Ceroptera algira ( Villeneuve, 1916 )

Papp, LÁsZLÓ, 2014, A Review Of The Old World Species Of Ceroptera Macquart, 1835 (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 60 (2), pp. 109-155 : 112

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.12626496
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scientific name	Ceroptera algira ( Villeneuve, 1916 )
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Trichocypselaalgira Villeneuve, 1916: 38. Lectotypefemale (MNHM): Algeria, Oran, Aïn- Séfra. ThelectotypewasdesignatedbyRoháček, 2001: 469 (MNHN).

Material studied (all HNHM): 3 males 2 females as given in PAPP (1977): Additional material: 1 male: ElKaryateinb. Palmyra, III. 31., J. Aharonileg. [reverseside] “16. III. ˜, Scarabaeussacer ” – “CeropterarufitarsisMacq., Dudadet.” – “CeropterarufitarsisMeig.” F. KAPLAN det. 19”78” – “ Ceroptera m algira VILL. det. L. Papp & J. Roháček 1984 (gen. prep. in plastic microvial). 1 male 1 female: ISRAEL, Tel Aviv, Dunes , 8. IV. 1981, A. FREID- BERG – “ Ceroptera m algira VILL. det. L. Papp & J. Roháček 1984”. (see more in PAPP & RohÁček 1988) .

C. algira is a species of the C. rufitarsis group, judging also by its male genitalfeaturesthoughwithsomespecificfeatures (sternite 5 withsetaeon caudal edge in 2 groups separated by a gap of 0.02 mm, cercus without ventral lobe, surstylusdeeplybilobed, basiphalluscurvedmorethan 90°, distiphallus shorterthanbasiphallus).

Distribution. Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel.