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 dhofaricum Ebejer, 1996 Figs 27–28 Material examined Paratypes OMAN • 2 ♂♂ ; Dhofar , Khor Taqah ; 12 Nov. 1992 ; J.C. Deeming leg.; on carpet grazed Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth; NMWC . Other material OMAN • 1 ♂ ; Sahil Al Jazir , Khor Dhirif ; 26 Nov. 1999 ; M.D. Gallagher leg.; MJE . Remarks Although only known from the southern region of Oman , it appears to be a locally abundant species. It has a dark scutum tending to develop vittae posteriorly; dark abdominal tergites with broad yellow posterolateral margins on tergites 3–6 ( Fig.27B ). The male hypopygium is mostly brown with distinctive postgonites, these being somewhat club-shaped, viewed from certain angles ( Fig. 28A ). Fig. 27. Aphaniosoma dhofaricum Ebejer, 1996 . A . ♂ (MJE), habitus, lateral view. B . ♂, paratype (NMWC), hypopygium in situ, lateral view. Fig. 28. Aphaniosoma dhofaricum Ebejer, 1996 , ♂ (MJE), hypopygium in situ. A . Lateral view. B . Posterior view. Distribution Oman ( Ebejer 1996 ). Listed in error as present on Cape Verde Islands ( Ebejer 2009 ).