Rachispoda Lioy, 1864

Marshall, Stephen A., Roháček, Jindřich, Dong, Hui & Buck, Matthias, 2011, The state of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera: Acalyptratae): a world catalog update covering the years 2000 - 2010, with new generic synonymy, new combinations, and new distributions, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51 (1), pp. 217-298 : 269-272

Genus Rachispoda Lioy, 1864

Rachispoda acrosticalis (Becker, 1903) . Distr.: Afrotropical: Botswana, Cape Verde Is., Madagascar, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zaire; Palaearctic: Algeria, Azores ( Portugal), Canary Is. ( Spain), Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Malta, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey. Note. All Afrotropical records need verification; they probably deal with a complex of hitherto unrecognized species.

Limosina acrostichalis . – COLLIN (1912): 101 [misspelling, first record from Seychelles].

Limosina ( Limosina) acrostichalis . – GERLACH (2009): 386 [misspelling, incorrect generic placement].

Rachispoda acrosticalis . – ROHÁČEK (2004b): 256 [new record from Cyprus]; GATT (2007): 303 [new records from Morocco and Tunisia]; GATT (2006c): 69 [new record from Sardinia]; GATT (2008): 701 [new record from United Arab Emirates]; GATT (2010): 4 [new record from mainland Italy].

Rachispoda anceps (Stenhammar, 1855) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Russia (NET), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.

Leptocera anceps . – KARPA (2008): 27 [record from Latvia].

Rachispoda breviceps (Stenhammar, 1855) . Distr.: Palaearctic:? Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,? Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland,? Netherlands, Norway, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden.

Rachispoda breviceps . – GRAYSON (2006):134 [doubtfull record from Great Britain: England]; WITHERS (2007): 147 [confirmed from France].

Leptocera breviceps . – KARPA (2008): 27 [record from Latvia].

Rachispoda brevior (Roháček, 1991) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Greece ( Crete), Hungary, Israel, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain (incl. Balearic Is.), Tunisia.

Rachispoda brevior . – GATT (2006c):69 [new record from mainland Italy]; CARLES- TOLRÁ & VENTURA (2008):278 [new record from Spain: Balearic Is.]; CARLES- TOLRÁ & ROSADO (2009): 346 [new record from Portugal].

Rachispoda cilifera (Rondani, 1880) . Distr.: Afrotropical: all records doubtful; Palaearctic: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Russia (CET,?FE), Serbia, Slovakia.

Leptocera cilifera . – KARPA (2008): 27 [record from Latvia].

Rachispoda cryptochaeta (Duda, 1918) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Latvia,? Russia (CET), Spain, Sweden.

Leptocera ( Rachispoda) cryptochaeta . – VALENTINE et al. (1991): 105 [new record from Ireland].

Leptocera cryptochaeta . – PANTELEEVA (2005): 492 [doubtful record from Russia: CET]; KARPA (2008): 27 [record from Latvia].

Rachispoda cryptochaeta . – WITHERS (2007): 147 [new record from France].

Rachispoda duodecimseta (Papp, 1973) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Israel, Italy ( Sicily), Mongolia, Morocco, Tadjikistan, Tunisia.

Leptocera ( Rachispoda) duodecimseta . – GATT (2007): 304 [new record from Tunisia].

Rachispoda fuscipennis (Haliday, 1833) . Distr.: Afrotropical: Madagascar, Namibia, Saudi Arabia, Socotra ( Yemen), Zaire; Australasian / Oceanian: Australia (NSW), Guam ( USA), Hawaii ( USA), New Zealand; Oriental: Taiwan; Nearctic: Canada (BC, MB, NS, ON, SK), USA (CA, FL, GA, MA, NY); Neotropical: Bahamas, Bermuda, Galápagos Is. ( Ecuador), Mexico (SIN); Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Azerbaidjan, Azores ( Portugal), Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is. ( Spain), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France (inc. Corsica), Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Latvia, Japan, Jordan, Kirghizia, Malta, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (SET), Serbia, Slovakia, Spain (incl. Balearic Is.), Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan; South Atlantic: Saint Helena.

Rachispoda fuscipennis . – ROHÁČEK (2004b): 256 [new record from Cyprus]; GATT (2008): 701 [new record from United Arab Emirates].

Rachispoda gel (Papp, 1978) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain (incl. Balearic Is.), Sweden, Tadjikistan, Tunisia.

