Magripa persica Gilasian and Ziegler, 2022

Gilasian, Ebrahim, Ziegler, Joachim & Parchami-Araghi, Mehrdad, 2022, The fauna of the family Tachinidae (Diptera) in Haftad-Qolleh Protected Area (Markazi Province), with forty-six new records from Iran and description of a new species, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 8 (1), pp. 49-91 : 81-83

Magripa persica Gilasian and Ziegler , sp. nov. ( Figs 7A–B, 8A–D)

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Material examined: Holotype: IRAN ♂, (glued to a card point), Markazi prov., Arak, Haftad-Qolleh Protected Area, Kaftar khoon valley, 34°06′49.2″N, 50°16′48.6″E, 11.vi–15.vii.2018, 2203 m, Malaise trap, leg. E. Gilasian & M. Parchami-Araghi ( HMIM) . Paratypes: 1♀, same data as holotype ; 1♀ (glued to a card point), Kermanshah prov., Paveh, Dodan , 35°00′25.5″N, 46°12′51.4″E, 5.vi.2016, 1100 m, Malaise trap, leg. M. Zardouei ( HMIM) ; 1♂ 1♀, same data as previous except for deposition (1♂ CZB, 1♀ ZMHB) .

Etymology: The name ‘ persica’ (Latin, adjective, feminine) is derived from persicus. This means “persian” and refers to Persia, the historical name of Iran.

Diagnosis: Frons at its narrowest point 1.1–1.2 times as wide as an eye in dorsal view; frontal vitta 0.65–0.85 times as wide as fronto-orbital plate medially; fronto-orbital plate with 1 upper latero-reclinate and 1 outer latero-proclinate orbital setae; lateral vertical seta present, 0.3 times as long as medial vertical seta; first and second aristomeres long, each about 4.5 times as long as wide ( Fig. 7B); postpedical about 10 times as long as pedicel; occipital setulae black except for a few pale posteroventral setulae; scutum with 3 pairs of presutural acrostichal setae; scutellum with 3 pairs of marginal setae; fore tibia with 2 posterior, 2–3 anterodorsal and 2–4 posterodorsal setae; vein R 4+5 with 1 short basal setula dorsally; postsutural portion of scutum with a median vitta extending to scutellum; legs predominantly orange, fore tarsus and about apical 1/3 of fore tibia brown to blackish; surstylus with 2 short spines apically, narrow and straight in apical third in dorsal view.

Description. Male ( Fig. 7A). Body length: 5.7 mm. Statements given in square brackets refer to paratype.

Colouration and microtrichosity. Head predominantly brownish-orange, without microtrichosity; frontal vitta, lunula, face, parafacial and gena yellowish-orange; fronto-orbital plate orange with a median shining dark brown or black spot on each side; ocellar triangle dark; upper half of occiput with a shining black band connecting the compound eyes, area behind the ocellar triangle and lower half of occiput orange; occipital setulae black except for a few pale posteroventral setulae; genal setulae black [or entirely absent]; scape, pedicel and arista orange; postpedicel brown; prementum orange; thorax brownish-black, presutural portion of scutum with 2 indistinct black narrow median vittae extending shortly beyond median suture and 2 black triangular lateral vittae (anterior view); postsutural portion of scutum with a median vitta extending to scutellum; posterior 2/3 of katepisternum and posterior 1/3 of anepisternum with whitish microtrichosity; scutellum dark brown to black; wing hyaline; calypters yellowish; tegula and basicosta yellowish-orange; halter orange; legs predominantly orange, fore tarsus and about apical 1/3 of fore tibia brown to blackish; abdomen shiny brown or black; postabdomen mostly brown, surstylus orange.

