: 3.8 mm (Fig. 2 A, 2 C) Head. Yellow, frons slightly darker and with a few setulae above the lunule. Basoflagellomere orange. The following setae acuminate and black: frontal, anterior orbital, medial vertical, ocellar setae, genal setae and some of the shorter postocular setae, all others are lanceolate and white. Subvibrissal setulae black. Proboscis spatulate and yellow, palpi yellow with few black setulae, otherwise with white setulae. Thorax. Black, entirely dusted, golden dorsally, more greyish anteriorly and laterally predominantly greyish. All major setae black and acuminate, all setulae lanceolate and white. One pair of dorsocentral setae posterior to transverse suture and one pair of prescutellar acrostichal setae. Two pairs of equally developed scutellar setae, with a few white setulae in between. Scutellum slightly convex, not shiny but dusted, more or less concolorous with scutum. Legs. Entirely orange-brown, including coxae. Setulae predominantly black. Profemur with a row of strong black setae posteroventrally, hindfemur with a row of strong black setae anteroventrally. Wings. Pattern strong, apical band isolated and without hyaline indentation posteriorly (Fig. 1 C, 2 A). Cell cup with a short but broad extension, bent in vein Cu 2 about halfway. Abdomen. Tergites all black, without a narrow grey-brown posterior edge, black setulose except for syntergite 1 + 2, the lateral edges of the tergites as well as a single row of slightly longer setulae on the posterior edges; these are all white. Terminalia: Surstyli each with two prensisetae, and a strong, triangular posterior prong (Fig. 3 A, 3 B). Vesica well developed, broadly rounded but with a clear triangular projection (Fig. 3 C). Distiphallus as in Fig. 3 D. Description of female (Fig. 2 B, 2 D). Wing length: 4.5 mm. Very similar to male, except for the obvious sexual differences. Abdominal tergites narrowly grey-brown at posterior edge. Oviscape entirely black.	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFA1FFA5F8F0FBF4FD3C5E8A.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This species is immediately distinguished from its congeners by the tomentose and non-shiny scutellum and the wing pattern, with the posterior band entire, without a hyaline indentation posteriorly.	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFA1FFA5F8F0FBF4FD3C5E8A.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named in honour of the late Bob van Aartsen, friend and mentor of this species’ author. The specific epithet should be treated as a noun in apposition.	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFA1FFA5F8F0FBF4FD3C5E8A.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. So far, all host plant records for species in the Sphenella group of genera are confined to the plant genus Senecio (Asteraceae) (Freidberg 1987; Freidberg & Kaplan 1992). As for the genus Oedosphenella, Munro (1939) stated that O. auriella develops in spindle-shaped stem galls of Senecio sp. and Merz (1992) reported O. canariensis from flower heads of Senecio steetzii. It is therefore believed that O. bob sp. n. most probably develops in Senecio too.	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFA1FFA5F8F0FBF4FD3C5E8A.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Possibly endemic to Madeira.	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
03FF8786FFA4FFA3F8F0FF38FE0C5B13.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 3 females, Islas Canarias, La Gomera, El Cercado, 1. v. 2000? 3 ♀, leg. J. T. Smit; La Gomera, Alojera, 30. iv. 2000, 1 ♀, leg. J. T. Smit; La Palma, Cumbre Nueva, 15. vii. 1985, 1 ♀, leg. W. N. Ellis; 1 female, La Palma, Roque de los Muchachos, 16. vii. 1985, 1 ♀, leg. W. N. Ellis (RMNH). This species is endemic to the Canary Islands. The larvae develop in galls formed in the flower heads of Senecio steetzii (Merz, 1992).	en	Penado, Andreia, Smit, John, Aguiar, António Franquinho, Cravo, Délia, Rego, Carla, Santos, Renata, Boieiro, Mário (2020): The fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) of the Madeira archipelago with the description of a new Oedosphenella Frey. Zootaxa 4810 (3): 559-575, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4810.3.11
