Gimnomera speciosa (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 : 208-212

Gimnomera speciosa (Ozerov, 1999)

speciosa Ozerov, 1999b: 511 ( Langechristia ). Type-locality: 30 km SE Chuguyevka (44.05ºN, 134.12ºE) ( Russia, Primorsky Krai).

This species is known from the type-locality only [ Ozerov, 1999b].

DESCRIPTION (translated from description by Ozerov, 1999b: 511). “Female. Ocellar triangle and upper half of postcranium black. Frontal vitta reddish-yellow. Face, gena, lower half of postcranium, palpus and proboscis pale yellow. Scapus and pedicel yellow. Postpedicel blackish, but yellow basally. Arista yellow in basal half and black in apical half. Scutum black, but postpronotum, alar and postalar areas yellow. Anatergite, katatergite, mediotergite and scutellum black completely. Meron in posterior half, upper part of metepisternum and metepimeron, also upper posterior corner of anepisternum blackish. The rest pleural parts of thorax yellow. Legs yellow. Abdomen black. Tergites (1+2)–6 each with a pair of yellow spots. Tergite 7 and sternite 7 yellow, but blackish along posterior margin. Sternites 1–6 yellow. Wing slightly brownish; with dark brown veins. All setae yellow, excluding black orbital, outer vertical and postocular setae. Postpronotum with yellow hairs. All hairs on pleural sclerites and on abdomen yellow.

Frontal vitta matt. Postcranium delicate greyish dusted. Scutum shining, only notopleuron and area along anterior margin greyish dusted. Scutellum shining. Pleu-

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ral sclerites delicate greyish dusted; mediotergite with shining spot near abdomen. Legs and abdomen shining.

Frons with 3 frontal and 3 orbital setae. Postpronotum with 2 setae.”

Male unknown.

DISTRIBUTION. Russia: Primorsky Krai.