Spilogona contractifrons (Zetterstedt, 1838)

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 : 10-11

Spilogona contractifrons (Zetterstedt, 1838)

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Type locality

SWEDEN: “Lapland”.

Material examined

CANADA: 1 ♁, Manitoba, Goose Creek Rd., Pump House, 58°38′ N, 94°14′ W, Malaise trap, 17–21 Jul. 2007, A. Renaud leg. ( SZMN); 1 ♁, Manitoba, 4 km S of Churchill, Beach Bay, 58°45′ N, 94°08′ W, sweep in vegetation, 24 Jul. 2007, A. Renaud leg. ( SZMN); 1 ♀, Manitoba, Churchill, 12 km E on Launch road, 58°45′ N, 93°59′ W, Malaise trap, 3–7 Jul. 2007, A. Renaud leg. ( SZMN); 1 ♀, Manitoba, 24 km E of Churchill, Ramsay Creek, 58°44′ N, 93°47′ W, Malaise trap, 25–29 Jul. 2007, A. Renaud leg. ( SZMN).

RUSSIA: 1 ♁, Altai Republic, Kosh-Agach district, Ukok plateau, environs of Kal’dzhin-Kul’-Bas lake, 49°19′ N, 87°26′ E, 2450 m a.s.l., 21 Jul. 2006, V. Sorokina leg. ( SZMN); 2 ♁♁, Altai Republic, Kosh- Agach district, Rodonovyi spring, upper part of Zhumaly river, 49°27′ N, 88°03′ E, 2410 m a.s.l., 4 Jul. 2005, 23–24 Jul. 2006, T. Novgorodova and V. Sorokina leg. ( SZMN); 1 ♁, Altai Republic, Kosh- Agach district, Severo-Chuyskyi Ridge, valley of Aktru River, 50°06′ N, 87°48′ E, 2064 m a.s.l., 21 Jul. 2013, V. Sorokina leg. ( SZMN); 2 ♀♀, “Chita region” [Zabaykalsky Krai], 6 km N, of Teli Mountain, Toreyskie lakes, 50º06′ N, 115º41′ E, steppe, 6 Jul. 2011, V. Dubatolov leg. ( SZMN); 1 ♁, Kurgan region, environs of Kurgan, 55°30′ N, 66°19′ Е, sweep in grass meadow, 17 Jun. 2015, V. Sorokina leg. ( SZMN); 1 ♁, Magadan region, Ust’-Omchug, 61°08′ N, 149°39′ Е, 1 Jul. 1971, Gorodkov leg. ( ZISP); 1 ♀ 1 ♁, Magadan region, 20 km S of Gizhiga village, “Chaibukha aerodrome” [~ 61°50′ N, 160°32′ Е], valley of Chaibukha River, 7 km from mouth of river, 2 Sep. 1987, Gorodkov leg. ( ZISP); 1 ♀, Magadan region, Aborigen field station, 61°20′ N, 149°23′ Е, 500 m a.s.l., 5–10 Aug.1990, M. Wood leg. ( SZMN); 10 ♁♁ 3 ♀♀, Magadan region, environs of Sokol village, 59°54′ N, 150°45′ E, 11–19 Jul. 2014, N. Vikhrev leg. (1 ♀ 1 ♁ in SZMN, rest in ZMUM); 1 ♁, Magadan region, 92 km NE of Magadan, valley of Donyshko river, 60°20′ N, 151°23′ Е, 570 m a.s.l., 17 Jul. 2014, N. Vikhrev leg. ( ZMUM); 1 ♁, Magadan region, Koni Peninsula, environs of Cape Ploskyi cordon, valley of Khindzha river, 59°09′ N, 151°38′ Е, 29 Jun. 2016, N. Tridrikh leg. ( SZMN); 2 ♀♀, same data as for preceding except: birch copse on the slope, 22 Aug. 2017; 1 ♀, Magadan region, Koni Peninsula, Cape Skalistyi, valley of Skalistaya river, 59°07′ N, 151°23′ Е, yellow plate traps, 23 Aug. 2017, N. Tridrikh 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); 2 ♁♁ 2 ♀, Nenets AO, Pakhancheskaya Bay, 68°29′ N, 57°26′ Е, yellow plate trap, tundra, 26 Jul.–5 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 ♁ 4 ♀♀, Novosibirsk region, Zdvinsk district, environs of Shirokaya Kurya village [54°34′ N, 78°08′ Е], field station, 8 Jul. 2002, Zavarukhina leg. ( SZMN).

SWEDEN: 1 ♁ 1 ♀, “Vällistefjäll” [Jämtland, Välliste Mountain, 63°16′ N, 13°07′ E, 700–800 m a.s.l.], forest zone, 23 Jul. 1980, A. Pont leg. ( SZMN).

Distribution

Holarctic Region; in the Palaearctic, from Northern Europe to the Russian Far East. Arcto-borealmountain species.

Figures

Fig. 1. Males of Spilogona Schnabl, 1911. A–C. Male head and scutum, anterior view. A. S. contractifrons (Zetterstedt, 1838). B. S. arctica (Zetterstedt, 1838). C. S. alticola (Malloch, 1920). D–F. Sternite 5. D. S. contractifrons. E. S. arctica. F. S. alticola. G–I. Abdomen, dorsal view. G. S. contractifrons. H. S. arctica. I. S. alticola. J–L. Terminalia, lateral view. J. S. contractifrons. K. S. arctica. L. S. alticola. Scale bars: 1 mm.