Aphaniosoma cypriense Ebejer, 2021

Ebejer, Martin J., 2023, The genus Aphaniosoma Becker, 1903 (Diptera: Chyromyidae) in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, with descriptions of new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 872, pp. 1-161 : 48-49

Aphaniosoma cypriense Ebejer, 2021

Fig. 21

Material examined

Paratype

CYPRUS • 1 ♂; Mazotos beach ; 34°46ʹ32ʹʹ N 33°28ʹ12ʹʹ E; 26 Apr. 2002; M.J. Ebejer leg.; on Atriplex L. and Chrysanthemum L.; MJE.

Remarks

A rather elongate species that most resembles A. melitense Ebejer, 1993 in having strong fronto-orbitals, uniform frontal setulae on a frons that is longer than wide, and long rows of short dorsocentral and acrostichal setae including a prescutellar pair. Unlike A. melitense , A. cypriense does not have any modification of abdominal tergite 4. The original description includes photographs of both sexes.

Distribution

Cyprus ( Ebejer 2021a).

Figures

Fig. 21. Aphaniosoma cypriense Ebejer, 2021, ♂, paratype (MJE), head and thorax, dorsal view.