Corresponding author: Saeed Mohamadzade Namin (
Academic editor: Rudolf Meier
The signal flies (
While studying the tephritoid flies fauna in West Azerbaijan Province (Iran), a previously undescribed species of
Material is collected by standard sweeping net and minuten-pinned in side. Morphological terminology generally follows
JAZM
SIZK
Holotype m#: Iran, West Azerbaijan Province, 10km west Ziveh,
Paratypes: 4♂, 1♀, same collection data as in holotype (JAZM; SIZK and first author’s personal collection).
Head (
Thorax: all parts of thorax subshining black with numerous black dots at bases of setulae and setae (
Wing (
Legs with black coxae, trochanters, femora and tibiae; fore tarsus black, only basal one-fourth of first and second tarsomeres yellow. First and second tarsomeres of mid and hind tarsus yellow, remaining tarsomeres black. Fore femur subshining black and sparsely microtrichose, with long black setulae and 2 rows of ventro-lateral long black setae. All tibiae and tarsi with black setulae (
Abdomen: subshining black, tergite 5 of male longer than tergites 1–4 together, with shining black posterior margin. Pleura velvet grey with black hairs. Sternites dark brown; sternite 5 of male very large and broad (
Body length: 4.2 mm. Wing length: 4.2 mm
The species is named for Dr. Valery A. Korneyev (I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, Ukraine), who has made a valuable contribution to the study of Palaearctic
The new species is similar to other species of
1 | Basal and costal cells dark brown and without hyaline spots ( |
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– | Basal and costal cells with several hyaline spots. Other characters variable | 2 |
2 | Lower half of face and femora shining black. Fore femur postero-ventrally with black non-thickened setae. Male genitalia: acrophallic tubes unequal (one thick and one thin), apex of proctiger rounded ( |
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– | Lower half of face at least in the middle densely microtrichose; femora more or less microtrichose. Fore femur postero-ventrally either with black thickened or with fine white setae. Other characters variable | 3 |
3 | Lower half of face below antennal grooves with 2 large shining black areas; facialia strongly projected antero-laterally, genal ridge well-developed (especially in females) ( |
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– | Lower half of face below antennal grooves completely microtrichose or at most with two black dots; facialia not projected antero-laterally, genal ridge poorly developed in both sexes ( |
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The authors are grateful to Dr. Valery A. Korneyev (I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, NAS of Ukraine) for providing us with necessary literatures. We also thank Dr. Valery A. Korneyev and Dr. John Smit (Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands) for reviewing manuscript and useful critical comments. Open access to this paper was supported by the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Open Access Support Project (EOASP).