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Parapiophila vulgaris

Description

Parapiophila vulgaris (Fallén, 1820) (fig. 2, 1–2)

Fallén, 1820: 9; Stackelberg, 1970 a: 218 (Piophila); Hennig, 1943: 42; Zuska, Laštovka, 1965: 152 (Piophila (Allopiophila)); McAlpine, 1977: 48; Zuska, 1984: 238; Merz, 1996: 351 (Parapiophila).

M a t e r i a l. Ukraine: Goverla, 16.08.197 9, 1 ♂; Kyiv, 6.05.199 7, 1 ♂ (V. Korneyev), Kyiv: Pushkin Park, 8.05.199 6, 1 ♂ (V. Korneyev), Lysa Hora, 11.05.199 7, 5 ♂ (V. & S. Korneyev), Lukyanivka, park of the Institute of Pediatry, 9.05.199 9, 2 ♂, 1 ♀, idem, Kmytiv Yar, on bone, 14.06.199 8, 7 ♂, 9 ♀ (V. Korneyev); Kyiv Region, Vita-Poshtova village, 50°18ʹ N 30°22ʹ E, on pig bones, 14.08.201 3, 3 ♂ (Misiachna) (SIZK).

D i s t r i b u t i o n. Europe: Czech Republic, Denmark (Faroe Is.), Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland; Nearctic Region (Ozerov, 2013). First record from Ukraine.

D i a g n o s i s. This species can be recognized from the combination of yellow frons (above lunule), parafacial and gena, white microtrichose black propleuron, black postpronotal lobe and notopleural triangle, and one pair of dorsocentral setae. Sternite 6 of male has 2 well sclerotized “teeth” medially on posterior margin (Rochefort, Wheeler 2015).

Notes

Published as part of Misiachna, A. V. & Korneyev, V. A., 2015, The First Records Of The Skipper Flies (Diptera, Piophilidae) From Ukraine, pp. 113-118 in Vestnik Zoologii 49 (2) on page 115, DOI: 10.1515/vzoo-2015-0012, http://zenodo.org/record/6412912

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Biodiversity

Collection code
SIZK , V
Scientific name authorship
Fallen
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Diptera
Family
Piophilidae
Genus
Parapiophila
Species
vulgaris
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Parapiophila vulgaris (Fallen, 1820) sec. Misiachna & Korneyev, 2015

References

  • Fallen, C. F. Opomyzides Sveciae. - Lundae, 1820. - 12 p.
  • Stackelberg, A. A. 71. Fam. Piophilidae // Keys to Insects of European Territory of USSR. V. Diptera, Siphonaptera. Pt. 2. - Leningrad: Nauka, 1970 a. - P. 216 - 218. - Russian: Stakiльbiрg, A. A. 71. Сiм. Piophilidae // Opрidiлitiль нaсikoмыk ivрopiйсkoй caсti СССР. V. Dvukрылыi, bлoki. C. 2.
  • Hennig, W. 40. Piophilidae // Die Fliegen der palaarktischen Region / Ed. E. Lindner. - Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart. Verl., 1943. - Bd 5, Lfg. 151. - 52 + III S.
  • Zuska, J., Lastovka, P. A review of the Czechoslovak species of the family Piophilidae, with special reference to their importance to food industry (Diptera, Acalyptrata) // Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca. - 1965. - 62. - P. 141 - 157.
  • McAlpine, J. F. A revised classification of the Piophilidae, including " Neottiophilidae " and " Thyreophoridae " (Diptera: Schizophora) // Memoirs Entomol. Soc. Canada. - 1977. - 103. - P. 1 - 66.
  • Zuska, J. Family Piophilidae // Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera. Vol. 9. Micropezidae - Agromyzidae / Eds A. Soos, L. Papp. - Budapest: Akademiai Kiado, 1984. - P. 234 - 239.
  • Merz, B. Die Piophilidae (Diptera) der Schweiz mit Beschreibung einer neuen Art // Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft. - 1996. - 69. - S. 345 - 360.
  • Rochefort, S., Wheeler, T. A. Diversity of Piophilidae (Diptera) in northern Canada and description of a new Holarctic species of Parapiophila McAlpine // Zootaxa. - 2015. - 3925 (2). - P. 229 - 240.