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All-Russian Institute OF Plant Protection RAAS ISSN 2310-0605 (Online) ISSN 1815-3682 (Print) ВЕСТНИК ЗАЩИТЫ РАСТЕНИЙ Приложения Supplements Issue 13 Online edition Igor Ya. GRICHANOV & Oleg P. NEGROBOV PALAEARCTIC SPECIES OF THE GENUS SCIAPUS ZELLER (DIPTERA: DOLICHOPODIDAE) ISBN 978-5-93717-061-3 St.Petersburg 2014 ВЕСТНИК ЗАЩИТЫ РАСТЕНИЙ Приложения Продолжающееся издание, выходит с 2004 г. Учредитель – Всероссийский НИИ защиты растений (ВИЗР) Главный редактор В.А.Павлюшин Зам. гл. редактора В.И.Долженко Отв. секретарь И.Я.Гричанов Редакционный совет А.Н.Власенко, академик, СибНИИЗХим С.Прушински, д.б.н., профессор, Польша Патрик Гроотаерт, доктор наук, Бельгия Т.Ули-Маттила, профессор, Финляндия В.И.Долженко, академик, ВИЗР Е.Е.Радченко, д.б.н., ВИР Ю.Т.Дьяков, д.б.н., профессор, МГУ И.В.Савченко, академик В.А.Захаренко, академик С.С.Санин, академик, ВНИИФ С.Д.Каракотов, д.х.н., ЗАО Щелково Агрохим С.Ю.Синев, д.б.н., ЗИН В.Н.Мороховец, к.б.н., ДВНИИЗР К.Г.Скрябин, академик, "Биоинженерия" В.Д.Надыкта, академик, ВНИИБЗР М.С.Соколов, академик, РБК ООО "Биоформатек" В.А.Павлюшин, академик, ВИЗР С.В.Сорока, к.с.-х.н., Белоруссия О.С.Афанасенко, А.К.Лысов, к.т.н. РЕДАКЦИОННАЯ член-корреспондент Г.А.Наседкина, к.б.н. КОЛЛЕГИЯ В.К.Моисеева (секр.), к.б.н. И.А.Белоусов, к.б.н. Н.Н.Семенова, д.б.н. Н.А.Белякова, к.б.н. А.Ф.Зубков, д.б.н., проф. В.Г.Иващенко, д.б.н., проф. Г.И.Сухорученко, д.с.-х.н., проф. Н.А.Вилкова, д.с.-х.н., проф. С.Л.Тютерев, д.б.н., проф. М.М.Левитин, академик Н.Р.Гончаров, к.с.-х.н. А.Н.Фролов, д.б.н., проф. И.Я.Гричанов, д.б.н. Н.Н.Лунева, к.б.н. И.В.Шамшев, к.б.н. Редакция И.Я.Гричанов (зав. редакцией), А.Ф.Зубков, С.Г.Удалов, Е.О.Вяземская Россия, 196608, Санкт-Петербург-Пушкин, шоссе Подбельского, 3, ВИЗР E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] [email protected] © Всероссийский НИИ защиты растений (ВИЗР) 2014© И.Я. Гричанов и О.П. Негробов (Вып. 13: ISBN 978-5-93717-061-3) УДК: 595.772(470.6) Палеарктические виды рода Sciapus Zeller (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Грича- нов И.Я., Негробов О.П. Санкт-Петербург: ВИЗР, 2014, 84 c. (Приложения к журналу «Вестник защиты растений», №13). ISBN 978-5-93717-061-3. Palaearctic species of the genus Sciapus Zeller (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Igor Ya. Grichanov & Oleg P. Negrobov. St.Petersburg: VIZR, 2014, 84 p. («Plant Protection News, Supplements», N13). ISBN 978-5-93717-061-3. В книге приведен обзор данных по фауне и систематике палеарктического рода хищных мух-зеленушек Sciapus Zeller, 1842. Описаны десять новых для науки видов: Sciapus longitarsis из Израиля, Голанских высот и Палестины; S. freidbergi из Израиля; S. adana из Турции; S. occidasiaticus из Израиля и Палестины; S. iranicus из Ирана; S. canariensis из Испании (Канарские острова); S. litoralis из Греции и Турции; S. corsicanus из Франции (Корсика); S. pseudobellus из Италии; S. vladimiri из России (Якутия). Обсуждается таксономический статус и признаки ряда видов. Составлен ка- талог и определитель 66 палеарктических видов Sciapus, в основном, по вторичным половым признакам самцов. Выделены 5 видовых групп. Рецензенты: доктор биологических наук, профессор В.В. Голуб кандидат биологических наук И.В. Шамшев Работа выполнена в рамках Программы фундаментальных научных исследований в Российской Федерации на долгосрочный период (2013–2020 годы) (утверждена рас- поряжением Правительства Российской Федерации от 27 декабря 2012 г. № 2538-р). Исследование поддержано грантом РФФИ (14-04-00264a). Рекомендовано к печати редакционной коллегией Всероссийского научно- исследовательского института защиты растений 24 сентября 2014 г. Plant Protection News, Supplements, N13, 2014 http://www.vestnik.iczr.ru/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6F9E8530-AF57-41AA-B20C-C2BE2AAF0522 PALAEARCTIC SPECIES OF THE GENUS SCIAPUS ZELLER (DIPTERA: DOLICHOPODIDAE) IGOR YA. GRICHANOV1 & OLEG P. NEGROBOV2 1All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, Podbelskogo 3, St. Petersburg-Pushkin, 196608, RUSSIA. E-mail: [email protected] 2Department of Ecology and Systematics of Invertebrate Animals, Biological-Soil Sciences Faculty, Voronezh State University, Universitetskaya pl. 1, Voronezh 394006 RUSSIA. E- mail: [email protected] Table of contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Material and methods ...................................................................................................................... 