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Themira annulipes Meigen 1826

Description

Themira annulipes (Meigen, 1826)

Material: Switzerland: AG: Aristau, 400 m, v.1974, vi.1974, vii.1974, viii.1974, x.1974 (all leg. Wunderlich); Habsburg, 450 m, 19.vii.2004 (leg. Wermelinger); Rottenschwil, 450 m, 14.vi.2008; Schlossrued, 600 m, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 (all leg. Duelli); Würenlingen, 420 m, 7.viii.1998, 14.viii.1997. BE:Biel, 450 m, 27.– 31.vii.1973; Guttannen, 1000 m, 6.viii.1999; Ligerz, 450 m, 29.v.2010; Rümligen, 540 m, 2000, 2001, 2005 (all leg. Duelli); Ruppoldsried, 500 m, iv.–x.1987 (leg. Duelli). BL:Bubendorf, 25.–31.v.2000, 6.–13.vii.2000 (leg. Wolf); Pratteln, 480 m, 2000, 2001, 2005 (all leg. Duelli). BS:Basel/Zolli, 24.vi.–8.vii.2005, 8.– 22.vii.2005 (all leg. Baur et al.). FR:Courlevon, 600 m, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 (all leg. Duelli); Nuvilly, 650 m, 2000, 2001, 2005 (all leg. Duelli). GE:Cartigny/Moulin de Vert, 350 m, 9.viii.2000 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Chancy, 350 m, 25.vii.2004; Chancy/La Laire, 350 m, 7.viii.2000 (leg. Merz &Bächli). GL: Elm/Wichlen, 1300 m, 15.viii.2001; Richisau, 1100 m, 7.–11.viii.1995; Vorauen, 800 m, 20.vii.1995, 4.–8.viii.1991. GR:Dischmatal, 1600 m, 16.–30.vi.1990, 16.– 30.vi.1992, 1.–15.vii.1990,1.–15.vii.1991, 1.–15.vii.1992, 16.–31.vii.1991, 16.– 31.vii.1992, 1.–16.viii.1990, 1.–20.viii.1991, 1.–27.viii.1992 (all leg. Brodmann); Saas, 1100 m, 7.viii.2010; Santa Maria/Müstair, 1540 m, 26.vi.2015; Savognin, 1360 m, 17.–20.viii.1988; Tschierv, 1700 m, 27.vi.2015; Zernez, 1450 m, 4.viii.1996 (leg. Merz &Bächli). JU:La Chaux-de-Breuleux, 1000 m, 28.vi.2003. LU:Dierikon, 550 m, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 (all leg. Duelli); Luzern, 550 m, 10.vi.2006, 24.vi.–5.viii.2006 (leg. Sattler); Ruswil, 800 m, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 (all leg. Duelli). NE:Marin/Tertres, 450 m, 19.v.2001; Neuchâtel, 600 m, 3.vii.2010. SO:Mariastein, 350 m, 21.–25.vii.1973; Messen, 500 m, 21.viii.2004 (leg. Wermelinger); Weissenstein, 1000 m, 25.vi.2006. SZ:Alpthal, 1150 m, 2005 (leg. Duelli); Pragelpass, 1550 m, 5.viii.1991. TG:Roggwil, 420 m, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 (leg. Duelli). TI:Acquacalda, 1800 m, 22.–24.vi.2001; Fusio, 1300 m, 26.vii.1997; Lugano; 24.vi.–5.viii.2006 (leg. Sattler); Robiei, 1900 m, 4.–5.vii. 2008. UR:Seelisberg, 810 m, 4.–7.viii.1973. VD:Changins, 430 m, 2000, 2001, 2005 (all leg. Duelli). VS:Jeizinen, 1500 m, 3.vii.2001; Leuk/Platten, 600 m, 1.viii.1998 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Mörel, 850 m, 28.v.2010 (leg. Obrist); Morgins/Portes du Soleil, 1800 m, 27.vii.2004; Morgins/Têtes, 1500 m, 28.vii.2004; Visperterminen, 1400 m, 31.vii.1998. ZG:Holzhäusern, 2.v.–30.viii.1996 (leg. Röösli); Steinhausen, 500 m, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006 (all leg. Duelli). ZH:Dietikon, 390 m, 6.vi.2015, 20.vii.1989, 29.vii.1989, 5.viii.1989; Embrach/ Haumühle, 400 m, 9.v.1998; Flaach, 350 m, 30.vi.2000; Katzensee, 440 m, 23.vii. 1991; Kempthal, 480 m, 21.vi.1972 (leg. Glatthaar); Oetwil/L., 450 m, 27.vii.– 1.viii.1996; Rafz, 420 m, 2000, 2001, 2005 (all leg. Duelli); Uitikon, 540 m, 2000, 2004, 2005 (all leg. Duelli); Zürich, 450 m, 24.vi.–5.viii.2006 (leg. Sattler), 14.– 16.ix.1973; Zürich/Hönggerberg, 520 m, 29.vi.2002, 13.–17.vii.1996, 14.–18.vii. 1995, 16.–20.vii.1986, 24.–28.vii.1987; Zürich/Irchelpark, 550 m, 6.v.–26.vi. 1986.

Bosnia/Herzegovina:Dobro Polje, 1100 m, 25.–28.vii.1984. Germany: BW, Oberbergen, 300 m, 28.v.2011; Schelingen, 350 m, 28.v.2011; Bisperode, 130 m, 19.–31.vii.1971 (leg. Jungen); Edersee, 250 m, 12.–17.viii.1984. Liechtenstein: Ruggell, 430 m, 8.viii.1998. France:Haute-Savoie, Salève/Observatoire, 1250 m, 10.viii.2000 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Romania: Cheile Turzii, 30.v.1986; Cimpulung, 600 m, 21.v.1977, 21.vii.1982, 30.vii.1985; 700 m, 6.vi.1986, 4.vii.1982; Hantisti, 19.iv.1978; Val. Pulnei, 900 m, 28.v.1980, 6.ix.1984 (all leg. Ceianu). Serbia: Popovica, 500 m, 1.–3.viii.1980.

Distribution:Holarctic (Ozerov 2005).

Comments:Apparently the first record from Liechtenstein. Males exhibit strongly modified mid tarsomeres, which are used in courtship behaviour (Puniamoorthy et al.2009). The species can be collected on cow pastures but is also common on horse dung (e.g.: Ang et al.2015).

Notes

Published as part of Patrick T. Rohner & Gerhard Bächli, 2016, Faunistic data of Sepsidae (Diptera) from Switzerland and additional countries including the first Swiss record of Meroplius fukuharai (Iwasa, 1984), pp. 237-260 in Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 89 on pages 256-257, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.192634

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Meigen
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Sepsidae
Genus
Themira
Species
annulipes
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Themira annulipes Meigen, 1826 sec. Rohner & Bächli, 2016

References

  • Ozerov, A. L. 2005. World catalogue of the family Sepsidae (Insecta: Diptera). - Zoologicheskie issledovania (Zoological Studies) 8: 1 - 74.
  • Puniamoorthy, N., Ismail, M. R. B., Tan, D. S. H. & Meier, R. 2009. From kissing to belly stridulation: Comparative analysis reveals surprising diversity, rapid evolution, and much homoplasy in the mating behaviour of 27 species of sepsid flies (Diptera: Sepsidae). - Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22: 2146 - 2156.
  • Ang, Y., Rohner, P. T. & Meier, R. 2015. Across the Baltic: a new record for an enigmatic black scavenger fly, Zuskamira inexpectata (Pont, 1987) (Sepsidae) in Finland. - Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e 4308.