Ceroptera alluaudi ( Villeneuve, 1917 )

Papp, LÁsZLÓ, 2014, A Review Of The Old World Species Of Ceroptera Macquart, 1835 (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 60 (2), pp. 109-155 : 112-113

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scientific name	Ceroptera alluaudi ( Villeneuve, 1917 )
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Trichocypselaalluaudi Villeneuve, 1917: 139 [bothsexes]. Typelocality : Sudan, Khartoum env. LTfemale, designatedbyRoháček, 2001: 469 ( MNHN) .

Materialstudiednow (allinHNHM): 1 male 2 females: “PalmachímonScarabaeus, 20. XI. 1960.” – “ Ceroptera alluaudi m/f VILL. det. L. Papp & J. Roháček 1984”, 1 female: ”OnScarab, NahrRubin” CoastalPlains, Palestine, O. Theodor, “7. 3. 51”. 2 females: “El Arish” Israel “ 20. 3. 1972 ”, leg. Kugler (seemoreinPAPP & RohÁček 1988) .

Itisaneasilyrecognisablespecies, particularlysoforthefemalesex. Itis only C. aharonii closelyrelated. Bodyblack, evenlegsdark. Parafacialiabroaderthanpedicel. Genaslightlybroaderthanlongitudinalaxisofeye ( 0.35 mm vs 0.33 mm), width of eye 0.25 mm. Strong sex dimorphism discernible, e.g. malewithnumerous ad and pd setaeonmidandhindtibiae, itsfirstcostal thorns longer ( 0.16 mm) and more numerous (15–16) than in female (12–13 thorns of 0.10 mm). Female cercus developed into long curved process ( Fig. 96 View Fig ), whichisthemostremarkablefeatureofthespecies.

Distribution. Sudan,? Zaire; Israel, Libya. Therecordsfromthesub-Saharan

Africa (Afrotropicalregion) otherthanthetypelocalityarehighlyquestionable.