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Diptera: Phoridae) from Kyrgyzstan with Some Other Scuttle Flies from the Region Ecologica Montenegrina 29: 34-39 (2020) This journal is available online at: www.biotaxa.org/em http://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2020.29.4 https://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:16001712-EB4E-410C-B2C4-152545C25F84 A new species of Triphleba Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Kyrgyzstan with some other scuttle flies from the region MARIO LANGOUROV National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria. E-mail: [email protected] Received 21 February 2020 │ Accepted by V. Pešić: 13 March 2020 │ Published online 14 March 2020. Abstract A new species of Triphleba Rondani is described and illustrated from Kyrgyzstan. We provide data on the sampling site, photos of the new species and brief differential diagnosis to separate from related species. Additionally, another ten species from Kyrgyzstan are reported and shortly discussed. All they are recorded for the first time for Kyrgyzstan and respectively Central Asia. Key words: Diptera, Phoridae, Triphleba, new species, Kyrgyzstan, new records. Introduction Genus Triphleba Rondani, 1856 includes about 66 species in the Palaearctic Region. They are basically covered by Schmitz (1943, 1949, 1955), supplemented and with additions by Delage & Lauraire (1970), Gotô & Takeno (1983), Disney (1983, 1987, 1994, 2011), Michailovskaya (1986, 1999), Gori (1999, 2000), Liu (2001), Disney & Chapman (2001), Disney & Michailovskaya (2002), Mostovski & Disney (2002), Disney & Brenner (2003), Carles-Tolrá & García-Romera (2011), Liu & Liu (2012), Disney & Winqvist (2018), Disney & Haarto (2019). In this paper, a new species, Triphleba simovi sp. nov., from Middle Asia is described and illustrated. Material and methods The scuttle flies were collected by Nikolay Simov fixed in 75% ethanol. The photographs were made using a Carl Zeiss Jena Amplival microscope and Carl Zeiss Stemi 2000 stereomicroscope with a digital camera (Canon EOS 2000D). The type material is stored in the author’s collection in the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS). Ecologica Montenegrina, 29, 2020, 34-39 LANGOUROV Results Family Phoridae Curtis, 1833 Subfamily Phorinae Rondani, 1856 Genus Triphleba Rondani, 1856 Triphleba simovi n. sp. (Figs 1-8) https://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:9105D183-1313-4CCC-90EF-1ADBD83EB75D Diagnosis. In the keys to Palaearctic species (Schmitz, 1943) males runs to couplet 20, lead 1 to T. dudai (Schmitz, 1918) on page 139 and females to couplet 19 at the same page. The males clearly differ on the hypopygium (Figs 3-4) and the females – on the sternite 7 (Fig. 7), plus in both sexesof the new species costa thickens apically (C2 and C3). Figures 1-4 Triphleba simovi sp. n. male: 1: head and thorax; 2: wing; 3: left face of hypopygium; 4: right face of hypopygium. Male. A brown species. Head dark brown. Frons brown, little broader than long (1.2:1), with about sixteen hairs and dense, very fine, microsetae. Supra-antennals less than half length of antials. Anterolateral bristles a little higher on frons than antials. Pre-ocellars slightly lower on frons than mediolaterals and all four bristles about equidistant. Antenna: postpedicel brown, rounded; arista subapical, short pubescent. Palps brown, with about 5-6 bristles, apical one longer and stronger. Thorax brown. 3 notopleurals (Fig. 1). Scutellum with a single pair of long bristles only. Wing brownish, veins brown (Fig. 2). Costa thickens apically (sections 2 and 3 of costa - C2 and C3). Sc reaches vein 1. Vein 2 complete. One hair at base of R4+5. Anal vein short, not reaching wing margin. A single axillary bristle. Haltere brown. Costal index = Ecologica Montenegrina, 29, 2020, 34-39 35 A NEW SPECIES OF TRIPHLEBA FROM KYRGYZSTAN 0.45, costal ratios = 1.8:0.8:1. Legs brown, fore tibia with 1 short anterodorsal proximal bristle, mid tibia with 2 proximal bristles (anterodorsal one twice long than posterodorsal), hind tibia with 1 anterodorsal proximal bristle. Abdomen brown, tergites with short hairs. Venter brownish. Hypopygium (Figs 3-4): left epandrial process (Fig. 3) large, elongated, pointed apically, haired with 3 stronger hairs near the base; right epandrial process (Fig. 4) about twice shorter, haired. Body length 1.5- 1.8 mm. Female. Head similar to male, but the labrum is slightly larger (Fig. 5). Thorax as male (Fig. 6). Abdominal tergites brown with short hairs. Venter paler brown with hairs below on segments 3-6 near the rear margin and on flanks, especially on segments 4-5. Sternite 7 as Fig. 7. Legs similar to male. Wing as Fig. 8, similar to male. Haltere brown. Costal index = 0.46, costal ratios = 1.5:0.8:1. Body length 3.0-3.2 mm. Figures 5-8. Triphleba simovi sp. n. female: 5: general view; 6: head and thorax; 7: sternite 7; 8: wing. Material examined. Holotype female, Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz Republic), Tien Shan Mts, Kakshaal-Too Range, Kok-Kyya River Valley, 40.883444N, 76.532944E, 3050 m, 17 August 