Gimnomera alanica (Ozerov, 1999)

Ozerov, A. L., 2019, A review of the genus Gimnomera Rondani, 1866 (Diptera: Scathophagidae) of Russia, Russian Entomological Journal 28 (2), pp. 195-218 : 197

Gimnomera alanica (Ozerov, 1999)

Figs 8 , 24–26 .

alanica Ozerov, 1999a: 636 ( Cochliarium ). Type-locality: RUSSIA: environs of Buron (Russia, North Ossetia – Alania).

MATERIAL. North Ossetia – Alania: environs of Buron (Tsey gorge [42.793055ºN, 43.922161ºE, alt. 1764 m]), 5.VII.l990, A.L. Ozerov (♂ holotype, ZMUM) .

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL. Armenia: Aragatsoth (40.7166ºN 44.2666ºE), 1 km S of Sipan , 2100 m, 19. V .2012, A.C. Pont (1 ♂, ZMUM); Azerbaijan: Bechenekskiy pass (39.5445ºN 45.8111ºE), 21 VI .1967, V . Richter (1 ♀, ZISP) .

DESCRIPTION. Male, female. Medium-sized flies (4.6–5.5 mm long).

Head. Frontal vitta from yellow to black, matt; fronto-orbital plate yellow or brownish, whitish dusted. Ocellar triangle black. Face, parafacial and gena yellow to black, whitish dusted. Postcranium from yellow to black. 2 orbitals, 2–3 frontals, 1 ocellar, 1 small postocellar, 1 inner vertical, 1 outer vertical; usually 2 pairs of vibrissae present. Antenna black. Postpedicel approximately 1.5 times as long as wide. Arista black. Palpus yellow.

Thorax black in ground colour, greyish dusted, anepisternum sometimes partly shining. Scutum densely covered with small yellow hairs, including acrostichal area; dorsocentrals 0+1, intra-alars absent, supra-alars (0–1)+1, 1 postpronotal, anterior margin of postpronotum with short erect black spinules, notopleurals 2, postalars 2. Proepisternum with 1 pale seta near lower margin. Proepimeron with 1 pale seta or setula. Anepisternum with 1 black setae near posterior margin. Anepimeron bare. Scutellum yellow, with a pair of apical scutellar setae.

Legs yellow, but fore femur sometimes darkened and tarsi of all legs blackish. Fore femur with 3–4 posterodorsal setae. Fore tibia with 1 dorsal/anterodor-

Figures

Figs 8–13. Male sternites 4 (lower) and 5 (upper) of Gimnomera: 8 — G. alanica (Ozerov); 9 — G. albipila (Zetterstedt); 10 — G. castanipes (Becker); 11 — G. cuneiventis (Zetterstedt); 12 — G. dorsata (Zetterstedt); 13 — G. hirta (Hendel). Рис. 8–13. Стерниты 4 (вниЗу) и 5 (вверху) самца Gimnomera: 8 — G. alanica (Ozerov); 9 — G. albipila (Zetterstedt); 10 — G. castanipes (Becker); 11 — G. cuneiventis (Zetterstedt); 12 — G. dorsata (Zetterstedt); 13 — G. hirta (Hendel).

Figs 24–32. Epandrium, cercal plate and surstyli of Gimnomera spp.: 24–26 — G. alanica (Ozerov); 27–29 — G. albipila (Zetterstedt); 30 –32 — G. castanipes (Becker); 24, 27, 30 — dorsolateral view; 25, 28, 31 — lateral view; 26, 29, 32 — dorsal view. Рис. 24–32. Эпандрий, церки и сурстили Gimnomera spp.: 24–26 — G. alanica (Ozerov); 27–29 — G. albipila (Zetterstedt); 30–32 — G. castanipes (Becker); 24, 27, 30 — дорсолатерально; 25, 28, 31 — сбоку; 26, 29, 32 — сверху.