The Pegomya maculata species group (Diptera Anthomyiidae) in Europe, with description of a new species Author Michelsen, Verner Author Ackland, Michael text Zootaxa 2009 2315 51 65 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.275413 c675fe58-7d68-4609-844d-bd31c551ad1a 1175-5326 275413 3. Pegomya macrophthalma Griffiths, 1984 Figs. 13–18 . ‘ Pegomya maculata Stein’; Chandler 1998: 168 (in part). Misidentification. Pegomya macrophthalma Griffiths 1984 : 308 , figs. 431, 432. ‘ Pegomya atricauda Ringdahl’; Petersen 2001 : 185 ; Michelsen 2004 ( Denmark ). Misidentifications. Description. Male. Very similar to P. maculata but different as follows: Fore femur fuscous brown, only narrowly fuscous yellow on anterior surface and near apex; mid and hind femora and all tibiae fuscous yellow to yellow, only “knees” of middle and hind legs more or less darkened, fuscous brown. Short genal setae fewer, uni-serial. Sternite V ( Figs. 13, 14 ) almost as in P. maculata except membranous flap distally on posterior lobes apparently better demarcated from sclerotized part. Hypopygium ( Figs. 15, 16 ) scarcely different. Gonites ( Fig. 17 ): Postgonite strongly angled backwards on distal half, at mid-length with a deep, rounded notch at posterior margin. Phallus ( Fig. 18 ): Posterior hump of basiphallus very prominent, separated from epiphallus; distiphallus nearly straight at hind surface. Female. Not identified. Material examined. AUSTRIA : East Tyrol: Matrei, Hildenweg, Matrei to Seblas, 1060–1150m , 1 male 14.viii.1967 , swept from pine forest and glades (Wright & Pont) [ BMNH ]. DENMARK : NE Zealand ( NEZ ): Copenhagen, Brønshøj, 1 male 20.vii.1982 (S. Andersen) [ ZMUC ]. GREAT BRITAIN : ENGLAND : [no locality]: 1 male (A. Piffard) [ BMNH ]; E Kent: Woolwich Wood, 1 male 21–31.vii.1957 (E.C.M d’Assis- Fonseca) [ BMNH ]; Herts: Felden, 1 male 7.vii.1898 (A. Piffard) [ BMNH ]; Worcs: Alfrick, 1 male 30.vi.1940 (C.J. Wainwright) [ BMNH ]; Berks: Wytham Wood, 1 male emerged 6.vi.1954 from soil under oak (G.C. Varley) [ OUMNH ]. Gloucs: Batsford Aboretum, 1 male v.1999 , Malaise trap in oak wood (D.J. Mann ) [ OUMNH ]; SCOTLAND : Perthshire: near Tummel Bridge, 1 male 8.vii.1937 (J.E. Collin) [ OUMNH ]. SWEDEN : Torne Lappmark (TO): Jebrenjokk, N shore of Lake Torneträsk, 340m , 1 male 7.viii.2001 (D.M. Ackland) [ OUMNH ]. Distribution. Previously only known by the male holotype from USA : North Carolina ( Griffiths 1984 ). Thus all European records given above from Austria , Denmark , Great Britain ( England , Scotland ) and Sweden are new. The species has in Great Britain been mixed up with Pegomya maculata (e.g., Chandler 1998) and in Denmark misidentified as P. atricauda (e.g., Petersen 2001 ).