Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 52 (2), pp. 97–269, 2006 DIPTERA OF THAILAND A summary of the families and genera with references to the species representations* L. PAPP1,B.MERZ2 and M. FÖLDVÁRI3 1Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum and Animal Ecology Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences H-1088 Budapest, Baross u. 13, Hungary. E-mail: [email protected] 2Entomologie, Muséum d’Histoire naturelle Genève CH-1211 Genève, Rue de Malagnou, C.P. 6434, Switzerland. E-mail: [email protected] 3Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum H-1088 Budapest, Baross u. 13, Hungary. E-mail: [email protected] Results of the Diptera identifications in the materials collected by the workers of the Hungar- ian Natural History Museum (HNHM) in Thailand in 2003 and 2004 are reported (supple- mented by a collection in 2000 of the MHNG). A summary of the dipterous families and gen- era represented in Thailand are given with references to the species representations. Twenty-four families are reported for the first time from Thailand, by which representatives of 99 Diptera families are known from Thailand. Several genera and species are recorded also from Viet- nam. Three new genera, Asiodixa L. PAPP, gen. n. (Dixidae, type species A. maculosa sp. n.), Bisubcosta L. PAPP, gen. n. (Keroplatidae, type species B. oligoneura sp. n.) and Steno- cyamops L. PAPP, gen. n (Stenomicridae, type species S. thaii sp. n.) and a subgenus Para- myioides (Spinitrochanter)L.PAPP, subg. n. (Milichiidae, type species P.(S.) horrida sp. n.), as well as 29 new species are described from Thailand: Asiodixa maculosa L. PAPP, sp. n., Asiodixa pura L. PAPP, sp. n., Thaumalea nigronitida L. PAPP, sp. n., Mesochria thaii L. PAPP, sp. n., Bisubcosta oligoneura L. PAPP, sp. n., Heteropterna oroszi L. PAPP, sp. n., Hete- ropterna thaii L. PAPP, sp. n., Platyroptilon jarujini L. PAPP, sp. n., Setostylus alienus L. PAPP, sp. n., Xenokeroplatus continentalis L. PAPP, sp. n., Lycosepsis biseta L. PAPP, sp. n., Lycosepsis oedipus L. PAPP, sp. n. Formicosepsis paratinctipennis L. PAPP, sp. n., Strongy- lophthalmyia dorsocentralis L. PAPP, sp. n., Strongylophthalmyia macrocera L. PAPP, sp. n., S. palpalis L. PAPP, sp. n., S. thaii L. PAPP, sp. n., Noonamyia sasakawai L. PAPP, sp. n., Spa- niocelypus paradentatus L. PAPP, sp. n., Odinia thaii L. PAPP, sp. n., Aldrichiomyza iwasai L. PAPP, sp. n., Paramyioides (Spinitrochanter) horrida L. PAPP, sp. n., P.(S.) spinosa L. PAPP, sp. n., Campichoeta (Thryptocheta) flavicauda L. PAPP, sp. n., Cyamops fumipennis L. PAPP, sp. n., Stenomicra flava L. PAPP, sp. n., Podocera claripennis L. PAPP, sp. n., P. variegata L. PAPP, sp. n., Stenocyamops thaii L. PAPP, sp. n. With 139 figures. Key words: Diptera, Thailand, Vietnam, Asiodixa, Bisubcosta, Stenocyamops, Paramyioides (Spinitrochanter), new species in Dixidae, Thaumaleidae, Mycetobiidae, Keroplatidae, Cyp- selosomatidae, Strongylophthalmyiidae, Lauxaniidae, Celyphidae, Odiniidae, Milichiidae, Campichoetidae, Stenomicridae, first records for Thailand of