6 Review of Palaearctic species of the genus Sciapus ....................................................................... 7 Doubtful species of Sciapus .......................................................................................................... 30 Descriptions of new species .......................................................................................................... 31 Sciapus longitarsis sp. nov. ............................................................................................ 31 Sciapus freidbergi sp. nov. ............................................................................................. 35 Sciapus adana sp. nov. ................................................................................................... 40 Sciapus occidasiaticus sp. nov. ...................................................................................... 44 Sciapus iranicus sp. nov. ................................................................................................ 48 Sciapus canariensis sp. nov. ........................................................................................... 52 Sciapus litoralis sp. nov. ................................................................................................ 56 Sciapus corsicanus sp. nov. ............................................................................................ 60 Sciapus pseudobellus sp. nov. ........................................................................................ 64 Sciapus vladimiri sp. nov. ............................................................................................... 67 Key to Palaearctic species of the genus Sciapus (males) .............................................................. 70 Discussion ..................................................................................................................................... 77 Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................... 78 References ..................................................................................................................................... 78 4 Igor Ya. Grichanov & Oleg P. Negrobov Abstract Systematic and faunistic information on the Palaearctic species of the predatory genus Sciapus Zeller, 1842 is reviewed. New records for known species are given. Ten new species are described: Sciapus longitarsis from Israel, Golan Heights and West Bank; S. freidbergi from Israel; S. adana from Turkey; S. occidasiaticus from Israel and West Bank; S. iranicus from Iran; S. canariensis from Spain (Canary Islands); S. litoralis from Greece and Turkey; S. corsicanus from France (Corsica); S. pseudobellus from Italy; S. vladimiri from Russia (Ya- kutia). Sciapus cornuflexus Parent, 1938 is placed in synonymy with S. albifrons (Meigen, 1830). The taxonomic status and characters of some species of the genus are discussed. A check list of Palaearctic species of Sciapus is compiled, as well as a revised key to 66 species based mainly on male secondary sexual characters, and 5 species groups are defined. KEY WORDS: Dolichopodidae, Sciapus, Palaearctic, zoogeography, new species, key, en- tomophage, predator. Introduction The genus Sciapus Zeller, 1842 contains about 70 mainly Holarctic species including 56 recognized species from the Palaearctic Region, seven from the Nearctic Region, one from Orient and one species from Afrotropics (Grichanov, 2003–2014). This genus is defined by the following complex of characters (Bickel, 1994; Grichanov et al., 2011). Hind femur with distinct anterior preapical bristle in both sexes (absent in some Palaearctic species and present in some species of tropical sciapodine genera); propleuron usually without strong ventral se- tae; male cerci either free and simple or fused, rarely each cercus with a long apicoventral projection; postgonite (or proctiger or “Organ X”) often unpaired, projected and fused with ventral side of fused cerci, sometimes reduced, sometimes free and bilobed; female fore fe- mur bearing usually group of 3–6 strong ventral setae. The last key to the Palaearctic fauna of Sciapus was published by Becker (1918), con- taining 31 species of this genus. Later keys were compiled for some parts of western Palae- arctic by Parent (1938), Meuffels & Grootaert (1990) and Grichanov (2006, 2007). Several new species have been described during recent decades from other parts of the Palaearctic Region (Negrobov, 1973; Negrobov & Shamshev, 1986a; Negrobov & Selivanova, 2009, 5 Plant Protection News, Supplements, N13, 2014 http://www.vestnik.iczr.ru/ Negrobov & Grichanov, 2010; Negrobov, Maslova & Selivanova, 2012). Many old species have been redescribed (Meuffels & Grootaert, 1990; Negrobov & Pont, 2005; Negrobov & Maslova, 2006; Negrobov & Selivanova, 2006), and Sciapus exul Parent, 1932 has been transferred to Amblypsilopus Bigot, 1888 (Bickel, 1994). Nevertheless, many undescribed species are still kept in various collections, and Sciapus needs a review on the Palaearctic
