Sigara ( Halicorixa ) mayri (Fieber, 1860)

Sigara ( Halicorixa) mayri (Fieber, 1860) View in CoL

Material examined. Survey material: Basin of Oustouane: Oustouane at bridge Cheikh Zennad, 14. III .1999 , 1 ♂ ( Fig. 8 View FIGURE 8 ), CFC.

General distribution. This species shows a typical (see Vigna Taglianti et al. 1999) Eastern Mediterranean distribution (see Jansson 1995).

Remarks. This species shows some degree of variability especially in the right paramere of male (see Kerzhner & Jaczewski 1964, Jansson 1986), as it is usual in the family but particularly within the subgenus Halicorixa Walton, 1940 . In fact, the right paramere bifurcate at the tip (typical of the species belonging to this subgenus) shows a strongly three-dimensional structure and, sometimes, if observed in lateral view and two-dimensionally as in photos or drawing may appear as an artifact (compare Fig. 8b View FIGURE 8 and Fig. 8c,d View FIGURE 8 ). This can happen with the claspers having a three-dimensions structure developed in various insects (F. Cianferoni, pers. obs.; see e.g. also Cianferoni & Ceccolini 2024). However, this specimen matches perfectly and fall into the variability of the species (see Kerzhner & Jaczewski 1964, Jansson 1986).

This is the first record for Lebanon.