Ephydra macellaria Egger, 1862

Krivosheina, M. G. & Ozerov, A. L., 2021, A review of the shore-fly genus Ephydra Fallén, 1810 (Diptera: Ephydridae) of Russia, Russian Entomological Journal 30 (3), pp. 345-360 : 352-354

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Ephydra macellaria Egger, 1862
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Ephydra macellaria Egger, 1862 View in CoL

Figs 11 View Figs 7–15 , 20 View Figs 16–24 , 29 View Figs 25–30 , 38 View Figs 34–39 .

macellaria Egger 1862: 779 View in CoL ( Ephydra View in CoL ). Type-locality: Trieste ( Italy).

alandica Frey 1909: 12 ( Ephydra View in CoL ). Type locality: Åland Islands, Hammarudda ( Finland).

MATERIAL. Altai: Kosh-Agach env. (50.01ºN 88.66ºE), 1750 m, 2–4.VII.2016, N. Vikhrev (3 ♂♂, ZMUM); Karelia: Primorsky env. (66.549ºN, 33.133ºE), salt pool, 1. VIII GoogleMaps .2018, A. V. Markov (2 ♂♂, ZMUM) .

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL. Kyrgyzstan: Choktal env. (42.58ºN 76.75ºE), 1600 m, 19–22.IX.2013, N. Vikhrev (1 ♂, ZMUM) GoogleMaps ; Mongolia: Uver-Khangayskiy aymak, Samon Boyan Ulan , 1800 m, 3. VI.1987, O. Gorbunov (2 ♂♂, ZMUM) ; Tadjikistan: Tigrovaya balka Nature Reserve , 15.IV.1986, N. Krivosheina (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Lochor (38.383ºN 68.704ºE), 19. V.1939, E. Smirnov (1 ♂, ZMUM) GoogleMaps ; Turkmenistan: Kushka env. (35.281ºN 62.342ºE), 20. V.1991, A. Ozerov (1 ♂, ZMUM) GoogleMaps ; 30 km NW of Ashgabat (38.164ºN 57.960ºE), 16.IV.1983, 18.IV.1983, M. Krivosheina (2 ♂♂, ZMUM) GoogleMaps ; Ashgabat (37.934ºN 58.387ºE), 15.XI.1983, N. Krivosheina (2 ♂♂, ZMUM) GoogleMaps ; Morocco: S of Essaouira , 31.37ºN, 9.71ºW, 25.III.2009, pond, 27.III.2009, sand dune, 28.III.2009, N. Vikhrev (6 ♂♂, ZMUM) GoogleMaps ; Marrakech, Qued Tensift , 21.III.2009 N. Vikhrev (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Canary Islands: Tenerife, Teno Peninsula , temporary pool, lowland, 25–30.III.2011, N. Vikhrev (10 ♂♂, ZMUM) .

DESCRIPTION. Head whitish-grey (alandica) or grey ( macellaria ) pollinose except metallic shining frontal vitta and upper face, with bluish-greenish tinge; fronto-orbital plate grey pollinose. 3 long fronto-orbital setae, anterior interfrontal thin and about 1/3 of ocellar. Postocular setae thin and short. Palpus yellow-grey to dark grey. Antenna black, brown dusted; arista pectinate on dorsal surface. Gena and parafacial whitish-grey or greyish-golden dusted.

Thorax black, densely whitish-grey or grey pollinose. Scutum whitish-grey pollinose or metallic subshining. Acrostichals setulose in many irregular rows, intra-alars absent.

Legs black, densely greyish pollinose; tarsi yellowish.

Abdomen black, densely whitish or grey pollinose, subshining with greenish tinge or without metallic tinge. Tergite 5 about 1.3–1.5 as long as tergite 4. Male genitalia large, as long as tergites 4+5. Epandrium elongate-oval in dorsal (posterior) view ( Fig. 29 View Figs 25–30 ), surstylus narrow and straight, covered with few short hairs. Epandrium parallel-sided in lateral view ( Fig. 38 View Figs 34–39 ), surstyli broad, narrowing and round apically. Aedeagus with round pointed tip in lateral view ( Fig. 11 View Figs 7–15 ). Gonite stout at base with rounded distal part in lateral view, appendage of gonite is located at significant distance from the tip ( Fig. 20 View Figs 16–24 ).

NOTE. The species differs from E. afghanica in dark coloration of fore femora. The absence of long hairs on surtylus and unique shape of gonite with protruding apical lobe and narrow appendage placed at significant distance from it separate E. macellaria from E. attica and make it possible to determine this species with confidence. Mathis & Zatwarnicki [1995] mentioned “Caucasus” as the area of distribution of this species. However, all specimens from Caucasus, which we found in the collection, belong to E. attica .

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The species is divided into 2 subspecies. E. macellaria alandica differs in entirely whitish-grey dusted coloration and is distributed in Finland, Norway and Sweden on the shore of Baltic Sea [ Wirth, 1975] and in Russia on the shore of White Sea. The second subspecies E. macellaria macellaria differs in metallic greenish subshining frons, scutum and abdomen and is widely distributed in the Palaearctic and Afrotropical Regions. Male genitalia of these subspecies are identical.

DISTRIBUTION. Russia: Altai, Karelia. — Afrotro-pical: Cape Verde Islands; Palearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azores, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, China (NE Tibet), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Iran, Italy, Libya, Madeira Islands, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine [ Mathis, Zatwarnicki, 1995]; Kyrgyzstan (first record), Mongolia (first record), Tadjikistan (first record).

ZMUM

Zoological Museum, University of Amoy

V

Royal British Columbia Museum - Herbarium

VI

Mykotektet, National Veterinary Institute

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Ephydridae

Genus

Ephydra

Loc

Ephydra macellaria Egger, 1862

Krivosheina, M. G. & Ozerov, A. L. 2021
2021
Loc

macellaria

Egger J. 1862: 779
1862
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