Ulidia aurata Morgulis and Freidberg, n. sp.
Creators: name: Morgulis, E.
name: Freidberg, A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Lonchaeidae
Ulidia
Ulidia aurata

description: Ulidia aurata Morgulis and Freidberg n. sp.
(Figs. 22, 34, 56, 79, 93, 105)
Material examined. ISRAEL: Type Material: Holotype ♂: Har Hermon: Har Dov, 1400 m, 21.v.1986, G. Eldar; Paratypes: Same data as holotype, (4♂, 2♀), A. Freidberg (12♂, 12♀); Har Dov, Karst, 1380 m, 33°18.6'N 35°43.2'E, 25.5.2010, A. Freidberg (1♀); Har Dov, 1000 m, 21.v.1986, A. Freidberg (1♀); Har Dov, 8.vi.1983, A. Freidberg (1♂, 1♀), I. Yarom (2♂); Har Hermon [Hermon], 2000 m, 22.vi.1973, A. Freidberg (1♀); Har Hermon [Hermon], 1600 m, 6.v.1975, F. Kaplan (1♀); Har Hermon [Hermon], 1400 m, 5.v.1977, A. Freidberg (8♂, 1♀); Har Hermon [Hermon], 1100 m, 8.vi.1983, Y. Zvik (2♀); Har Hermon [Hermon], 800 m, 8.vi.1973, A. Freidberg (1♀), 3.v.1979, D. Furth (1♂); Har Hermon, Birket Nakar [Hermon Birket-Nakar], 15.v.1971, J. Kugler (1♂, 6♀); Majdal Shams [Majdal Chams], 15.v.1971, J. Kugler (4♂, 5♀); Majdal Shams [Majdel Chams], 19.vi.1976, A. Freidberg (1♂); Nahal Nimrod [W. Nemrod], 10.vi.1976, A. Freidberg (1♀); Nimrod, 26.iv.1978, D. Furth (1♀); Golan Heights: Mezudat Nimrod [Qala'at Nemrod], 9.vi.1976, A. Freidberg (1♂), 24.iv.1982 (1♂); Mezudat Nimrod, 810 m, 33°15.1'N 35°43.1'E, 19.iv.2010, E. Morgulis (2♂); Mas'ada [Masada], 28.iv.1974, D. Furth (1♀); Horbat Devora [Golan Devora], 23.iv.1973, A. Freidberg (1♂); Upper Nahal Zawitan [Golan n. Zavitan nr. Qatzrin], 7.v.1987, F. Kaplan (1♂, 1♀); Upper Nahal Zawitan [Golan Up N. Zavitan], 7.v.1987, I. Yarom (3♂), A. Shlagman (1♂); Qazrin, 320 m, 32°59.2'N 35°41.8'E, 18. iv. 2010, A. Freidberg (2♀), 335 m, 22.v.2011 (1♀); Yahudiya [Yahudia], 20.iii.1984, I. Nussbaum (1♀); 'Ani'am [Aniam], 18.v.1983, A. Freidberg (3♂, 11♀), 18.v.1983, I. Yarom (7♀); Upper Galilee: 'Iyyon Nature Reserve, 1.5.2006, L. Friedman (1♀); Avivim, 18.iv.1981, A. Freidberg (2♂, 2♀); Har Meron [Meiron], 17.v.1976, A. Freidberg (1♂); Har Meron [Meron], 20.v.1972, J. Kugler (1♂, 3♀); zefat [Zefat], 15.v.1971, J. Kugler (1♂); Jordan Valley: Korazim [Curazim], 1.v.1963, J. Kugler (4♀), 2.v.1963 (2♂); Lower Galilee: Arbel, 26.iv.1969, J. Kugler (4♂, 3♀); Samaria: Hare Gilboa' [Gilboa], 22.iv.1977, D. Simon (1♀); Hare Gilboa' [Gilbo'a], 1.iv.1998, A. Freidberg (7♂, 6♀); Hare Gilboa', Har Ahinoam, 450 m, 32º27.7'N 35º24.8'E, 11.iv.2011, L. Friedman (2♂, 2♀), E. Morgulis (4♂, 2♀); Har Barqan [Mt. Barkan], 3.iv.2004, G. Wizen (1♀); Yaqir [Yakir], 4.iv.1981, A. Freidberg (1♂); Judean Hills: Bet Zayit, 10.iv.1978, D. Furth (1♀); Yerushalayim, Bet haKerem [Wadi Ruaz Beth Hakerem Jerusalem], 14.iv.1951, O. Theodor (1♂); Yerushalayim [Jerusalem], 26.iv.1977, Bloya (1♀); Yerushalayim, Talpiyyot [Jerusalem Talpiot plot 2], 10.v.1967, D. Gerling (1♂)(TAUI).
