Bicellaria austriaca Tuomikoski

Barták, Miroslav & Kubík, Štěpán, 2013, Species of Bicellaria Macquart (Diptera: Hybotidae) of Europe, with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 3647 (2), pp. 251-278 : 255-256

Bicellaria austriaca Tuomikoski

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Bicellaria austriaca Tuomikoski, 1955: 70 .

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE 3: Austria, Obertillach, R. Frey (labelled: “Mus. Zool. H:fors, Spec. typ. No. 8202 Bicellaria austriaca Tuomikoski “ and “ Holotypus Bicellaria austriaca Tumikoski, 1955 , Chvála 1980”).

PARATYPES: 13, 2Ƥ, Obertillach, R. Frey (male labelled “Mus. Zool. H:fors, Spec. typ. No. 8203 Bicellaria austriaca Tuomikoski “)—(NHMH).

Additional material examined. (453, 7Ƥ) Austria: 13, Niedere Tauern, Sölker Pass, 47°16'N, 14°04'E, 1900 m, 7–8.vii.1995, M. Barták; 1 3, Tauernalm, pasture, 15.vii.1998, M. Barták; 23, 1Ƥ, Gerlos, spruce wood, 1600 m, 47°16'N, 12°03'E, 9.viii.1988, M. Barták (CULSP); 13, Tirol, Stafflach, 19–20.vi.1933, A.C.W. Wagner (NHMH). Bulgaria: 23, Pirin Mts, Begovica, 17.1 km NW from Sandanski, 41°40'09''N, 23°25'33''E, 1760 m, 10.viii.2005, J. Fechtner; 13, Pirin Mts, 5 km SE Vikhren, peak, 2100–2300 m, 1.vii.1988, B. Mocek; 13, Pirin Mts, Banderica, 7.vii.1982, 1800 m, F. Kocourek (CULSP). Czech Republic: 13, Šumava Mts, Antýgl, 2.viii.1995, Šumava Mts, Popelná, along brook, 49°06'N, 13°38'E, 880 m, 7.vii.1988, M. Barták; 13, Šumava Mts, S. slope of Pancíř, meadow, 49°09'N, 13°16'E, 1000 m, 24.viii.1989, M. Barták; 13, Šumava Mts, Nová hůrka, peat-bog, 49°09'N, 13°20'E, 850 m, 1.vii.1995, M. Barták; 13, same locality, 15.vi.1999; 23, 1Ƥ, Šumava Mts, Tetřeví slať, peat-bog, 49°01'N, 13°20'E, 23.vii.1989, M. Barták; 13, Šumava Mts, Rakouská louka, peat-bog, 48°46'N, 13°50'E, 1350 m, 16.viii.1994, M. Barták; 13, Šumava Mts, Prášily nr. Křemelná brook, 49°08'N, 13°23'E, 810 m, 8.vii.1994, M. Barták; 13, Šumava Mts, Zhůřské slatĕ, peat-bog, 1130 m, 49°04'N, 13°34'E, 17.vi.1999, M. Barták et Š. Kubík; 13, Šumava Mts, Boubín, mixed wood, 48°58'40''N, 13°49'00''E, 990 m, 2– 17.vii.2002, K. Spitzer; 13, Bílina, Štĕpánov, nr. brook, 50°33'N, 13°50'E, 370 m, 18.vi.1994; 13, Bílina, Chloumek, damp meadow nr. woods, 50°33'N, 13°50'E, 410 m, 18.vi.1994; 13, Janov nad Nisou, 50°46'N, 15°12'E, 700–800 m, 19.vi.1982; 13, Štiřín, near pond, 49°55'N, 14°37'E, 380 m, 11.vii.1991 –all M. Barták; 13, 2Ƥ, Krkonoše Mts, Luční bouda, 50°44'19''N, 15°40'38''E, 1250 m, 9–16.viii.2007; 13, same locality, 16– 26.vii.2007; 13, same locality, 16–25.v.2007; 13, Krkonoše Mts, Úpa, peat-bog, 50°44'14''N, 15°42'55''E, 1407 m, Malaise trap, 28.vi.-12.vii.2007; 13, Krkonoše Mts, Labská rokle, nr. brook, 50°46'19''N, 15°32'43''E, 1300 m, 25.vii.-15.viii.2007; 13, 1Ƥ, Krkonoše Mts, Liščí hora, upper forest line, 50°42'04''N, 15°40'35''E, 1320 m, 29.vi.- 26.vii.2005; 13, Krkonoše Mts, Dvorský potok, nr. brook, 50°45'54''N, 15°34'41''E, 18–29.viii.2006, Malaise trap– all J. Vanĕk; 13, Podyjí NP, Braitava, mixed wood, 48°52'N, 15°49'E, 27.vi.2002; 13, 1Ƥ, Beskydy Mts, Muřinkový vrch, peat-bog, 49°31'N, 18°39'E, 950 m, 23.viii.1987; 13, Beskydy Mts, Lysá hora, hilltop, 49°32'46''N, 18°26'53''E, 1323 m, 7–29.vii.2004, Malaise trap; 13, 2Ƥ, Jeseník Mts, Velká Kotlina, 25–26.vi.1982; Horní Bečva, 26.vi.1975 –all M. Barták–(CULSP). Germany: 13, Bayerischer Wald, Spiegelau, 48°57'N, 13°22'E, 760 m; 13, Bayerischer Wald, Hochgericht, Stangenfiltz, 1185 m, 6.vii.1992, Weiss–(CULSP). Italy: 43, S. Stefano di Cadore, fiuma Piave, viii.1979, G. Raffone; 13, Lago Calaita, viii.1970; 13, Passo Monte, Croce Carnico, 23.viii.1964 (MSNV). Switzerland: 13, GR, Lenzerheide, pasture, 2000 m, Malaise trap, 14– 21.vii.2000, B. Merz (CULSP).

Diagnosis. Bicellaria austriaca is a member of B. austriaca complex (incl. B. italica sp. nov., B. collini Tuomikoski , and B. intermedia Lundbeck ) characterized by 1–2 long dorsal setae on the third antennal segment, 2– 3 setae on palpus and both phallic hooks present and long. All four species of this complex may be easily identified in the male sex according to the key and genitalia. Bicellaria austriaca has two rather strong unequally long and unequally bent phallic hooks and relatively broad hypandrial processes with long setae on the apical part. We believe that females may be also distinguished from other species of the B. austriaca complex according to characters given in the key despite finding no specimens in copula. To be certain faunistic records based solely on females are omitted here.

Distribution. Europe, from Italy and Bulgaria to about 60° N latitude in Scandinavia.

Remarks. The species was described (and hypandrium illustrated) on the basis of many specimens from the mountains of Central and Southern Europe. Chvála (1983) redescribed this species and provided illustrations of the face, antenna, hind leg, genitalia, and identification of the holotype.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Hypandrium (ventral view) and phallus with postgonites (lateral view). 1 – 2. Bicellaria albopilosa Chvála. 3 – 4. Bicellaria alpina Bezzi. 5 – 6. Bicellaria andorra sp. nov. 7 – 8. Bicellaria austriaca Tuomikoski. Abbreviations: eapejaculatory apodeme, hph—phallic hooks, mep—median extensions of postgonites, pgn—postgonites, vap—ventral apodeme. Scale bars = 0.10 mm.