Tomosvaryella mutata ( Becker, 1897 )

Motamedinia, Behnam, Skevington, Jeffrey H. & Kelso, Scott, 2021, Revision of Tomosvaryella Aczél (Diptera: Pipunculidae) in the Middle East, with description of 19 new species, Zootaxa 5002 (1), pp. 1-103 : 47

Tomosvaryella mutata ( Becker, 1897)

Fig. 58

Diagnosis: Following Földvári & De Meyer (1999), this species can be recognized by the shape of surstyli in dorsal view, broadened at base, constricted before apex; both surstyli bent in middle in lateral view; epandrium wider than long in dorsal view; short phallic guide, broadened at base; phallus with three ejaculatory ducts, one bearing some small teeth in basal half ( Földvári & De Meyer, 1999: fig. 15A–D).

Distribution: Egypt, France, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Morocco, Romania, Spain, Syria ( Skevington 2020) ( Fig. 58 ).

Note: Földvári & De Meyer (1999) mentioned that there is some variation in the male genitalia features of this species from Israel (and Hungary) and this might be a species complex.

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FIGURE 58. Distribution of Tomosvaryella minima, T. mutata, T. osteodes sp. nov. in the Middle East.