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    ISRAEL JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY, Vol. 49 (2), pp. 195–214 (30 October 2019) This contribution is published to honor Dr. Amnon Freidberg, a scientist, a colleague and a friend, on the occasion of his 75th birthday. The Amblypsilopus amnoni and megastoma groups in New Guinea (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Sciapodinae) Daniel J. Bickel Australian Museum, 1 William Street, Sydney, NSW 2010 Australia. E-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT Two new species groups in the rich genus Amblypsilopus Bigot (Diptera: Doli- cho podidae: Sciapodinae) are described from New Guinea. The amnoni group with an elongate surstylus comprises six species: A. amnoni n. sp., A. ibiscorum n. sp., A. kaindi n. sp., A. okapa n. sp., A. pascali n. sp., A. pulverulentus (Parent) and A. riuensis n. sp. The megastoma group with a greatly enlarged proboscis in both sexes is described with two species, A. ialibu n. sp. and A. megastoma n. sp. Known females of both the amnoni and megastoma groups have some anterior dor so central setae reduced to fine hairs, normally a character only found as a male secondary sexual character in Sciapodinae. The is another example in the Sciapodinae where an otherwise male secondary sexual character has been incorporated into the female phenotype. KEYWORDS: Diptera, Dolichopodidae, Sciapodinae, long-legged flies, Aus tra- lasian Region, Papua New Guinea, biodiversity, new species, taxonomy, iden- tification key. INTRODUCTION The Sciapodinae (Dolichopodidae) are a cohesive dolichopodid subfamily, often readily identified by the excavated vertex and/or branched vein M. The genus Am- blypsilopus comprises metallic blue-green flies often with slender yellow legs and “swept-back” wings.
  • Diptera) in a Wetland Habitat and Their Potential Role As Bioindicators

    Diptera) in a Wetland Habitat and Their Potential Role As Bioindicators

    Cent. Eur. J. Biol. • 6(1) • 2011 • 118–129 DOI: 10.2478/s11535-010-0098-x Central European Journal of Biology Ecology of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) in a wetland habitat and their potential role as bioindicators Research Article Ivan Gelbič*, Jiří Olejníček Biological Centre of Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, CZ 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic Received 28 April 2010; Accepted 06 September 2010 Abstract: Ecologicalinvestigationsoflong-leggedflies(Dolichopodidae)werecarriedoutinwetmeadowwetlandsnearČeskéBudějovice, Czech Republic. Sampling was performed during the adult flies’ seasonal activity (March-October) in 2002, 2003 and 2004 using yellow pan traps, Malaise traps, emergence traps, and by sweeping. Altogether 5,697 specimens of 78 species of Dolichopodidae were collected, identified and analysed. The study examined community structure, species abundance, and diversity(Shannon-Weaver’sindex-H’;Sheldon’sequitabilityindex-E).Chrysotus cilipes,C. gramineus and Dolichopus ungulatus were the most abundant species in all three years. Species richness and diversity seem strongly affected by soil moisture. Keywords: Long-legged Flies • Ecology • Conservation • Bioindication ©VersitaSp.zo.o. usually do not fly too far from their breeding places, 1. Introduction which is convenient for their use as bioindicators. The Dolichopodid flies represent a good model for the study aims of this paper are (i) to extend our knowledge on of bioindication because they meet all necessary criteria the community structure of dolichopodid fauna and for this role [1]. Pollet has indicated four such criteria: (ii) to explore possibilities for the use of these insects as 1) easy determination of species, 2) a taxonomic bio-indicators. group comprised of a sufficient number of species, 3) satisfactory knowledge about ecology/biology of the species, and 4) species should reveal specific ecological 2.
