Spilogona platyfrons Sorokina, 2018

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 : 20

Spilogona platyfrons Sorokina, 2018

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Type locality

RUSSIA: Altai Mountains.

Material examined

Holotype

RUSSIA: 1 ♁, Altai Republic, Ulagan district, Shapshal’skiy mountain range, upper part of Shui River , ~ 50º33′ N, 89º50′ E, 2550–2900 m a.s.l., 25 Jul. 2007, V. Sorokina leg. ( SZMN).

Paratypes

RUSSIA: 34 ♁♁ 21 ♀♀, Altai Republic, Ulagan district, Shapshal’skiy mountain range, upper part of Shui River, ~ 50º33′ N, 89º50′ E, 2550–2900 m a.s.l., 25 Jul. 2007, V. Sorokina leg. (2 males and 2 females in ZMUM & ZISP, the rest in SZMN); 1 ♀, Altai Republic, Kosh-Agach district, upper part of Naryn-Gol River, 49°49′ N, 89°32′ E, 2520 m a.s.l., 16–19 Jul. 2009, V. Sorokina leg. ( SZMN); 1 ♁ 1 ♀, Altai Republic, Kosh-Agach district, Ukok plateau, environs of Muzdy-Bulak lake, 49º17′ N, 87º39′ E, 2400–2900 m a.s.l., 27 Jun., 1 Jul. 2005, V. Sorokina leg. ( SZMN); 6 ♁♁, Altai Republic, Kosh-Agach district, Ukok plateau, 6–8 km NW of Maitobe Mountain, 49º34′ N, 87º43′ E, 2420–2550 m a.s.l., 6–10 Jul. 2006, V. Sorokina and T. Novgorodova leg. ( SZMN); 6 ♁♁ 4 ♀♀, 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., 18, 20–21 Jul. 2006, V. Sorokina and T. Novgorodova leg. ( SZMN); 17 ♁♁ 3 ♀♀, Altai Republic, Kosh- Agach district, Ukok plateau, south slope of Yuzhno-Chuiskiy range, valley of Tara River, 49°39′ N, 88°13′ E, 2175–2200 m a.s.l., 1–4 Jul. 2006, 11 Jul. 2009, leg. V. Sorokina leg. ( SZMN); 6 ♁♁ 1 ♀, Altai Republic, Kosh-Agach district, Ukok plateau, upper part of Zhumaly river, Rodonovyi spring, 49º16′ N, 88º30′ E, 2300 m a.s.l., 24 Jun. 2005, V. Sorokina leg. ( SZMN); 6 ♁♁ 1 ♀, Altai Republic, Ongudai district, Terektinskiy range, upper part of Bolshoi Yaloman River, 2200–2300 m a.s.l., 3 Aug. 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); 13 ♁♁ 20 ♀♀, Altai Republic, Ulagan district, environs of Dzhulukul’ lake, 50º28′ N, 89º46′ E, 2200 m a.s.l., 21–24 Jul. 2007, V. Sorokina leg. ( SZMN); 18 ♁♁ 3 ♀♀, Altai Republic, Ust-Koksa district, 47 km W of Ust-Koksa, Krasnaya Mountain, 2000–2100 m a.s.l., 50°04′ N, 85°13′ E, 16 Jul. 2015, V. Sorokina leg. ( SZMN); 6 ♁♁ 4 ♀♀, Tyva Republic, Morgun-Taiginskii kozhuun, environs of Mugur-Aksy, ~ 50º22′ N, 90º25′ E, 2000–2100 m a.s.l., 22 Jul. 1993, A. Barkalov leg. ( SZMN).

Distribution

Palaearctic Region: southern Siberia.

Remark

Mountain species, but probably living in the arctic tundra too.

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.