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
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1
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http://zoobank.org/05098e38-ab11-486e-8f28-8567de6bc19c
journal article
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10.5852/ejt.2023.872.2131
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Aphaniosoma brevivittatum
Ebejer, 1995
Remarks
A species that typically inhabits low-growing vegetation in saltmarsh or brackish water habitats. Described from
Greece
and later recorded from
Turkey
(
Ebejer & Barták 2019
) and from
Cyprus
with photographs of the adult (
Ebejer 2021a
). The name ‘
brevivittatum
’ was chosen for the
type
series where the specimens had short scutal vittae. However, this pattern is not consistent and many specimens seen subsequently have an almost uniformly grey scutum. For similar species see under
A. approximatum
above.
Distribution
Cyprus
,
Greece
,
Turkey
(
Ebejer 1995
;
Ebejer & Bartak 2019
;
Ebejer 2021a
).