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A new species of Melieria (Diptera: Ulidiidae) from the Republic
of Daghestan (Russia)
Новый вид рода Melieria (Diptera: Ulidiidae) из Республики
Дагестан (Россия)
T.V. GALINSKAYA
Т.В. ГАЛИНСКАЯ
T.V. Galinskaya, Department of Entomology, Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie
Gory, GSP-1, Building 12, Moscow 119991, Russia. E-mail: [email protected]
Melieria daghestanica sp. nov. from Daghestan (Russia) is described. The new species resem-
bles M. parmensis Rondani, 1869 (from Italy, Austria and Transcaucasia) and M. pseudosystata
Kameneva, 1997 (from Turkmenistan and Tajikistan) but differs from them in the following
combination of characters: apical crossband reaching subapical spot, spots on stigma and dM-
Cu crossvein fused into an oblique crossband, subbasal crossband extending from R to Cu,
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first flagellomere yellow, gena yellow with a brown spot ventral of eye margin.
Описан новый вид Melieria daghestanica sp. nov. из Дагестана (Россия). Новый вид
близок к M. parmensis Rondani, 1869 (из Италии, Австрии и Закавказья) и M. pseudo-
systata Kameneva, 1997 (из Туркменистана и Таджикистана), но отличается от них
следующим комплексом признаков: апикальная поперечная перевязь крыла соединяется
с субапикальным пятном, пятна на стигме и на жилке dM-Cu образуют единую косую
перевязь, суббазальная перевязь крыла расположена между жилками R и Cu, первый
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флагелломер желтый, щеки желтые с коричневым пятном ниже края глаза.
Key words: picture-winged flies, taxonomy, Diptera, Ulidiidae, Melieria, new species
Ключевые слова: мухи-улидииды, таксономия, Diptera, Ulidiidae, Melieria, новый вид
INTRODUCTION gena moderately high; 2–7 dorsocentral se-
tae; acrostichal setae arranged in 2–6 more
The genus Melieria Robineau-Desvoidy, or less regular rows; 1–2 supraalar setae;
1830 (Otitinae: Otitini) includes 38 species 4 scutellar setae; vein R setulose dorsally,
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(predominantly Holarctic and Nearctic, along apical third; apices of veins R and
4+5
with at least one species in northern Afri- M never approximated; phallus long, spi-
ca) in three subgenera: Melieria (s. str.), M. nulose; surstylus with 2–5 prensisetae, and
(Phaeosoma) and M. (Hypochra). The sub- spermathecae elongate, wrinkled (Kame-
generic position of three Palaearctic species, neva, 1997).
M. parmensis Rondani, 1869, M. clara Ka- While studying the material of Ulidi-
meneva, 1997 and M. pseudosystata Kame- idae in the collection of Zoological Institute
neva, 1997, was not established (Kameneva, in St Petersburg, the author recognized sev-
1997, 2000; Kameneva & Korneyev, 2006). eral specimens belonging to a new species
Melieria are grey tomentose flies with described below. The new species resem-
the first flagellomere moderately to strongly bles M. parmensis from Italy, Austria and
acute; arista never bare, with short to very Transcaucasia and M. pseudosystata from
long hairs; antennal groove well developed; Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. These three
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species are distinct from other Melieria by apical third of vein R to middle of cell r )
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the short and weak presutural dc (no more as in M. parmensis (fused into entire apical
than twice as long as neighbouring setulae), band in M. pseudosystata); spots on stigma
the gena 0.20–0.25 times as high as eye, one and dM-Cu crossvein fused into an oblique
distinct sa seta, four rows of ac setae, the crossband as in M. pseudosystata (separate
arista moderately long and pubescent, flag- in M. parmensis); subbasal crossband ex-
ellomere 1 acute, and the distance between tending from R to Cu as in M. parmensis
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the veins R-M and dM-Cu smaller than the (extending from C to middle of cu cell in M.
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length of dM-Cu. pseudosystata); first flagellomere yellow as
in M. parmensis (yellowish brown in basal
MATERIAL AND METHODS half in M. pseudosystata); gena yellow, with
a brown spot ventral of eye margin (gena
The specimens listed in this paper are completely yellow in M. pseudosystata and
deposited at the Zoological Institute of the M. parmensis).
