Ceroptera alluaudi ( Villeneuve, 1917 )

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 : 112-113

Ceroptera alluaudi ( Villeneuve, 1917)

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Trichocypselaalluaudi Villeneuve, 1917: 139 [bothsexes]. Typelocality : Sudan, Khartoum env. LTfemale, designatedbyRoháček, 2001: 469 ( MNHN) .

Materialstudiednow (allinHNHM): 1 male 2 females: “PalmachímonScarabaeus, 20. XI. 1960.” – “ Ceroptera alluaudi m/f VILL. det. L. Papp & J. Roháček 1984”, 1 female: ”OnScarab, NahrRubin” CoastalPlains, Palestine, O. Theodor, “7. 3. 51”. 2 females: “El Arish” Israel “ 20. 3. 1972 ”, leg. Kugler (seemoreinPAPP & RohÁček 1988) .

Itisaneasilyrecognisablespecies, particularlysoforthefemalesex. Itis only C. aharonii closelyrelated. Bodyblack, evenlegsdark. Parafacialiabroaderthanpedicel. Genaslightlybroaderthanlongitudinalaxisofeye (0.35 mm vs 0.33 mm), width of eye 0.25 mm. Strong sex dimorphism discernible, e.g. malewithnumerous ad and pd setaeonmidandhindtibiae, itsfirstcostal thorns longer (0.16 mm) and more numerous (15–16) than in female (12–13 thorns of 0.10 mm). Female cercus developed into long curved process ( Fig. 96 ), whichisthemostremarkablefeatureofthespecies.

Distribution. Sudan,? Zaire; Israel, Libya. Therecordsfromthesub-Saharan

Africa (Afrotropicalregion) otherthanthetypelocalityarehighlyquestionable.

Figures

Fig. 96. Ceroptera alluaudi Villeneuve, female cercus, dorsal view.