Claraeola halterata (Meigen, 1838)

Motamedinia, Behnam, Skevington, Jeffrey H. & Kelso, Scott, 2019, Revision of Claraeola (Diptera, Pipunculidae) in the Middle East based on morphology and DNA barcodes, ZooKeys 873, pp. 85-111 : 85

Claraeola halterata (Meigen, 1838) Figs 3 , 9 C–D

Pipunculus halteratus Meigen 1838: 146.

Examined material.

ISRAEL • 1♂; Har Hermon; 31°46'N, 34°37'E; 11 Jun. 2003; A. Freidberg leg.; JSS51645; GB: MN182742; TAU.

Diagnosis.

This species can be recognized by dark legs; surstyli in lateral view with dorsally humped base ( Fig. 3D, E ); large outer gonopod ( Fig. 3B ).

Distribution.

Austria, Belgium, France (mainland), Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Israel ( Fig. 10 ), Latvia, Netherlands, Slovakia ( Kehlmaier 2005a).

Remarks.

Meigen (1838) described the species from Belgium. Due to the loss of all type material, Kehlmaier (2005a) designated a neotype and redescribed the species. The neotype is from Vernditch (southern England) and is deposited in The Natural History Museum, London (England). This species was examined by Skevington and Yeates (2001) for their phylogenetic study of Eudorylini .

Figures

Figure 3. Male genitalia of Claraeola halterata (Meigen) A in dorsal view B in ventral view C ejaculatory apodeme D, E in lateral view.

Figure 9. Male of Claraeola species A paratype of Claraeola bousynterga Motamedinia & Skevington, sp. nov. in dorsal view B holotype of Claraeola mantisphalliga Motamedinia & Skevington, sp. nov. in lateral view C-D Claraeola halterata (Meigen) C abdominal tergites in dorsal view D habitus in lateral view E-F paratype of Claraeola khuzestanensis Motamedinia & Skevington, sp. nov. E legs in lateral view F habitus in dorsal view. Scale bar: 0.5 mm (A-F).

Figure 10. Claraeola species distribution in the Middle East.