Integrative taxonomy of Central European Planetella (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) indicates high species diversity, intraspecific variation and low host specificity
Author
Ševčík, Jan
Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, Chittussiho 10, CZ- 710 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic; e-mails: sevcikjan @ hotmail. com, burdikova @ seznam. cz, sopuch. krystof @ gmail. com & Silesian Museum, Nádražní okruh 31, CZ- 746 01 Opava, Czech Republic
Author
Hippa, Heikki
Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit, University of Turku, FI- 20014 Turku, Finland; e-mail: heikki. hippa @ gmail. com
Author
Burdíková, Nikola
Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, Chittussiho 10, CZ- 710 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic; e-mails: sevcikjan @ hotmail. com, burdikova @ seznam. cz, sopuch. krystof @ gmail. com
Author
Sopuch, Kryštof
Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, Chittussiho 10, CZ- 710 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic; e-mails: sevcikjan @ hotmail. com, burdikova @ seznam. cz, sopuch. krystof @ gmail. com
Author
Skuhravá, Marcela
Bítovská 1227 /
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Bruun, Hans Henrik
Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, Copenhagen, Denmark; e-mail: hhbruun @ bio. ku. dk
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Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
2023
2023-12-30
63
2
413
450
http://dx.doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2023.026
journal article
10.37520/aemnp.2023.026
1804-6487
E961B014-4A0D-482B-A005-6D7B58D60B03
Planetella producta
(
Meigen, 1830
)
Cecidomyia producta
Meigen, 1830: 267
. Type locality:
Germany
.
Type material.
HOLOTYPE
: J, without antennae and abdomen (coll. MNHN Paris), not studied.
Comments.
In the original description, the adult male is described as similar to
P. cucullata
but rather different and substantially larger. Antennae stated to have 24 segments, most probably meant just nodes. The specimen was collected at the end of June in a forest. The figure in MORGE (1975) shows brownish orange coloration, scutum produced over the head, unicolorous abdomen, antennae with 2 + 12 segments, flagellomeres binodose.
The high-resolution photographs of the
holotype
are available at the web pages of MNHN Paris (https://science. mnhn.fr/taxon/species/planetella/producta). The male type (No. MNHN-ED-ED867) is without antennae and without the abdomen. The thorax is light orange brown, scutum with three longitudinal stripes and strongly produced above the head. MORGE (1975) provided colour plates of the types of Meigen and
P. producta
is figured as a light brown to orange species with 12 binodose flagellomeres. As this combination of characters is found in many species of
Planetella
, this species remains unrecognized.