Spaziphora tomkovichi Ozerov. The 2011
- Dataset
- Three new species and six new records of Scathophagidae (Diptera) from Japan with a key to the Japanese genera
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Diptera
- family
- Scathophagidae
- genus
- Spaziphora
- species
- Spaziphora tomkovichi
description
(Figs 52 – 56)
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Spaziphora tomkovichi Ozerov (Fig. 52) can be recognized by the following characteristics: anterior part of frons, face, parafacial, and gena whitish; postpedicel yellowish, with slightly angular upper corner (Fig. 53); palpi spatulate and white (Fig. 54); thorax black with grey dusting; legs yellow; abdomen slender, grey dusted, and subshiny; male sternite V ventrally with two distinct spur-like tubercles (Figs 55, 56); male surstyli stout and apically pointed, closing each other (Fig. 56). Body length (♂ ♀). 7.3 – 8.0 mm.
discussion
Remarks. Currently, the genus Spaziphora comprises three species in the world (Ozerov, 2011). Spaziphora tomkovichi is easily distinguished from other known congeneric species by having two distinct ventral spure-like tubercles on male sternite V.
distribution
Distribution. Russia (the Far East) (Ozerov & Krivosheina, 2014) and Japan (Hokkaido). New to Japan.
materials_examined
Material examined. Hokkaido, 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Kushiro Marsh, Kushiro, 4. viii. 1993, leg. M. Iwasa.