Tomosvaryella cilifemorata (Becker, 1907)

Kehlmaier, Christian, Gibbs, David J. & Withers, Phil, 2019, New records of big-headed flies (Diptera: Pipunculidae) from the Mediterranean Basin, Bonn zoological Bulletin 68 (1), pp. 31-60 : 49-50

Tomosvaryella cilifemorata (Becker, 1907)

CYPRUS *: Kalavasos Dam , 34º48′01′′N 33º16′02′′E, 165 m, 24.iv.2002, M.J. Ebejer, det. D.J. Gibbs [1♂, PCME] . FRANCE: Ardèche, Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Gorges de l’Ardèche , 7.vii.2015, J. Claude, det. P. Withers [1♂, PCJC] . GREECE *: Kendriki Makedonía, Kerkini, Krousia Mts. site, 41º11′32.4′′N 23º03′59.5′′E, 190 m, 4–10.vii.2007, G. Ramel, det. D.J. Gibbs [1♂, PCDG]; same data as previous, 27.vi–3.vii.2007 [1♂, PCDG]; Kendriki Makedonía, Kerkini, Midway site, 41º18′49.8′′N 23º16′35.6′′E, 750 m, 30.vi–6.vii.2008, G. Ramel, det. D.J. Gibbs [1♀, PCDG] . ITALY: Sicily, Catania, Randazzo Rummolo ( Flascio river ), 850 m, 7.vi.1999, M.J. Ebejer, det. M.J. Ebejer [1♂, PCME] . SPAIN: Granada, Barranco de Miranda, 8 km SW Orgiva, 300 m, 20.iv.1966, L. Lyneborg [1♂, ZMUC]; Grana- da, Mecina Bombarón , 800 m, 8.v.1966, L. Lyneborg & M. Langemark [1♂, ZMUC] .

Remarks. The Spanish material was, together with a third male from Spain (Almería, Alhama 5 km W, 200– 500 m, 28.iii.1966, L. Lyneborg), originally published as Tomosvaryella nigronitida Collin, 1958 by Coe (1969). The third specimen could not be located at ZMUC. The other two specimens were dissected and the syntergosternite 8 of one of the males is illustrated in Fig. 6A . Genitalia and outer morphology correspond to T. cilifemorata as outlined in Földvári & De Meyer (2000). The latter authors also comment on a possibile synonymy of the two species. As T. nigronitida is based on the female holotype from Croatia and has been only recorded once thereafter by De Meyer (1995) (a single female from Israel), collecting at the type locality is necessary before a final decision can be made. The male sex of T. nigronitida is thus unknown and the species needs to be deleted from the Spanish checklist. Strobl (1909) described this species from Spain under Pipunculus argyrosticus Strobl, 1909 , which was synonymised with T. cilifemorata later by Aczél (1944).

Figures

Fig. 6. A. Surstyli of a Spanish T. cilifemorata formerly published as T. nigronitida. B. Surstyli of the lectotype of Tomosvaryella disjuncta (Becker, 1900). C. Lectotype of Tomosvaryella vicina (Becker, 1900). D. Surstyli of the holotype of Tomosvaryella lyneborgi (Coe, 1969), a junior synonym of Tomosvaryella cilitarsis (Strobl, 1910). E. Right lateral view of ovipositor of Tomosvaryella vicina (Becker, 1900). F.Dorsal view of ovipositor of Tomosvaryella vicina (Becker, 1900).