Kocaki Sp. Nov. from the Middle East (Diptera: Sarcophagidae: Miltogramminae: Metopiaini)
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Turkish Journal of Zoology Turk J Zool (2017) 41: 43-59 http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/ © TÜBİTAK Research Article doi:10.3906/zoo-1512-60 A review of subtribe Phrosinellina Verves, 1989, with description of Phrosinella (Asiometopia) kocaki sp. nov. from the Middle East (Diptera: Sarcophagidae: Miltogramminae: Metopiaini) 1, 2 Yury VERVES *, Liudmyla KHROKALO 1 Institute for Evolutionary Ecology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine 2 National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine Received: 22.12.2015 Accepted/Published Online: 28.05.2016 Final Version: 25.01.2017 Abstract: Phrosinella kocaki Verves & Khrokalo sp. nov. from Israel is described as being new to science. A similar species, Phrosinella kozlovi (Rohdendorf, 1925), is recorded for the first time for Turkey and redescribed. Faunistic and ecological data on 31 species from 3 genera of subtribe Phrosinellina are given: Gymnoprosopa Townsend, 1892 (6 species); Gymnopsidia Shewell, 1987 (1 species); and Phrosinella Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 (24 species). An original key to the genera and subgenera is presented. Key words: Phrosinella kocaki, Middle East, new species, Sarcophagidae, Phrosinellina, genera, key, species composition, geographical distribution, habits 1. Introduction They were compiled into one sharp image, in accordance Subtribe Phrosinellina Verves, 1989 includes 31 species with the criterion of maximal power in the spatial high- from three genera: Gymnoprosopa Townsend, 1892 (6 frequency domain, with the software Helicon Focus Pro species); Gymnopsidia Shewell, 1987 (1 species); and 5.3.14 X64 (Helicon Soft Ltd., Kharkiv, Ukraine). Phrosinella Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 (24 species). All Authors of faunistic data not registered in catalogues species are very xerophilous and psammophilous and (Downes, 1965; Verves, 1986; Pape, 1996) are given in mainly distributed in arid and subarid zones of the footnotes. Holarctic and Oriental regions. Larvae are known as Acronyms: CNC: Canadian National Collection of kleptoparasites (inquilines) in ground nests mainly of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and different sphecoid and occasionally of pompiloid wasps Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; BMNH: and bees (Allen, 1926; Charykuliev, 1965; Downes, 1965; Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom; IEE: Evans, 1966a; Krombein, 1967; Rohdendorf, 1967, 1971a, Institute for Evolutionary Ecology, National Academy 1971b; Myartzeva, 1972a; Verves, 1976; Spofford et al., of Sciences, Kyiv, Ukraine; MZLU: Museum of Zoology, 1989; Verves, 1989; Spofford and Kurczewski, 1990, 1992; Lund University, Lund, Sweden; MNHN: Muséum Povolný and Verves, 1997; Verves and Khrokalo 2006; National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France; MZUF: Zerova et al., 2006; Evans and O’Neil, 2007; Pickering, Muzeo Zoologico de “La Specola”, Florence, Italy; SEM: 2011; Pulawski, 2015). Snow Entomology Collection, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA; SMNS: Staatliches Museum 2. Materials and methods für Naturkunde, Stuttgart, Germany; TAU: Tel Aviv This article is a result of study of the Natural History University, Israel; USNM: Department of Entomology, Museum (London) collection of miltogrammine flies and Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural original analysis of literature data. History, Washington, DC, USA; ZIN: Zoological Institute, All photographs were prepared using a stereomicroscope Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russian (Leica M205C, Leica Microsystems, Wetzlar, Germany) Federation. with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II body camera (Canon Abbreviations of morphological features: acr - Inc., Tokyo, Japan). As a mount was essentially not flat, a acrostichal seta; ad - anterodorsal seta; ap - apical seta; d series of photographs were made at different focal depths. - discal seta; dc - dorsocentral seta; dm-cu - discal medial- * Correspondence: [email protected] 43 VERVES and KHROKALO / Turk J Zool cubital crossvein; fr - frontal seta; ia - intraalar seta; kepst parafacialia with microscopic yellow setae, almost bare; - katepisternal seta; M - medial vein; npl - notopleural seta; facial ridge above angular bristles with 2–3 black short oc - ocellar seta; orb - orbital seta; pd - postdorsal seta; setae; oral bristles numerous, their fore 2–3 pairs strong, postorb - postorbital seta; pprn - postpronotal seta; R1 - first others hair-like; genae and occiput with numerous yellow longitudinal vein; R4+5 - third longitudinal vein; r5 - first erect midlong setae (Figures 1–3). posterior cell; t2 - midtibia; vte - outer vertical seta; vti - Thorax: Covered with densely black erect midlong inner vertical seta. hairs; acr 0+1, fine; dc 2–3+3, only prescutellar pair strong; ia 0–1+2–3, very fine; pprn 1–2; kepst 1+2, mid long; 3. Results and discussion npl 2–3. Scutellum with 3 pairs of strong marginals (ap Subtribe Phrosinellina Verves, 1989 crossed), d less. Verves, 1989: 119; Povolný and Verves, 1997: 107; Nandi, Legs: Each of 1st and 2nd tarsomeres of fore tarsi with 2002: 122; Verves and Khrokalo, 2006: 101. elongate curved ad and pd, which reached to the end of 4th Bright colored flies of small or medium size (3.0–10.0 tarsomere, 3rd tarsomere with more short similar setae, mm in length). Eyes large, bare; frons as wide as or more 4th and 5th tarsomeres without long setae; t2 with one ad widened than eye, parafacials very broad, genae narrow (Figure 4). or midheight; flagellomere 3–7× as long as pedicel; arista Wings: Costal spine small, badly developed, r5 narrowly bare or microchaetose, widened in the proximal 0.6–0.8. open, R1 at upper side with 1–3 black hairs in basal half, Lower margin of head more or less shortened; prescutellar R4+5 dorsally with a row of setae in basal 0.5–0.7 of first acr absent or unclear; wing cell r5 narrowly open or closed; section, ventrally with 2–3 basal hairs, M right-angled, abdomen usually with distinct dorsal black or brown spots dm-cu slightly s-like curved, almost straight, the ratio of or bands at hind surfaces of tergites, or sometimes with 3rd and 5th costal sections is 1:1.5–2.3. checkering pattern; sexual dimorphism inconsiderable Abdomen: 1+2nd tergite without mediomarginals, 3rd (male fore tarsi often with bristles or brushes of specialized tergite with a pair of erect long mediomarginals (Figures setae). 5 and 6). Description of Phrosinella (Asiometopia) kocaki Female: Related to male; fore tibia without specialized Verves & Khrokalo, sp. nov. (Figures 1–6) setae; median spot placed in hind 0.2–0.3 of length of 3rd Male: Body color: Bright colored. Head almost abdominal tergite, and lateral stripes of this tergite narrow, entirely densely silvery gray pollinated, frontal vitta black, partly reduced. finely dusted, scapus and pedicel brown, flagellomere Etymology: The specific name is given in honor of one and arista black, palpi yellow. Thorax densely light gray of the most known Turkish entomologists, Prof Emeritus dusted, mesonotum with broad dark median longitudinal Dr Ahmet Ömer Koçak, Van, Turkey. stripe before suture only. Legs black, fore tarsi brown. Type material. Holotype (male): Israel: Sedom, Wings hyaline, basicosta and epaulette yellow. Abdomen 26.vi.1976, A. Freidberg leg. (TAU). Paratypes (males yellowish gray pollinated, in basal half yellowish brown and females): Israel: Zin Wilderness, Nahal Zin at En laterally, with black dorsal drawing. 1+2nd tergite with Akrabim, cane-covered sandy wadi el. – 61 m, 30°53′38″N, narrow indistinct dark band or badly developed median 35°09′39″E [GPS], 12, 15, 23.iii. et 4.iv.1995, 3 ♂, 2 ♀ spot and paired lateral stripes in hind 0.3; each of 3rd (Irwin) (TAU & IEE); Negev, Ein Avdat National Park, Ein and 4th tergites in hind 0.4–0.5 with square or rounded Aqev spring, 25.v.2006, 1 ♀ (K. Szpila) (IEE); ‘Enot Samar, three spots separated from one another by light dusting 22.04.1998, 1 ♂ (A. Freidberg) (TAU). of narrow longitudinal bands; 5th tergite with similar Comparison: This species is related to P. (A.) kozlovi drawing in hind 1/2–2/3. Genitalia shining black. (Rohdendorf, 1925) (Figures 7–11) by habitus, drawings of Body length: 6.5–8.5 mm. 3rd and 4th abdominal tergites and badly developed costal Head: Frons at vertex 0.43–0.45×, at level of antennal spine, but differs by ciliation of ♂ fore tarsi: bristles of 1st base 0.47–0.50× of head width. Frontal vitta 1.2–1.5× and 2nd tarsomeres very long, but 4th tarsomere without widened backwards, at level of fore orb 0.8–0.9× as wide similar setae, and by three distinctly separated hind black as one of parafrontalia. Flagellomere 3.7–4.5× as long as spots at 5th abdominal tergite in both sexes. pedicel, arista widened in basal 0.8–0.9, bare. Parafacialia Redescription of Phrosinella (Asiometopia) kozlovi at level of antennal base 0.25–0.31×, genae 0.13–0.20× of (Rohdendorf, 1925) eye height. Palpi elongate, at apex widened. Two regular (Figures 7–11). rows of postorb; vte strong, 0.5× as long as vti; oc midlong; Male: Body color: Brightly painted. Head densely orb 1+2, strong; fr 9–14, beside them 4–5 fore pairs crossed, silvery gray pollinated, frontal vitta matt black, with fine hind pairs reclinate; hind part of parafrontalia with several brownish tincture and white pruinescence; ocellar triangle black erect long hairs; fore part of parafrontalia and and antennae entirely black, palpi brownish yellow. Thorax 44 VERVES and KHROKALO / Turk J Zool Figures 1–6. Phrosinella (Asiometopia) kocaki Verves & Khrokalo, sp. nov. Holotype ♂: 1- head