Head ( Fig. 7B). Eye bare; gena with short setulae [or entirely bare]; height of gena about 0.43–[0.45] times as long as maximum diameter of eye in lateral view; face deeply and broadly holed, almost 2.4– [2.7] times as long as frons in lateral view; frons at its narrowest point 1.1–[1.2] times as wide as an eye in dorsal view; frontal vitta 0.65–[0.85] times as wide as fronto-orbital plate medially; medial vertical seta 0.50–[0.55] times as long as maximum diameter of eye; lateral vertical seta present, 0.3 times as long as medial vertical seta; ocellar setae proclinate; postocellar setae absent; frons with 5–[7] frontal setae descending to level of basal portion of postpedicel, laterally accompanied by a row of few short setulae; fronto-orbital plate with 1 upper latero-reclinate and 1 outer latero-proclinate orbital setae; fronto-orbital plate in lateral view at level of scape about 0.25 times as wide as minimum diameter of eye; facial ridge convex, parafacial bare, with 2–3 short setulae below first frontal seta, at its narrowest point 0.14 times as wide as minimum eye diameter and 0.4 times as wide as postpedicel in lateral view; vibrissa arising at level of lower facial margin and almost [0.30]–0.42 times as long as face; lower facial margin not visible in lateral view; postpedicel short pubescent, almost [10]–11.5 times as long as pedicel and about 5–6 times as long as wide at middle; arista bare, thickened nearly to apex; first and second aristomeres long, each about 4.5 times as long as wide; prementum short, about 1.3–[1.5] times as long as wide; palpus absent.

Thorax. Prosternum and proepisternum bare; postpronotum with 2 setae; scutum with 3+4, or less, weak acrostichal, 2+3 dorsocentral, 1 posthumeral + 2 intra-alar setae, intra-alar setae widely separated, 1 presutural + 1 supra-alar setae, first and last supra-alar setae absent; 2 notopleural setae, postalar callus with 2 setae; anatergite bare below calypter; katepimeron bare; katepisternum with 2 setae; anepimeral seta short, postmetacoxal area membranous; scutellum with 3 pairs of marginal setae; apical setae strong, parallel [or slightly divergent], [1.1]–1.2 times as long as scutellum; subapical setae relatively fine, 0.65 times as long as apical setae; lateral setae absent; basal setae nearly as long and strong as apical setae.

Wing. Second costal section bare ventrally; costal seta not differentiated; third costal section [2.4]–2.5 times as long as fourth costal section and nearly [3.2]–3.6 times as long as second costal section; vein R 1 bare; vein R 4+5 with 1 short basal seta dorsally and ventrally; cell r 4+5 closed with long petiole, almost [0.7]–0.85 times as long as section of vein M beyond bend; section of vein M between crossveins r-m and dm-cu nearly as long as section between crossvein dm-cu and bend of vein M; bend of vein M forming a right angle without an appendix; crossvein dm-cu almost 5 times as long as crossvein r-m.

Legs. Fore coxa bare on anterior and posterior surfaces; fore tibia with 2 posterior, 2–[3] anterodorsal, [2]–4 posterodorsal setae; preapical anterodorsal seta slightly shorter than preapical dorsal seta; fore tarsomere 1 about twice as long as fore tarsomere 2 and 0.6 times as long as fore tibia; fore tarsomeres 1–4 compressed laterally; fore claws very short, nearly 0.3 times as long as fore tarsomere 5; mid tibia with 2 anterodorsal, 1 posterodorsal, 2 posterior and 1 ventral setae; hind tibia with 4–5 anterodorsal, 4–5 posterodorsal, 1–2 anteroventral and 2 preapical dorsal setae. Preapical posteroventral seta on hind tibia nearly as long as preapical anteroventral seta.

Abdomen. Abdomen cylindrical; middorsal depression of syntergite 1+2 not extending to posterior margin of that segment; tergites 1–4 without median marginal and median discal setae; syntergite 1+2 with 3–4 lateral discal and with [0]–2 lateral marginal setae; tergite 3 about 0.75 times as long as wide; tergite 5 almost as long as tergite 4, with short median discal setae and with a row of short marginal setae; sternites 2 and 3 long and narrow, largely covered by lateral margins of tergites. Terminalia. Sternite 5 rectangular, with a narrow median apical cleft ( Fig. 8C); surstylus shorter than syncercus and with 2 short spines apically; surstylus narrow and straight in apical third in dorsal view; syncercus slightly bent apically in lateral view ( Figs 8A–B); aedeagal complex as in Fig. 8D.

Female. Differs from male as follows: postpedicel narrower; frons with only 4 frontal setae, lateral vertical seta 0.5 times as long as medial vertical seta; genal setae reduced; vein R 4+5 with 3–5 short basal seta dorsally.