2010, high-mountain grass society near a river, N. Simov. Paratypes (same collector): male, Tien Shan Mts, Kakshaal-Too Range, above Kok- Kyya River Valley, 40.804750N, 76.471861E, 3600 m, 16 August 2010, high-mountain grass society/rocks; 2 males, 1 female, Tien Shan Mts, Kakshaal-Too Range, Kol-Suu Lake, 40.704694N, 76.389389E, 3500 m, 15 August 2010, high-mountain grass society. All the material deposited in the author’s collection in the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia. 36 LANGOUROV Etymology. Named after the Bulgarian entomologist Dr Nikolay Simov who collected the material. Habitat. The type specimens were collected from high-mountain grass societies (above 3000 m: Figs 9-10). Distribution. Known only from its type locality, the Tien Shan Mts, Kakshaal-Too Range, At-Bashi District, Kyrgyz Republic. It is likely that this species can also be found in surrounding areas of the mountain. Figures 9-10. Pictures of habitats. 9: Tien Shan Mts, Kakshaal-Too Range, above Kok-Kyya River Valley, 40.804750N, 76.471861E, 3600 m, 16 August 2010, high-mountain grass society/rocks. Photo by N. Simov; 10: Tien Shan Mts, Kakshaal-Too Range, near Kol-Suu Lake, 40.704694N, 76.389389E, 3500 m, 15 August 2010, high- mountain grass society. Photo by N. Simov. Ecologica Montenegrina, 29, 2020, 34-39 37 A NEW SPECIES OF TRIPHLEBA FROM KYRGYZSTAN Subfamily Phorinae Triphleba palposa (Zetterstedt, 1848) Tien Shan Mts, Kakshaal-Too Range, Minteke Plateau, 40.845861N, 76.526917E, 3800 m, 18 August 2010, high-mountain grass society on carbonate rocks, 1 male. Holarctic species. Phora pubipes Schmitz, 1920 Tien Shan Mts, Baydulu Range, Dolon Pass, 41.772417N, 75.736861E, 2601 m, 13 August 2010, grass society near the timberlane, 1 male, 3 females. Palaearctic-Oriental species. Subfamily Metopininae Rondani, 1856 Megaselia angusta (Wood, 1909) Tien Shan Mts, Kakshaal-Too Range, Kok-Kyya River Valley, 40.874139N, 76.584833E, 3073 m, 18 August 2010, high-mountain grass society, 1 male. Previously known from Europe and Israel. Megaselia brevicostalis (Wood, 1910) Tien Shan Mts, Kakshaal-Too Range, Kok-Kyya River Valley, 40.864083N, 76.481222E, 3120 m, 23 August 2010, high-mountain grass society near a river, 1 male. Subcosmopolitan species, distributed in Holarctic and Neotropical Regions. Megaselia breviterga (Lundbeck, 1920) Tien Shan Mts, Kakshaal-Too Range, Kok-Kyya River Valley, 40.864083N, 76.481222E, 3120 m, 23 August 2010, high-mountain grass society near a river, 1 male. Holarctic species. Megaselia longicostalis (Wood, 1912) Tien Shan Mts, Kakshaal-Too Range, Kok-Kyya River Valley, 40.874972N, 76.527056E, 3218 m, 17 August 2010, high-mountain grass society on rocky terrain, 1 male, 1 female. Previously known from Europe and Israel. Megaselia pumila (Meigen, 1830) Tien Shan Mts, Kakshaal-Too Range, Kok-Kyya River Valley, 40.883444N, 76.532944E, 3050 m, 17 August 2010, high-mountain grass society near a river, 1 male, 1 female. Previously known from Europe, North Africa (Tunisia) and Israel. Megaselia rufipes (Meigen, 1804) Tien Shan Mts, Kakshaal-Too Range, Kok-Kyya River Valley, 40.880972N, 76.526083E, 3057 m, 19 August 2010, rocky area with small caves, 1 f. Cosmopolitan species. Metopina oligoneura (Mik, 1867) Tien Shan Mts, Kochkor, 42.233639N, 75.804583E, 1173 m, 26 August 2010, plain with Poplar-trees, 1 female. Palaearctic species, known from Europe and Iran. Gymnophora integralis Schmitz, 1920 Tien Shan Mts, Kakshaal-Too Range, Kol-Suu Lake, 40.704694N, 76.389389E, 3500 m, 15 August 2010, high-mountain grass society, 1 female. Palaearctic species. Acknowledgments I wish to thank Dr Nikolay Simov who collected the material and for his help with photographs. I am very grateful to Dr Stanislav Abadjiev for his help and valuable suggestions. References Carles-Tolrá, M. & García Romera, C. (2011) Two new species of Triphleba Rondani and other very interesting records (Iberian Peninsula)(Diptera, Phoridae). Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa (S.E.A.), 48, 261‒265. 38 LANGOUROV Delage, A. & Lauraire, M.-C. (1970) Trois nouvelles espèces de Phoridae (Diptères, Brachycères, Cyclorrhaphes), trouvées à Peyresq (Alpes de Provence). Bulletin des Recherches Agronomiques de Gembloux. Gembloux, 5, 450-458. Disney, R.H.L. (1983) Scuttles flies – Diptera. Phoridae (except Megaselia). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insect, 10 (6), 1–81. Disney, R.H.L. (1987) A new species of Triphleba from Spain and two new synonyms in this genus (Diptera: Phoridae). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 123, 191–194. Disney, R.H.L. (1994) A new species of Triphleba (Diptera: Phoridae) from France and the subfamily assignment of this genus. Giornale Italiano di Entomologia, 6 (1992), 135–139. Disney, R.H.L. (2011) Triphleba dentata Schmitz added to British list (Dipt., Phoridae). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 147, 125–129. Disney, R.H.L. & Brenner, S. (2003) Some poorly known Alpine Triphleba Rondani (Dipt., Phoridae). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 139, 49–55.
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