  • F. Christian Thompson Neal L. Evenhuis and Curtis W. Sabrosky Bibliography of the Family-Group Names of Diptera

    F. Christian Thompson Neal L. Evenhuis and Curtis W. Sabrosky Bibliography of the Family-Group Names of Diptera

    F. Christian Thompson Neal L. Evenhuis and Curtis W. Sabrosky Bibliography of the Family-Group Names of Diptera Bibliography Thompson, F. C, Evenhuis, N. L. & Sabrosky, C. W. The following bibliography gives full references to 2,982 works cited in the catalog as well as additional ones cited within the bibliography. A concerted effort was made to examine as many of the cited references as possible in order to ensure accurate citation of authorship, date, title, and pagination. References are listed alphabetically by author and chronologically for multiple articles with the same authorship. In cases where more than one article was published by an author(s) in a particular year, a suffix letter follows the year (letters are listed alphabetically according to publication chronology). Authors' names: Names of authors are cited in the bibliography the same as they are in the text for proper association of literature citations with entries in the catalog. Because of the differing treatments of names, especially those containing articles such as "de," "del," "van," "Le," etc., these names are cross-indexed in the bibliography under the various ways in which they may be treated elsewhere. For Russian and other names in Cyrillic and other non-Latin character sets, we follow the spelling used by the authors themselves. Dates of publication: Dating of these works was obtained through various methods in order to obtain as accurate a date of publication as possible for purposes of priority in nomenclature. Dates found in the original works or by outside evidence are placed in brackets after the literature citation.
  • Occasional Papers

    Occasional Papers

    NUMBER 82, 61 pages 6 June 2005 BISHOP MUSEUM OCCASIONAL PAPERS FIJI ARTHROPODS I NEAL L. EVENHUIS AND DANIEL J. BICKEL, EDITORS BISHOP MUSEUM PRESS HONOLULU Bishop Museum Press has been publishing scholarly books on the natu- RESEARCH ral and cultural history of Hawai‘i and the Pacific since 1892. The Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin series (ISSN 0005-9439) was begun PUBLICATIONS OF in 1922 as a series of monographs presenting the results of research in many scientific fields throughout the Pacific. In 1987, the Bulletin series BISHOP MUSEUM was superceded by the Museum’s five current monographic series, issued irregularly: Bishop Museum Bulletins in Anthropology (ISSN 0893-3111) Bishop Museum Bulletins in Botany (ISSN 0893-3138) Bishop Museum Bulletins in Entomology (ISSN 0893-3146) Bishop Museum Bulletins in Zoology (ISSN 0893-312X) Bishop Museum Bulletins in Cultural and Environmental Studies (NEW) (ISSN 1548-9620) Bishop Museum Press also publishes Bishop Museum Occasional Papers (ISSN 0893-1348), a series of short papers describing original research in the natural and cultural sciences. To subscribe to any of the above series, or to purchase individual publi- cations, please write to: Bishop Museum Press, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817-2704, USA. Phone: (808) 848-4135. Email: [email protected]. Institutional libraries interested in exchang- ing publications may also contact the Bishop Museum Press for more information. BISHOP MUSEUM The State Museum of Natural and Cultural History ISSN 0893-1348 1525 Bernice Street Copyright © 2005 by Bishop Museum Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817-2704, USA FIJI ARTHROPODS Editors’ Preface We are pleased to present the first issue of Fiji Arthropods, a series offering rapid publica- tion and devoted to studies of terrestrial arthropods of the Fiji Group and nearby Pacific archipelagos.