Robber flies of South Korea — II. South Korean species of the Subfamily Asilinae Latreille, 1802 (Diptera, Asilidae)
Author
Young, Charles L.
text
Zootaxa
2006
1132
1
30
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.171900
8aa3eeaf-16f9-4873-9a41-c364014ae96a
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171900
Philonicus albiceps
(
Meigen, 1820
)
(
Figs 12
,
25
,
47, 48
&
66
)
Asilus albiceps
Meigen 1820
Meigen (1820: 312)
.
Small gray flies,
14–19mm
. Legs entirely black. Epandrial lobes with a distinct mediodorsal tooth (
Fig. 12
). Gonostylus arched ventrally and apex widely rounded (
Fig. 25
). Aedeagus short, truncated, apex trifid (
Figs. 47, 48
). Ovipositor with distinct strong dorsal spines and smaller ventral spines (
Fig. 66
).
Head:
Mystax with long white hair; face black and white tomentose; strong black postocular bristles.
Thorax:
Chaetotaxy with 1 weak posthumeral; 2 notopleural; 1–2 supraalar; 2 postalar; 2–4 dorsocentral bristles. Scutellum gray pollinose with sparse short black hair; suctellar margin with 2 strong bristles and row of sparse yellow hair. Pleurae gold/gray tomentose with sparse white and yellow hair.
Legs:
Black with yellow and black hair and bristles.
Wings:
Darkly tinged on posterior margin.
Abdomen:
Gray integument with short black medial hair and lateral yellow hair. Distinct lateral marginal bristles on all tergites. Male sternite 8 reduced. Epandrial lobe with a distinct mediodorsal tooth, posterior half of lobe curving medially enclosing an open circular space (
Fig. 12
). Female ovipositor with distinct strong dorsal spines on cercus and weaker ventral spines (
Fig. 66
).
South Korean distribution. Ch’ungch’
ǒ
ngnamDo Province.
Chungnam. Kŭmsan. YangsanMyon. (no coordinates available).
KangwonDo Province.
Chunch’ŏnShi. NamsanMyon. Kangchon.
37°42’40”N
,
127°35’26”E
.
Material examined.
3ɗ, 5Ψ:
30/VI/2002
, P. Tripotin coll., Ch’ungch’ŏngnamDo Province, Chungnam. Kŭmsan. YangsanMyon, Along river bed; 1ɗ:
12/VI/2004
, Kang won Do Province, Ch’unch’ŏnShi, NamsanMyon, Kangchon.
Field notes:
Philonicus albiceps
was collected along river banks on loosely scattered stones.