Taxonomic and faunistic remarks on European Ptilomyia Coquillett (Diptera Ephydridae) Author Stuke, Jens-Hermann text Zootaxa 2021 2021-11-18 5068 4 579 586 journal article 3389 10.11646/zootaxa.5068.4.7 8546cc08-7901-4a9e-bdd3-502a77cac879 1175-5326 5709654 493FC0EF-0AF7-4368-8B2B-6EF08C8E7FA5 Ptilomyia shoka Mathis & Zatwarnicki, 2017 Ptilomyia shoka Mathis & Zatwarnicki in Mathis, Zatwarnicki, Stuke & Deeming 2017: 675-676 ; type-locality: “ United Arab Emirates , Al Kahri [Khari], Shoka lake ( 25°06.41‘N , 056°02.67‘E )”; HT ♂ [ Germany , Berlin , Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität, Mathis et al. 2017 ] Material examined: GEORGIA : 5♂♂ 7♀♀ , 13.vii.2019 , Algeti River 3.4 km nw Abrameti [ 41.634°N 44.469°E ] ; 1♀ , 13.vii.2019 , Algeti River n Partskhisi [ 41.579°N 44.567°E ] ; 1♂ , 7.vii.2019 , Aragvi River ne Zhinvali [ 42.112°N 44.778°E ] ; 2♂♂ 3♀♀ , 7.vii.2019 , Aragvi River w Bulachauri [ 42.036°N 44.746°E ] ; 7♂♂ 2♀♀ , 30.vi.2019 , Debeda River e Kirach-Mughanlo [ 41.334°N 45.068°E ]; 1♀ , 30.vi.2019 , Debeda River n Khanji-Gazlo [ 41.357°N 45.005°E ] ; 1♀ , 30.vi.2019 , Debeda River w Didi Mughanlo [ 41.389°N 44.943°E ] ; 1♀ , 9.vii.2019 , Kura River 1.2 km n Metekhi [ 41.934°N 44.342°E ] ; 2♀♀ , 9.vii.2019 , Kura River 7.5 km e Khidistavi [ 41.965°N 44.220°E ] ; 1♂ , 1.vii.2019 , Teliankhevi river w Paldo [ 41.611°N 45.494°E ] ; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES : 1♀ , 10.iii.2008 , Al Kahri , Shoka lake [ 25.106°N 56.044°E ], 310m . Remarks. Ptilomyia shoka was recently described from the United Arab Emirates , and its recent finding in Georgia is therefore somewhat surprising and indicates that this species has a much wider distribution than previously suspected. The records from Georgia originate from the sweeping of vegetation in river valleys. Distribution. Afrotropical: United Arabian Emirates (original material, Mathis et al. 2017 ); Palearctic: Georgia (original material).