Ceratinostoma ostiorum ( Curtis, 1832 )

Šifner, František, 2008, A catalogue of the Scathophagidae (Diptera) of the Palaearctic region, with notes on their taxonomy and faunistics, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48 (1), pp. 111-196 : 157

Ceratinostoma ostiorum ( Curtis, 1832)

Scatophaga ostiorum Curtis, 1832: 405 . SYNTYPES: Great Britain, England, at Dover ; Isle of Man; and Ireland, at Belfast; no additional data quoted in the original paper (depository unknown).

Scatomyza borealis Zetterstedt, 1838: 721 . SYNTYPES: J ♀, Norway, ‘Lapponia Norvegica in littore Oceani [= Norwegian Lappland, ocean coast], Björkvik [= Bjerkvik] and Giebostad [= Gibostad], 14.-22.vii. [without year]’ (probably MZLU). Synonymized by SCHINER (1864a: 19).

Scatophaga oceanea Macquart, 1838: 423 .? SYNTYPES: France, ‘ Dunkerque’ ; no additional data quoted in the original paper (depository unknown). Synonymized by SCHINER (1864a: 19).

Lispa lestremensis Bigot, 1884: 292 .? SYNTYPES: France, Lestrem departement; no additional data quoted in the original paper (depository unknown). Synonymized by SÉGUY (1934: 692).

Ceratinostoma maritimum Meade, 1885: 152 . SYNTYPES: one specimen, Great Britain, Wales, ‘ Welsh coast, ix.1884 ’; J ♀, ‘ Cardiff, 1885 ’; one specimen, ‘ Ilfracombe , vii.1885, all W. H. Harris leg. ’; J ♀, ‘ Isle of Man, Douglas , 20.vi.1885, Meade leg.’ (depository unknown). Synonymized by BECKER (1905: 12) .

Ceratinostoma nudiseta Becker, 1907a: 4 , syn. nov. SYNTYPES: 2 JJ, 10(23)vi.-25(8.vii.)1900 [the dates in parentheses according to Gregorian calender], K. Wollossovitsch leg.; 1♀, Russia, East Siberia ‘ Neu-Sibirische Inseln , Insel Kotelniy , Südufer beim Stan – Michailow [= New Siberian Islands, Kotel’niy Island, southern coast at St. Mikhaylov]’ (probably ZMHB) .

Note. All characters of C. nudiseta are within the limits of variability of C. ostiorum and I therefore place C. nudiseta as a junior synonym of C. ostiorum .

Distribution. Belgium (DE JONG 2005); Estonia (DE JONG 2005); France ( SÉGUY 1934: 692);

Germany ( PÜCHEL 1999: 186); Great Britain ( CHANDLER 1998: 163); Ireland ( CHANDLER 1998:

163); Lithuania ( PAKALNIŠKIS et al. 2000: 44); Netherlands (DE JONG 2005); Norway ( NELSON

& GREVE 2002: 46); Poland (DRABER- MONKO 1991: 232); Russia – European Russia, East

Siberia (BECKER 1907: 4, GORODKOV 1970: 454); Nearctic region ( VOCKEROTH 1965: 840).