2001.12.01. updated

Choerades caucasicus (Richter & Mamaev, 1971)

[synonymy]

Choerades caucasicus Richter & Mamaev, 1971, Zool. Zh., 50(10): 1589; Esipenko, 1971, Uchen. Zap. Kahborovsk. gos. pedagog. Inst., ser. Extestv. Nauk. 34: ; Lehr, 1979, Biologich. issledov. n. Dolnem Vostoke:; Lehr, 1988, Catal. Pal. Dipt., 5: 198; Lehr, 1991, Ent. Obozr., 70(3): 708; Tagawa, 1999, Hana-abu, 7: 5.

[distribution]

Japan: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku
SET,FE(S Amur Prov., Khabarovsk, Maritime terr)

[characteristics]

Proboscis with blunt oblique apex.
Tergite 6th in middle of posterior margin with U-shaped projection, 7th with a protuberance.
Body length: Male 20-22mm, Female 17-20mm

[notes]

Male

Female

Head

Male genitalia (lateral, dorsal)