Mycodrosophila, Oldenberg, 1914

Gornostaev, N. G. & Kulikov, A M., 2021, New data on distribution of Mycodrosophila poecilogastra (Loew, 1874) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Russia, Far Eastern Entomologist 441, pp. 11-12 : 11-12

Mycodrosophila poecilogastra (Loew, 1874)

MATERIAL. Russia : Tuva, Azas State Reserve, vicinity of Toora-Khem , 52°28′ N ,

96°07′ E, 20.VII–10.VIII 2003, 2 ♀ ( AK); Moscow, Fili park and Vorob’evy gory park, on bracket fungi, 28.V–15.VI 2016, 1.VI–20.VI 2019, 11 ♂, 16 ♀ ( NG) .

DISTRIBUTION. This species is widespread in Palaearctic region from South Europe,

Ukraine, Russia (Caucasus) , Azerbaijan and Iran to China, Russia (Far East), Korea and

Japan (Bächli & Rocha Pité, 1984; Gornostaev, 1997 ; Sidorenko, 2001). Here it is recorded from Republic of Tyva (Siberia) and Moscow (the northernmost locality in Russia ) for the first time.

NOTES. Mycodrosophila poecilogastra is a fungivorous species which could be found on various mushrooms but especially on bracket fungi. Probably, new investigations of Diptera feeding on mushrooms could help us the better understanding the geographic distribution of several fungivorous species. Up to date 29 species in seven genera of Drosophilidae were known from Tuva ( Gornostaev & Kulikov, 2019). With this new record a total checklist of drosophilids of Tuva consists of 30 species in eight genera. Amazingly, we also found M.

poecilogastra in Moscow, far away from the forests of North Caucasus in European Russia .

The fauna of Drosophilidae of Moscow parks apparently consists of about 40 species and should be investigated more carefully.