Empidideicus (Anomaloptilus) atomus ( Frey, 1958 )

Suárez, Daniel, Lugo, David, Santos-Perdomo, Irene, Duque, Amanhuy, Pérez-Delgado, Antonio José & Ruiz, Carlos, 2025, Taxonomic review of the family Mythicomyiidae (Diptera, Asiloidea) in the Canary Islands, Zootaxa 5686 (4), pp. 517-535 : 527-529

Empidideicus (Anomaloptilus) atomus ( Frey, 1958)

( Fig. 8a–g )

Anomaloptilus atomus Frey, 1958: 15–16 .

Empidideicus atomus (Frey) : Carles-Tolrá & Báez, 2002: 108. Evenhuis, 2002: 32. Báez & García, 2004: 273; Báez & Oromí, 2009: 333.

Empidideicus (Anomaloptilus) atomus (Frey) : Evenhuis, 2024: 37.

Habitus ( Fig. 8a ): Head black. Mesonotum yellow with three shiny black longitudinal bands. Scutellum black, with a yellow posterior margin. Abdomen black, with thin yellow bands on the posterior margin of tergites.

Male terminalia ( Fig. 8c–f ): Epandrium light brown, U-shaped in ventral view, darkly sclerotized apically. Epandrium subquadrate in lateral view, with narrow apical process sub basally, straight; gonocoxa in ventral view cordiform; lateral arms of parameral sheath extending well beyond gonocoxa, slightly longer than aedeagal bulb, flared apically; aedeagal bulb spheroidal; aedeagal apodeme cylindrical, with two small lateral rami.

Female terminalia ( Fig. 8g ): genital fork thin, V-shaped, lateral arms sinuous, much more sclerotized than medial portion; three well developed spermatheca, spheroid, sclerotized brown with a median striation, as long as wide, large hole apically; apical spermathecal duct thin and transparent, length ca. 2× sperm pump; sperm pump near spermathecal reservoir, transparent, not sclerotized apically or basally.

