Strongylophthalmyia ustulata ( Zetterstedt, 1847 )

Zhou, Jiale, Evenhuis, Neal L. & Yang, Ding, 2024, Taxonomic review of the Strongylophthalmyia ustulata group (Diptera: Brachycera: Strongylophthalmyiidae) from China, with the descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 5403 (5), pp. 530-548 : 543-545

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scientific name	Strongylophthalmyia ustulata ( Zetterstedt, 1847 )
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Strongylophthalmyia ustulata ( Zetterstedt, 1847) View in CoL

( Figs 21–25 View FIGURE 21 View FIGURES 22–25 , 29 View FIGURES 26–29 , 33 View FIGURES 30–33 )

Chyliza ustulata Zetterstedt, 1847: 2427 View in CoL (protologue). Syntypes (♂ ♀): Sweden, various localities, MZLU .

Chyliza filata Zetterstedt, 1847: 2428 View in CoL (protologue). Syntype (s): Sweden, Östergötland, MZLU. Synonymized by Becker in Becker et al. (1905: 163).

Strongylophthalmus ustulatus : Hendel (1902: 181) (new combination, distribution, figure).

Strongylophthalmyia ustulata View in CoL : Heller (1902: 226) (nomenclature). For references on the morphology, biology and distribution of the species see Palaczyk et al. (2013), Evenhuis (2016) and Krivosheina (2021).

Material examined. CHINA: 1♂, Hebei, Chengde, Wulingshan, Shibatan , 12 Jun. 2019, Ding Yang leg. ( CAU) .

Diagnosis. Generally shining black ( Fig. 21 View FIGURE 21 ); antennal arista dark brown ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES 26–29 ); wing slightly infumate, with indistinct dark suffusion at apex ( Fig. 33 View FIGURES 30–33 ); legs mostly yellow, with hind femur narrowly dark brown subapically; phallapodeme thin, nearly straight ( Fig. 25 View FIGURES 22–25 ); distiphallus long, about 1.92 times as long as phallapodeme, with sclerotized apical “glans” ( Figs 24, 25 View FIGURES 22–25 ).

Distribution. China (Hebei) [new record]. Widely distributed in the Palearctic Region, including Japan, North Korea, Russia and the following European countries: Andorra, Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and United Kingdom ( Iwasa 1995; Palaczyk et al. 2013; Roháček 2016; Bree 2017).

Remarks. This is the type species of the genus Strongylophthalmyia , and its morphology (including adult and immature stages), biology and distribution have been well-documented in several works (e.g., Rotheray & Robertson 1998; Palaczyk et al. 2013; Evenhuis 2016; Krivosheina 2021). Here we add a new record of this species in northern China, and provide illustrations of habitus ( Fig. 21 View FIGURE 21 ), antenna ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES 26–29 ), wing ( Fig. 33 View FIGURES 30–33 ) and male genitalia ( Figs 22–25 View FIGURES 22–25 ) to help recognize this species.