The holotype is double mounted (minuten in a plastic block); in excellent condition and deposited in TAUI. Paratypes will be deposited at SIZK, USNM and NHM.
Description. Head (Fig. 22): Structure: 1.10–1.18 times as high as long. Frons posteriorly 1.10–1.33 times as wide as long and at lunule level 1.35–1.55 times as wide as long, slightly pitted. Eye 1.05–1.12 times as high as long. Gena 0.38–0.47 times as high as eye, slightly shagreened. Fronto-orbital plate at antenna insertion level 0.23– 0.37 times as long as eye, slightly rough. Color and vestiture: Head mostly black. Frons and parafacial sometimes reddish-brown. First flagellomere and scape red-orange, golden to gray microtrichose; arista brown to black, with microscopic rays. Setae and setulae: Medial vertical seta as long as lateral vertical seta; ocellar seta 0.6–0.7 times as long as medial vertical seta; postocellar seta 0.48–0.60 times as long as medial vertical seta; 2 orbital setae of about equal length, as long as ocellar seta. Frons, vibrissal angle and parafacial densely setulose. 1 genal seta; gena and postgena long setulose. Palpus with long black setulae; labellum with long mixed black and white setulae.
Thorax: Color and vestiture: Black, densely shagreened. Setae and setulae: 1 supra-alar, 1 dorsocentral, 1 acrostichal, 4–6 anepisternal and 1 katepisternal setae present. Postpronotal lobe, scutum, scutellum, anepisternum and katepisternum setulose; setulae about 0.33 times as long as major setae.
Legs: mostly black; foretarsus with basal tarsomere yellow at basal 0.8; midtarsus with basal tarsomere and basal 0.5 of sub-basal tarsomere yellow; hindtarsus with basal tarsomere yellow and 2nd 1–2 tarsomeres ventrally yellow. Hindfemur not widened in both sexes, as wide as midfemur.
Wing (Fig. 34): Pattern: wing with basal-cubital cell and basal half of cubital cell brown, and with apical brown spot, extending from casta at apices of cells r1, r2+3 and r4+5; otherwise, wing often slightly infuscate. Venation: Veins mostly yellow at basal half, brown to black at apical half; vein R1 entirely brown. Crossvein R-M aligned apical to apex of vein R1. Ratios: Cell r4+5 0.35–0.44; vein Cu2 1.11–1.25. Calypteres white. Halter base and stem brown, knob dark brown to black.
Abdomen: Tergites 1–4 slightly shagreened, tergite 5 densely shagreened. Abdomen with long setulae.
Male terminalia: Epandrium (Fig. 56) as high as wide; cerci triangular, moderately deeply separate; lateral surstylus apically pointed. Phallus with 1 caecum; caecum extending along apical half of phallus. Glans (Fig. 79) elongate with apical beak-like structure.
Female terminalia: Aculeus 6.0–6.6 times as long as wide at widest point. Cercal unit (Fig. 93) oval, apically oval, with well pronounced lateral groove. Sensilla: BV apical to BD. Spermathecae (Fig. 105) pyriform, papillose.
Measurements (mm): Body length 4.1–5.1, wing length 3.4–4.2.
Distribution. Israel.
Adult activity in Israel: End of March to beginning of June.
Etymology. From Latin, auratas, meaning gilded, referring to the golden 1st flagellomere; a feminine adjective.
Diagnosis. This species resembles U. megacephala Loew which, however, has hyaline wing base (yellowish in U. aurata n. sp.) and black foretarsus (yellow in U. aurata).
Comments. This species and U. albidipennis Loew are the most widespread species in Israel, and can be found both on Har Hermon and in the Judean Hills.
description: Published as part of Morgulis, E. & Freidberg, A., 2014, The Ulidiini (Diptera: Tephritoidea: Ulidiidae) of Israel, with a key to the world species of Ulidia and description of five new species, pp. 201-247 in Zootaxa 3780 (2) on pages 226-227, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3780.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/228269