Stigmatica splendens (Nordsieck, 1996)

Figs 63.3, 63.4, 64.4

Distribution.

This taxon is restricted to southern Albania from Tepelenë area near Lum i Bençës (Nordsieck 1996: 12).

Specimens examined.

Albania, Vlorë district, Qeparo, macchia with tree spurges W of the village, 20 m, 50 m asl, 40°03'25.07"N, 19°49'47.06"E, Juhász, Kovács, Murányi, Puskás leg. W. De Mattia det., 2 dissected spm .

External morphology of the genital organs

(Fig. 63.3). The V is much shorter than the FO. The FDBC is shorter than the SDBC+BC. The BC+SDBC is club-like in shape, large, with a more or less clear distinction between the SDBC and the BC. The D is extremely long, much longer than the SDBC+BC and slightly thinner. The V is short and very thin in diameter. The PC is ~ 3 × longer than the V. The P is large and proximally folded. The transition between P and EP is clearly visible even if the epiphallar narrowing is not evident. The ER is visible. The PR is short and robust. The E is longer than the P but thinner in diameter.

Internal morphology of the genital organs

(Fig. 63.4). The V, the A and the P lack any macro-sculpturing. The internal surface shows a coarse fine granulation. The pseudopapilla is missing. The transition between P and E is visible. The E shows two fringed ELP that start with two smooth longitudinal pleats. They proximally fade before the VD. The epiphallar formula is: ELP.

Remarks.

The lack of the pseudopapilla represents a possible apomorphic state of the epiphallus as already seen in other genera (e.g., Montenegrina, De Mattia 2020).