Meiosimyza conjugata

Meiosimyza conjugata (Becker) (Figs 7A, 8A–C) Material examined. ALBANIA. L5: 1 ♂. HUNGARY. 1 ♂: Nagykovácsi, Remetehegy tervterület, 1954.v.28., leg. Mihályi, 1 ♂: Bükk hg., Bálvány, erdőszéle, 1960.viii.4. leg. Tóth S., 1 ♂: Bükk, Bánkút, 1950.viii.26. leg. Reskovits, 1 ♂: Pilis, 750 m, 1956.ix.7., leg. Mihályi, 1 ♂: Mátraszentlászló, rét, 1965.ix.8. leg. Soós. CROATIA. 1 ♂: Plitvica [date unknown], leg. Kertész, Lyciella conjugata Beck. det. Kertész (all in HNHM). Remarks. Although the male genitalia was noted by Papp (1979) as “short and small” [translated from Hungarian], it has not been sufficiently illustrated in the previous literature. Merz (2002) noted that Remm & Elberg (1979) illustrated a species identified as Lyciella (= Meiosimyza) subfasciata Zetterstedt, which most probably actually belongs to L. conjugata. After comparison of the Albanian specimen with the above Hungarian material (with a completely yellow tip of postpedicel; see Merz (2002) and Semelbauer & Mangová (2019)), which Papp (1978) compared with Becker's type material, the identification of the Albanian specimen was confirmed. The male genitalia are illustrated here to facilitate future identifications (Figs 8A–C). We confirm that the figures of Remm & Elberg (1979) actually depict L. conjugata. Distribution. Mainly known from Central and Southeastern Europe, although also recorded from Estonia and European Russia (Merz 2004). In the Balkan Peninsula, it is known from Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. This is the first record of the genus and species from Albania.