Aphaniosoma hackmani Lyneborg, 1973

Fig. 38

Material examined

ISRAEL • 1 ♀; ‘ En Mor; 16 Mar. 1995; B. Merz leg.; MHNG • 1 ♂; Dead Sea, ‘ Enot Zuqim; 7 Jun. 1996; B. Merz and A. Freidberg leg.; MHNG • 1 ♂; ‘ Enot Zuqim; 31 May 1998; N. Meltzer and V. Kravchenko leg.; on Tamarix nilotica; SMNHTAU • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; ‘ Enot Zuqim; 3 Mar. 1998; Meltzer and V. Kravchenko leg.; on Tamarix sp.; SMNHTAU • 4 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; on Tamarix nilotica; SMNHTAU • 4 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Qesarya; 23 Feb. 1998; N. Meltzer and V. Kravchenko leg.; on Tamarix nilotica; SMNHTAU • 4 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; 23 Apr. 1998; SMNHTAU • 1 ♀; Nahal Zin; 4 Apr. 1998; I. Yarom and V. Kravchenko leg.; on Tamarix sp.; SMNHTAU • 3 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; 6 Apr. 1998; SMNHTAU • 1 ♀; Park Qesarya; 27 Apr. 1999; N. Meltzer and V. Kravchenko leg.; on Tamarix nilotica; SMNHTAU • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; ‘ Enot Zuqim; 24 May 2000; N. Meltzer and V. Kravchenko leg.; on Tamarix nilotica; SMNHTAU • 1 ♂; Ma‘agan, Mikha‘el; 23 Feb. 1998; N. Meltzer and V. Kravchenko leg.; on Tamarix tetragyna; SMNHTAU • 2 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; 29 Jan. 1999; SMNHTAU • 2 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; 29 Mar.1999; SMNHTAU • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 19 Apr. 2000; SMNHTAU • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; on Tamarix sp.; SMNHTAU • 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; ‘ En Gedi; 11 May 1995; I. Yarom leg.; SMNHTAU • 1 ♂; ‘ En Mor; 11 Oct. 1995; F. Kaplan and A. Freidberg leg.; SMNHTAU • 1 ♂; ‘ Enot Zuqim; 19 Mar. 1995; A. Freidberg leg.; SMNHTAU • 1 ♂; Zomet Zohar; 19 Mar. 1995; A. Freidberg leg.; SMNHTAU • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; Qalya; 2 Jan. 1997; A. Freidberg leg.; SMNHTAU • 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; S. Paz leg.; SMNHTAU • 1 ♀; ‘ Iddan; 19 Mar. 1995; A. Freidberg leg.; SMNHTAU • 2 ♀♀; ‘ Atlit; 30 May 1995; A. Freidberg leg.; SMNHTAU • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 28 Apr. 1996; SMNHTAU • 1 ♀; Nizzanim; 23 Mar. 1995; I. Yarom leg.; on Tamarix sp.; SMNHTAU • 1 ♀; Akko; 29 Oct. 1994; A. Freidberg leg.; SMNHTAU • 1 ♀; Park ha Yarden; 14 Jun. 1996; A. Freidberg leg.; SMNHTAU • 12 ♂♂, 12 ♀♀; Dead Sea, ‘Enot Zuqim; 31°43ʹ N, 35°27ʹ E; alt. - 400 m; 25 Mar. 2000; M.J. Ebejer leg.; on Tamarix sp.; MJE • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Jericho, route 90; 31°48ʹ N, 35°29ʹ E; 25 Mar. 2000; M.J. Ebejer leg.; on roadside vegetation; MJE .

JORDAN • 1 ♂; NW Amman, Zarka River; 12 Oct. 2000; W. Rossi leg.; NMWC .

Remarks

A variable species with regard to colouration. Scutal pattern can have the vittae entirely yellow or brown to black as in Fig. 38A, but always covered with pale microtomentum; the dark brown bands on the tergites and brown marks on the pleura equally vary in their extent. There is also some variation in the number of dorsocentral setae and their length (1–2+3–4), but the presutural intra-alar seta is always present and the presutural dorsocentral always obviously strong. The long surstylus with 4–5 setulae directed ventrally (in the natural position) is remarkably constant. Line drawings of the hind trochanter and surstylus are given in Ebejer (1998: 205, figs 19–20), and photographed in situ in Ebejer (2021a: 6, fig. 11). The hypopygium was not previously illustrated. Line drawings are provided here (Fig. 38B–C).

Distribution

Cyprus, Spain (including Balearic Islands) (Lyneborg 1973; Ebejer 1998, 2021a). New records for Israel and Jordan.