Tephritis ruralis (Loew, 1844)

Tephritis ruralis (Loew, 1844) View in CoL

( Figs 13–25)

Material examined. Armenia, Gegharkunik Prov., Jil Vill. , mountain meadow, 3 females and 3 males reared on 12–13.VII.2022 from capitula of Pilosella sp. collected on 10.VII.2022. Russia, Ul’yanovsk Prov., Mayna Distr., nr. Abramovka Vill. , 1 female and 1 male reared on 20. VI.2016 from capitula of P. officinarum collected on 16.VI.2016.

Comments. This species is recorded from Armenia for the first time. Larvae of T. ruralis develop in capitula of the genus Pilosella : P. officinarum F.W. Schultz et Sch. Bip. (as Hieracium pilosella L.) ( Hendel, 1927; Mihályi, 1960; White, 1988; Merz, 1994; Baugnée, 2006; Evstigneev, 2016) and P. lactucella (Wallr.) P.D. Sell et C. West (as Hieracium lactucella Wallr. ) ( Merz, 1994).

Some Armenian specimens of T. ruralis have two hyaline spots in the pterostigma ( Fig. 16), as does T. truncata (Loew, 1844) (see below). The specimens of T. ruralis from European Russia ( Ul’yanovsk Province) display a classic wing pattern ( Figs 13, 15).

Distribution. Armenia (new record), Georgia ( Korneyev, 2016), Russia ( Rozkov, 1956; Stackelberg, 1958), Ukraine ( Korneyev, 1985), throughout Europe ( Merz, 1994). Korneyev (2016) reported this species from Iran, but it was not listed in the checklist of tephritid flies of Iran published later ( Mohamadzade Namin & Korneyev, 2018).

Tephritis sahandi Mohamadzade, Korneyev et Khaghaninia, 2011

( Figs 26–31)

Material examined. Armenia: Gegharkunik Prov., Geghhovit Vill. , 2 males reared on VII.2021 from capitula of Tanacetum sp. collected on 25.VII.2021; Vayots Dzor Prov., nr. Martiros Vill. , 1 female and 1 male reared on 21–23.VII.2022 from capitula of Tanacetum sp. collected on 9.VII.2022.

Comment. Previously T. sahandi was not recorded from Armenia, but it was known from bordering Iran.

Distribution. Iran ( Khaghaninia et al., 2011;

Korneyev, 2016), Armenia (new record).