Myopites inulae Roser, 1840

Kovac, D., Kameneva, E. P. & Korneyev, V. A., 2022, A Review Of Tephritidae And Ulidiidae (Diptera, Tephritoidea) Of Croatia, Zoodiversity 56 (5), pp. 349-372 : 351

Myopites inulae Roser, 1840 * ( figs 1 , h–i, k)

Myopites inulaedyssentericae auctt. (pro parte, misid.).

Material. Karlovac: Modruš, Draga. 03.06.2022, 1 Ơ (Kovac leg.) ( SMNF) .

Remarks. As noted above, M. blotii and M. inulae are separate species, which differ by host plant range, length of ovipositor (short in M. blotii and long in M. inulae ) and colouration of pleura (entirely yellow in M. blotii and widely black ventrally in M. inulae ). This examined male has widely black pleura and large black spots on the abdominal tergites, which are typical for M. inulae ( figs 1 , h–i). Larvae induce galls in receptacles of Pentanema ensifolium , P. hirtum , and P. salicinum .

Figures

Fig. 1. Myopites blotii Ơ (a–c, j), ♀ (d–g) and M. inulae Ơ (h, i, k): a, d, h — habitus right; b — habitus dorsal; e, i — abdomen dorsal; f — aculeus; g — aculeus apex, enlarged; j, k — wing. Scale bar 0.1 mm.