Material examined. SPAIN: Canary Islands, Lanzarote, Carretera Guatiza-Teguise , 29.0561ºN, - 13.4976ºW, 14.II.2025, 1♂ (DZUL-50940), A. Duque leg. ; Guatiza , 29.0701ºN, - 13.4837ºW, 15.II.2025, 3♂ 2♀ [DZUL-50644 (pinned); DZUL-50939], A. Duque leg. ; Teguise , 29.0568ºN, - 13.5548ºW, 13.II.2025, 1♂ 1♀ (DZUL-50941), A. Duque leg. Gran Canaria, Barranco Seco , 28.0679ºN, - 15.4415ºW, 3.IV.2022, 1♂ 9♀ [DZUL-50643 (pinned); DZUL-50942; DZUL-50943; DZUL-50944; DZUL-50945; DZUL-50946; DZUL-50947; DZUL-50948; DZUL-50949], C. Ruiz & D. Lugo ; Fataga , 27.8528ºN, - 15.5628ºW, 25.II.2024, 2♂ 7♀ (DZUL-50950), A.J. Pérez, E. Jiménez & D. Lugo leg. ; Cuermeja , 27.978ºN, - 15.8123ºW, 24.II.2024, 1♂ 1♀ (DZUL-50951), A.J. Pérez, E. Jiménez & D. Lugo leg. ; Güigüí , 27.9404ºN, - 15.823ºW, 6.IV.2024, 2♂ 1♀ (DZUL-50952), A.J. Pérez, E. Jiménez & D. Lugo leg. ; infra Roque Bentayga , 28.0067ºN, - 15.679ºW, 2. VI.2022, 2♂ 11♀ (DZUL-50953; DZUL-50954; DZUL-50955; DZUL-50956), Ecolab leg. ; Llanos de Ana López , 27.9952ºN, - 15.5792ºW, 15. VI.2022, 2♀ (DZUL-50957; DZUL-50958), 15. VI.2022. Tenerife, Afur , 28.5579ºN, - 16.2499ºW, 23. VI.2019, 1♂ 11♀ [DZUL-50642 (pinned); DZUL-50959] D. Suárez leg. ; Arenas Negras , 28.2922ºN, - 16.5576ºW, 3. VI.1995, 3♂ 4♀ (DZUL-19880), P. Oromí leg. ; 15.XI.1995, 1♀ (DZUL-13638), P. Oromí leg. ; Barranco de Ruiz , 28.3863ºN, - 16.6274ºW, 14.VII.2024, 4♀ (DZUL-50960), D. Suárez & I. Santos leg. ; Barranco del Riachuelo , 28.2108ºN, - 16.6233ºW, 21.VII.1996, 6♀ (DZUL-51010), P. Oromí leg. ; Camino del Teleférico-Pico Viejo , 28.2674ºN, - 16.6462ºW, 9.VII.1995, 1♀. (DZUL-20037), P. Oromí leg. ; Cañada Blanca , 28.2321ºN, - 16.6258ºW, 7. VI.1995, 16♀ (DZUL-51006), N. Zurita leg. ; 4. VI.1996, 1♀ (DZUL-18719), A. Camacho leg. ; Cañada de Diego Hernández , 28.2328ºN, - 16.5597ºW, 12. VI.1995, 1♀ (DZUL-20559), N. Zurita leg. ; 4.VII.1996, 2♂ 18♀ (DZUL-51012), M. Arechavaleta leg. ; Escobonal de Boca Tauce , 28.2105ºN, - 16.6813ºW, 17.VIII.1996, 19♀ (DZUL-18488), A. Camacho leg. ; 7. VI.2024, 2 exx. (DZUL-47400), DZUL leg .; Fuente Joco , 28.3655ºN, - 16.4647ºW, 21. V.2024, 3♂ (DZUL-50961), D. Lugo leg. ; Iserse , 28.201ºN, - 16.672ºW, 29. V.2024, 1♂ (DZUL-50962), D. Lugo leg. ; La Fortaleza , 28.3115ºN, - 16.5918ºW, 11. VI.1995, 1♂ 2♀ (DZUL-20236, DZUL-20739), N. Zurita leg. ; Llano de la Santidad , 28.2234ºN, - 16.6876ºW, 29. VI.1995, 2♀ (DZUL-12248), N. Zurita leg. ; Lomo de Chío , 28.2529ºN, - 16.701ºW, 1♀ (DZUL-19387), N. Zurita leg. ; 29. VI.1995, 2♀ (DZUL-20187), A. Camacho leg.; Lomo de los Cosetes , 28.2329ºN, - 16.6601ºW, 1♀ (DZUL-19837), M. Arechavaleta leg. ; Malpaís de Güímar , 28.3171ºN, - 16.3662ºW, 11.III.2022, 1♀ (DZUL-50963), C. Ruiz & D. Lugo leg. ; 22.IV.2022, 4 ♀ (DZUL-50964; DZUL-50965; DZUL-50966; DZUL-50967), C. Ruiz & D. Lugo leg. ; Malpaís de Rasca , 28.0533ºN, - 16.7008ºW, 20.III.2022, 1♂ (DZUL-50968), C. Ruiz & D. Lugo leg. ; Malpaís del Sanatorio , 28.2328ºN, - 16.6037ºW, 14. VI.2024, 31 exx. (DZUL-47898, DZUL-47906, DZUL-47925, DZUL-47955, DZUL-47993), DZUL leg .; 3. VI.1995, 3♂ 13♀ (DZUL-19959), M. Arechavaleta leg.; Minas de San José , 28.2641ºN, - 16.5857ºW, 28. VI.2024, 1 ex. (DZUL-48177), DZUL leg .; 3. VI.1995, 7♀ (DZUL-51018), P. Oromí leg.; Montaña Negra , 28.3085ºN, - 16.605ºW, 11. VI.1995, 1♂ 2♀ (DZUL-20004), M. Arechavaleta leg. ; 29. VI.1996, 4♀ (DZUL-51011), N. Zurita leg. ; Pedro Méndez , 28.2315ºN, - 16.6684ºW, 12. VI.1995, 2♂ 1♀ (DZUL-13104), M. Arechavaleta leg. ; Punta de Teno , 28.3494ºN, - 16.9157ºW, 3. VI.2023, 3♀ (DZUL-50969), D. Suárez leg. ; Regatones Negros , 28.2408ºN, - 16.6469ºW, 14.IV.2024, 1♀ (DZUL-50970), D. Suárez leg. ; Risco Verde , 28.2621ºN, - 16.5512ºW, 3. VI.1995, 4♂ 16♀ (DZUL-13064, DZUL-13069, DZUL-51020, DZUL-20145; DZUL-51008), M. Arechavaleta leg. ; 4.VIII.1996, 1♀ (DZUL-18416), A. Camacho leg. ; Roque del Peral , 28.2932ºN, - 16.5799ºW, 11. VI.1995, 1♂ 1♀ (DZUL-20074), M. Arechavaleta leg. La Gomera, Costa de Hermigua , 28.177ºN, - 17.1783ºW, 14.VIII.2024, 6♀ (DZUL-50971), D. Suárez & I. Santos leg. ; Vallehermoso , 28.1828ºN, - 17.2617ºW, 14.VIII.2024, 1♂ 10♀ (DZUL-50972), D. Suárez & I. Santos leg. La Palma, Las Manchas , 28.5903ºN, - 17.8887ºW, 21. VI.2024, 2♂ 9♀ (DZUL-50973), D. Lugo leg. ; 17.VIII.2024, 2♂ 49♀ (DZUL-50974), D. Lugo leg.

Distribution: Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera, and La Palma.

Figures

FIGURE 8. Empidideicus atomus. (a) Habitus, lateral view. (b) Wing venation, lateral view. (c) Epandrium, ventral view. (d) Epandrium, lateral view. (e) Epiphallic complex, dorsal view. (f) Epiphallic complex, ventral view. (g) Female genitalia. Scale bar = 1 mm. Abbreviations: adb = aedeagal bulb; adp = aedeagal apodeme; epa = epandrium; fur = furca [= genital fork]; gcx = gonocoxa; par = lateral arms of parameral sheath; spp = sperm pump; spm = spermatheca.