Russian Academy of Sciences, St Peters- Description. Male (Figs 1a–e, 2c–d).
burg, Russia. The morphological terminol- Head ratio (length: height: width) = 1.0:
ogy follows White et al. (1999). Series of 1.6: 1.4. Frons 1.1–1.3 times as long as
photographs were taken at different focal wide, conspicuously narrowed posteriorly.
planes using a Stemi SV11 Apo Carl Zeiss Ocellar triangle, vertical plate, frontoor-
stereomicroscope and an Olympus CX41 bital plate and occiput yellow, densely grey
microscope and then stacked using Combi- tomentose. Frontal vitta (mesofrons) yel-
neZM software (Hadley, 2007). low, with 12 proclinate setae posterior to
lunula, 6–7 lateroclinate setae at frontoor-
TAXONOMIC ACCOUNT bital plate and 10–15 reclinate setae medi-
ally. Two pairs of orbital setae, anterior seta
Order DIPTERA
1.7–2.0 times as long as surrounding setae
Family ULIDIIDAE and 0.25–0.33 times as long as posterior
one. Parafacial yellow, sparsely grey tomen-
Subfamily OTITINAE
tose, with a row of 5–6 brownish setulae.
Tribe OTITINI Gena yellow, with brown spot ventral of eye
margin; gena slightly grey tomentose, 0.2
Melieria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
times as high as eye. Eye 1.7 times as high
Melieria daghestanica sp. nov. as long. Face yellow, medially slightly grey
(Figs 1a–e, 2a–d) tomentose, 1.6 times as high as wide. Facial
carina conspicuously developed, antennal
Holotype. Male; Russia, “Daghestan, 10 km
groove rather deep. Scape and pedicel light
YuZ / Magaramkenta, dolina / Samura [In Rus-
yellow, with moderately sparse thin brown
sian. Republic of Daghestan, 10 km SW of Ma-
setulae. First flagellomere yellow, gradu-
garamkent, valley of Samur]”, 17 June 1983, leg.
ally tapered apically, moderately acute at
E.P. Nartshuk.
apex, whitish microtrichose. Arista moder-
Paratypes. Seven males, 3 females, same data
as for holotype; 1 male, same data as for holotype ately long pubescent, yellow in basal third,
but 16 June 1964. yellow-brown in apical two-thirds. Clypeus
Diagnosis. The new species resembles M. brown, grey tomentose, 0.1 times as high as
parmensis Rondani, 1869 from Italy, Aus- face. Palpus narrow, yellow, with black se-
tria and Transcaucasia and M. pseudosys- tae; other mouthparts brown, shining.
tata Kameneva, 1997 from Turkmenistan Thorax brown, sparsely grey tomentose.
and Tajikistan, differing in the following Scutum 1.4 times as long as wide. Postpro-
combination of characters: apical crossband notal lobe and scutellum reddish brown,
reaching subapical spot (extending from sparsely tomentose. Two posterior dc 2.5–
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Fig. 1. Melieria daghestanica sp. nov., male (holotype): a, habitus, lateral view; b, head and thorax,
dorsal view; c, head, lateral view; d, head, anterior view; e, wing.
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Fig. 2. Melieria daghestanica sp. nov., genitalia of female (paratype) (a, b) and of male (paratype) (c,
d): a, aculeus; b, spermathecae; c, hypandrium with phallus; d, epandrium.
3.0 times as long as postsutural seta-like dc bc and c both dark yellow, cell sc brown in
and 3.5–4.0 times as long as presutural seta; apical half. Brown subbasal crossband ex-
ac setae arranged in 2–4 more or less distinct tending from vein R to vein Cu . Discal
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rows (two rows posteriorly and four rows crossband extending from stigma through
anteriorly). Only one (postsutural) pair of crossveins R-M and dM-Cu to posterior
supraalar setae present. All setae black. wing margin. One short subapical spot ex-
Wing hyaline, 0.35 times as wide as long, tending from apical third of R to middle of
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with brown crossbands. Dorsal surface of cell r . Apical crossband very broad, partly
4+5
costal vein distal to R apex with eight thin joining to subapical spot. Calypters light
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setulae being neither thickened nor distin- yellow. Halter yellow.
guished from those on R and anterior mar- Legs with black setae. Fore and hind fe-
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gin of C. Distance between crossveins R-M mur dark yellow to brown, greyish tomen-
and dM-Cu less than dM-Cu length. Cells tose. Mid femur brown to black, greyish
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tomentose. Fore tibia dark yellow to brown, institute) for his assistance with photomicro-
with one long spur ventrally before apex. scope. The study was partially supported by the
Mid and hind tibia yellow. Mid tibia ven- Russian Foundation for Basic Research, grants
nno.13-04-01638a and 14-04-31932mol-a.
troapically with one long and 8–10 shorter
spurs. Tarsi yellow. Claws black.
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