Rachispoda gel . – ROHÁČEK (2004b): 256 [new record from Cyprus]; GATT (2007): 304 [new record from Morocco]; CARLES- TOLRÁ & VENTURA (2008): 278 [new record from Spain: Balearic Is.].

Rachispoda hostica (Villeneuve, 1917) . Distr.: Afrotropical: record from Zaire doubtful; Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Latvia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia (SET), Slovakia, Sweden, Tadjikistan, Turkey.

Leptocera hostica . – KARPA (2008): 28 [record from Latvia].

Rachispoda iberica (Roháček, 1991) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Portugal, Spain.

Rachispoda iberica . – CARLES- TOLRÁ & ROSADO (2009): 346–347 [female, illustr., new record from Portugal].

Rachispoda kabuli (Papp, 1978) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bulgaria, Canary Is. ( Spain), Cyprus, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Israel, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Spain (incl. Balearic Is.), Tunisia.

Rachispoda kabuli . – GATT (2007): 304 [new record from Greece].

Rachispoda lagura (Roháček, 1991) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaidjan, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Italy, Mongolia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan.

Rachispoda lagura . – ROHÁČEK (2004b): 257 [new record from Cyprus]; GATT (2008): 701 [new record from United Arab Emirates]; GATT (2010): 3 [new record from Italy].

Rachispoda limosa (Fallén, 1820) . Distr.: Afrotropical: all records doubtful; Nearctic: Canada (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC), USA (CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MS, MT, NC, NH, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, UT, WA, WV, WY). Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is. ( Spain), Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France (incl. Corsica), Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland [record missing from previous catalog], Italy (incl. Sicily), Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia (CET, FE, NET, SET), Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadjikistan, Tunisia, Uzbekistan.

Rachispoda longior (Roháček, 1991) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece (incl. Corfu), Hungary, Israel, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania, Slovakia, Spain (incl. Balearic Is.), Sweden, Tadjikistan, Tunisia.

Rachispoda longior . – GATT (2007): 304 [new record from Tunisia].

Rachispoda lutosa (Stenhammar, 1855) . Distr.: Nearctic: Canada (MB), USA (AK); Palaearctic: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia (CET, FE, NET, SET, WS), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey.

Leptocera ( Rachispoda) lutosa . – NASH et al. (2001): 193 [record from Ireland].

Rachispoda lutosa . – GATT (2007): 304 [new record from Greece].

Rachispoda lutosoidea (Duda, 1938) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is. ( Spain), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (CET, SET,?WS), Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,? Tadjikistan, Tunisia, Turkey.

Leptocera ( Rachispoda) lutosoidea . – NASH (1989): 152 [new record from Ireland].

Rachispoda lutosoidea . – GATT (2007): 304 [new record from Lebanon].

Leptocera lutosoidea . – KARPA (2008): 28 [record from Latvia].

Rachispoda modesta (Duda, 1924) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is. ( Spain), Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Iraq, Iran, Israel, Latvia, Lebanon, Montenegro, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Balearic Is.), Sweden, Tadjikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan.

Leptocera ( Rachispoda) modesta . – GATT (2007): 304 [new records from Lebanon, Morocco].

Leptocera modesta . – KARPA (2008): 28 [record from Latvia].

Rachispoda opinata (Roháček, 1991) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Czech Republic, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia.

Rachispoda opinata . – GATT (2010): 3 [new record from Italy].

Rachispoda pseudohostica (Duda, 1924) . Distr.: Afrotropical: record from Zaire very doubtful; Palaearctic: Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Mongolia, Romania, Russia (FE), Slovakia, Turkey.

Rachispoda pseudohostica . – GATT (2007): 304 [new record from Turkey].

Rachispoda segem (Roháček, 1991) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Russia (NET), Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland.

Rachispoda segem . – GATT (2006a): 75 [new record from Switzerland].

Rachispoda uniseta (Roháček, 1991) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Italy, Morocco, Switzerland, Tunisia.

Rachispoda uniseta . – GATT (2006a): 75 [new record from Switzerland]; GATT (2010): 3 [new record from Italy].

Rachispoda varicornis (Strobl, 1900) . Distr.: Afrotropical: all records doubtful; Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Azores ( Portugal), Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canary Is. ( Spain), Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Great Britain, Greece (incl. Crete), Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy (incl. Sicily),? Latvia, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Tadjikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan.

Rachispoda varicornis . – ROHÁČEK (2004b): 257 [new record from Cyprus].

Leptocera varicornis . – KARPA (2008): 28 [doubtful record from Latvia].