The genus Aphaniosoma Becker, 1903 (Diptera: Chyromyidae) in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, with descriptions of new species Author Ebejer, Martin J. text European Journal of Taxonomy 2023 2023-06-08 872 1 161 http://zoobank.org/05098e38-ab11-486e-8f28-8567de6bc19c journal article 53713 10.5852/ejt.2023.872.2131 31ad2cf7-cce8-4202-9a46-d81b0073d561 2118-9773 8018303 05098E38-AB11-486E-8F28-8567DE6BC19C Aphaniosoma claridgei Ebejer, 1998 Remarks A species widespread in coastal localities around the Mediterranean that is difficult to identify without examination of the male hypopygium as there are several species almost identical to it in the same geographical area that are often collected with it. Some comparative details are given under A. approximatum above. A photograph of the habitus is given in Ebejer (2021a) . Distribution Cyprus , France , Greece , Italy (including Sardinia and Sicily ), Malta , Morocco , Spain ( Balearic Islands ), Tunisia , Turkey ( Ebejer 1995 , 1998 , 2005 , 2016 , 2021a ; Ebejer & Deeming 1997 ).