Spilogona nitidicauda (Schnabl, 1911)

Sorokina, Vera S. & Shaikevich, Elena V., 2018, The identification of the species of the ‘ Spilogona contractifrons species-group’ and the ‘ Spilogona nitidicauda species-group’ (Diptera, Muscidae) based on morphological and molecular analysis, European Journal of Taxonomy 484, pp. 1-26 : 18-19

Spilogona nitidicauda (Schnabl, 1911)

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Type locality

RUSSIA: Yamalo-Nenetsk AO.

Material examined

Syntype

RUSSIA: 5 ♁♁ 5 ♀♀, “Karskaja tundra, s. Tobol’s. gub., 21.vii.09, Zaizev” [Yamalo-Nenetskiy AO, east slope of Polar Ural, mouth of the River Kara, ~ 69º02′N, 64º35′E, 21 Jul. 1909, Zaizev leg.]. 1 ♁, holotype of Limnophora (Spilogona) nitidicauda var. depressa Schnabl , same data as for preceding ( ZISP).

Other material examined

RUSSIA: 9 ♁♁ 2 ♀♀, Altai Republic, Kosh-Agach district, Ukok plateau, environs of Muzdy-Bulak lake, 49°17′ N, 87°39′ E, 2450 m a.s.l., 26 Jun. 2005, 1–2 Jul. 2005, A. Barkalov and V. Sorokina leg. ( SZMN); 24 ♁♁ 8 ♀♀, Altai Republic, Kosh-Agach district, Ukok plateau, environs of Kal’dzhin-Kul’- Bas lake, 49°19′ N, 87°26′ E, 2400–2600 m a.s.l., 17–21 Jul. 2006, V. Sorokina and T. Novgorodova leg. ( SZMN); 4 ♁♁ 1 ♀, Altai Republic, Kosh-Agach district, Ukok plateau, 8 km NW of Maitobe Mountain, 49°34′ N, 87°43′ E, 2400–2500 m a.s.l., 8–10 Jul. 2006, V. Sorokina leg. ( SZMN); 12 ♁♁, Altai Republic, Kosh-Agach district, Ukok plateau, Rodonovyi spring, upper part of Zhumaly River, 49°27′ N, 88°03′ E, 2410 m a.s.l., 24 Jun. 2005, 4 Jul. 2005, 23–24 Jul. 2006, V. Sorokina and T. Novgorodova leg. ( SZMN); 1 ♁ 1 ♀, Altai Republic, Kosh-Agach district, upper part of Naryn-Gol River, 49º49′ N, 89º32′ E, 2520 m a.s.l., 15–19 Jul. 2009, V. Sorokina and T. Novgorodova leg. ( SZMN); 1 ♁, Altai Republic, Kosh-Agach district, Severo-Chuyskyi Ridge, valley of Aktru River, 50°06′ N, 87°48′ E, 1865–2064 m a.s.l., 21 Jul. 2013, T. Novgorodova leg. ( SZMN); 2 ♀♀, Altai Republic, Ongudai district, Terektinskiy range, upper part of Bolshoi Yaloman River, 50º28′ N, 86º19′ E, 2200– 2300 m a.s.l., 3 Jul. 2007, V. Sorokina leg. ( SZMN); 1 ♁, Altai Republic, Ulagan district, Kurayskiy range, 50º20′ N, 87º45′ E, 2500–2800 m a.s.l., 29–30 Jun. 2008, A. Barkalov leg. ( SZMN); 5 ♁♁ 16 ♀♀, Altai Republic, Ulagan district, environs of Dzhulukul’ lake, 50º28′ N, 89º46′ E, 2200 m a.s.l., 21 Jul. 2007, V. Sorokina leg. ( SZMN); 2 ♁♁ 5 ♀♀, Altai Republic, Ulagan district, Shapshal’skiy mountain range, upper part of Shuy River, 50º32′ N, 89º48′ E, 2550–2878 m a.s.l., 23–25 Jul. 2007, V. Sorokina leg. ( SZMN); 1 ♁ 1 ♀, Altai Republic, Ust-Koksa district, 47 km W Ust-Koksa, Krasnaya Mountain, 50°04′ N, 85°13′ E, 2000–2100 m a.s.l., 16 Jul. 2015, V. Sorokina leg. ( SZMN); 15 ♁♁ 3 ♀♀, Chukotka AO, Beringovskii district, 40 km SSW of Beringovskii, 62º43′ N, 178º55′ E, yellow plate trap, 22–23, 26 Jul. 2012, A. Stekolshchikov leg. ( SZMN); 1 ♀, Chukotka AO, 30 km NW of Krasneno, Anadyr river, 64º46′ N, 174º8′ E, 15 Jul. 2014, A. Barkalov leg. ( SZMN); 1 ♁, Krasnoyarsk Kray, Taymyr Peninsula, Kuria village, upper part of Pyasina river [70°16′ N, 88°30′ E], alder forest near village, 13 Jul. 1967, K. Gorodkov leg. ( ZISP); 1 ♀, Krasnoyarsk Kray, Taymyr Peninsula, 114 km S of Khatanga, Kotuy river, 71°02′ N, 103°00′ E, 2–5 Jul. 2010, A. Barkalov leg. ( SZMN); 1 ♁ 2 ♀♀, Nenets AO, Khaypudyrskaya Bay, “Chuba”, 68°16′ N, 59°57′ Е, yellow plate trap, meadow, 6–16 Aug. 2015, O. Makarova and Bizin leg. ( SZMN); 1 ♁ 1 ♀, Nenets AO, Bolvanskaya Bay, 68°05′ N, 54°47′ Е, yellow plate trap, anthropogenic meadow, 18–25 Jul. 2015, O. Makarova and Bizin leg. ( SZMN); 1 ♀, Nenets AO, Pakhancheskaya Bay, 68°29′ N, 57°26′ Е, 26 Jul.–5 Aug. 2015, O. Makarova and Bizin leg. ( SZMN); 2 ♁♁, Yamalo-Nenets AO, 73 km NE of Labytnangi, Longot’egan river, 67º19′ N, 66º43′ E, 175 m a.s.l., 2, 10 Jul. 2015, A. Barkalov leg. ( SZMN).

SWEDEN: 1 ♁, Abisko, Nuolja, meadow below Topstation, 19 Jul. 1987, A. Pont leg. ( SZMN).

Distribution

Holarctic Region; in the Palaearctic, from North Scandinavia, Russia and China. Arcto-alpine species.

Figures

Fig. 4. Males of Spilogona Schnabl, 1911. A–C. Head, lateral view. A. S. imitatrix (Malloch, 1921). B. S. nitidicauda (Schnabl, 1911). C. S. platyfrons Sorokina, 2018. D–F. Frons, anterior view. D. S. imitatrix. E. S. nitidicauda. F. S. platyfrons. G–I. Abdomen, dorsal view. G. S. imitatrix. H. S. nitidicauda. I. S. platyfrons. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Fig. 5. Males of Spilogona Schnabl, 1911. A–C. Terminalia, lateral view. A. S. imitatrix (Malloch, 1921). B. S. nitidicauda (Schnabl, 1911). C. S. platyfrons Sorokina, 2018. D–F. Cercal plate, posterior view. D. S. imitatrix. E. S. nitidicauda. F. S. platyfrons. G–I. Sternite 5. G. S. imitatrix. H. S. nitidicauda. I. S. platyfrons. Scale bars: 0.25 mm.