Astochia sodalis (Wulp, 1899)
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.8370416 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8370486 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/963187C5-0C43-3630-FD88-D128927A8997 |
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Carolina |
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Astochia sodalis (Wulp, 1899) |
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Astochia sodalis (Wulp, 1899) View in CoL . Figs 13-16 View Figs 13- 16
Itamus sodalis Wulp, 1899: 96- 7 View in CoL .
Astochia sodal is View in CoL ; Hull, 1962: 549; Oldroyd, 1980: 336.
Redescription: Based on 1 ♂ 1 ♀ specimens determined by Oldroyd and housed in the BM.
Head: Antennae dark red-brown with black bristles and setae (are some yellow setae on ventral aspects of segments 1 and 2). Mystax composed of short, thickish white bristles and setae. Occipital bristles short, white and not proclinate. Proboscis and palpi dark red-brown with white setae.
Thorax: Mesepimeral and hypopleural setae fine white. Mesonotal setae: dorsocentrals-tiny black (considered as absent); humerals-few short fine white setae only; presuturals-2 white; supra-alars- 1 white; post-alars-1 white; scutellars-none. Metanotal callosities with white setae. Wings: 8,4 x 2,8 mm; venation as in Fig. 13 View Figs 13- 16 , microtrichia completely absent. Legs: forecoxa with white setae and bristles anteriorly; hindcoxa with a single white bristle laterally. Femora yellow-brown with dark red-brown tips. Tibiae as femora. Tarsi generally darkbrown but basitarsi and following two tarsomeres paler yellow-brown. Setation of hindfemur: bristles white (1 black one apically); longer setae (few) white; minor setae numerous, tiny and white.
Abdomen: Segments 1 -6 of ♀ pruinose, rest shiny black. Terga and sterna covered with fine yellow setae only. T5 of ♂ with 4-6 lateral bristles. ♂ genitalia as Figs 14-16 View Figs 13- 16 .
Material examined: IRAN: 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Multan , S. vii.1963, G. Popov ( BM) .
Other recorded material: Wulp's types were from SOUTH YEMEN: 1 ♂ 1 ♀ from Haithalhim and Lehej . I have not seen these specimens .
Remarks: The BM specimens do not entirely conform with Wulp's description and the locality is some distance away from those of the type specimens. For the present I must have reservations about the true identity of sodalis . Hull (1962) lists sodalis as a Palaearctic species and this may well be true as South Yemen is on the very edge of the Afrotropical Region. Unfortunately Wulp's drawing of the male genitalia is not adequate for meaningful comparison with those here presented. Until I am able to study Wulp's types, I must accept, with reservation, Oldroyd's identification of the BM material as being correct.
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