Trichosiopsis melanoma pannonica

Taxonavigation

Ordo: Diptera
Familia: Sciaridae
Genus: Trichosiopsis
Species: Trichosiopsis melanoma

Name

Trichosiopsis melanoma pannonica  unpublished

Type material

Holotype: ♂, 12.6.–18.6.2015, leg. Peter Kolcsár, ZFMK-TIS-2571480 in ZFMK

Type locality

Romania, Transsylvania, Cluj-Napoca, Botanical garden

Diagnosis

Trichosiopsis melanoma pannonica is distinguished from Trichosiopsis melanoma melanoma mainly by its DNA barcode. By the presence of only one single male specimen currently no morphological distinction is possible. The subspecies only appears to be somewhat larger than the nominotypical subspecies.

DNA Barcoding

The COI sequence is assigned to BIN BOLD:ADF8509 (n=1, K2P: 4.01%)

Etymology

The species epithet refers to the Pannonian Basin, which is near the type locality.

Distribution

Romania.

Images

Figure 1. Trichosiopsis melanoma pannonica male (holotype), hypopygium, scale 0.1 mm  Figure 2. Trichosiopsis melanoma pannonica male (holotype), gonostylus, scale 0.1 mm  Figure 3. Trichosiopsis melanoma pannonica male (holotype), palpus, scale 0.1 mm