Diadocidiidae, Anisopodidae, Mythicomyiidae, Lonchopteridae, Pseudopomyzidae, Megamerinidae, Nothybidae, Gobryi- dae, Lonchaeidae, Chamaemyiidae, Asteiidae, Anthomyzidae, Cryptochetidae, Teratomyzi- dae, Neurochaetidae, Scathophagidae. * With a contribution by Dr VALERY A. KORNEYEV (Schmalgausen Institute of Zoology, Kiev). Acta zool. hung. 52, 2006 Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest 98 PAPP, L., MERZ, B. & FÖLDVÁRI, M. CONTENTS Introduction 99 Athericidae – L. PAPP 148 Acknowledgements 101 Scenopinidae – L. PAPP 148 Materials and methods 102 Acroceridae – B. MERZ 149 Dipterous families of Thailand 107 Nemestrinidae – L. PAPP 149 Tipulidae – L. PAPP 107 Therevidae – L. PAPP 149 Cylindrotomidae – L. PAPP 108 Asilidae – L. PAPP 150 Pediciidae – L. PAPP 108 Bombyliidae – L. PAPP 151 Limoniidae – L. PAPP 108 Mythicomyiidae – L. PAPP 151 Psychodidae – L. PAPP 109 Hybotidae – M. FÖLDVÁRI 151 Ptychopteridae – L. PAPP 110 Empididae – M. FÖLDVÁRI 152 Chaoboridae – L. PAPP 110 Dolichopodidae – M. FÖLDVÁRI 152 Culicidae – L. PAPP 110 Lonchopteridae – L. PAPP 153 Dixidae – L. PAPP 114 Platypezidae – L. PAPP 153 Ceratopogonidae – L. PAPP 119 Phoridae – L. PAPP 154 Chironomidae – L. PAPP 120 Pipunculidae – M. FÖLDVÁRI 155 Simuliidae – L. PAPP 121 Syrphidae – M. FÖLDVÁRI 157 Blephariceridae – L. PAPP 122 Cypselosomatidae – L. PAPP 157 Thaumaleidae – L. PAPP 122 Neriidae – M. FÖLDVÁRI 163 Bibionidae – L. PAPP 124 Micropezidae – L. PAPP 163 Pleciidae – L. PAPP 124 Pseudopomyzidae – B. MERZ 163 Scatopsidae – L. PAPP 125 Strongylophthalmyiidae – L. PAPP 165 Anisopodidae – L. PAPP 125 Psilidae – L. PAPP & B. MERZ 173 Mycetobiidae – L. PAPP 125 Diopsidae – M. FÖLDVÁRI 174 Diadocidiidae – L. PAPP 128 Megamerinidae – L. PAPP 174 Keroplatidae – L. PAPP 128 Nothybidae – L. PAPP 174 Macroceridae – L. PAPP 140 Gobryidae – L. PAPP 176 Mycetophilidae – Manotinae – L. PAPP 141 Conopidae – L. PAPP 176 Mycetophilidae s. str. – L. PAPP 142 Platystomatidae – L. PAPP 176 Lygistorrhinidae – L. PAPP 143 Ctenostylidae – L. PAPP 177 Sciaridae – L. PAPP 143 Pyrgotidae – V. A. KORNEYEV 177 Cecidomyiidae – L. PAPP 144 Tephritidae – L. PAPP 178 Tabanidae – L. PAPP 144 Lonchaeidae – L. PAPP 179 Rachiceridae – L. PAPP 145 Sciomyzidae – L. PAPP & B. MERZ 180 Xylomyidae – B. MERZ & L. PAPP 145 Sepsidae – L. PAPP & B. MERZ 181 Stratiomyidae – B. MERZ & L. PAPP 146 Piophilidae – L. PAPP 181 Rhagionidae – L. PAPP 148 Lauxaniidae – L. PAPP 182 Acta zool. hung. 52, 2006 DIPTERA OF THAILAND – A SUMMARY OF THE FAMILIES AND GENERA WITH REFERENCES 99 Celyphidae – L. PAPP 186 Curtonotidae – L. PAPP 208 Chamaemyiidae – L. PAPP 188 Periscelididae – Stenomicridae – L. P APP 208 Asteiidae – L. PAPP 189 Aulacigastridae – L. PAPP 220 Clusiidae – L. PAPP 189 Sphaeroceridae – L. PAPP 220 Anthomyzidae – L. PAPP 191 Heleomyzidae – L. PAPP 224 Tethinidae – L. PAPP 191 Scathophagidae – B. MERZ 224 Odiniidae – L. PAPP 192 Anthomyiidae – L. PAPP 225 Agromyzidae – L. PAPP 194 Muscidae – L. PAPP 225 Milichiidae – L. PAPP 195 Calliphoridae – L. PAPP 226 Chloropidae – L. PAPP 201 Sarcophagidae – M. FÖLDVÁRI 226 Cryptochetidae – L. PAPP 202 Tachinidae – L. PAPP 227 Teratomyzidae – L. PAPP 202 Oestridae – L. PAPP 228 Neurochaetidae – B. MERZ 202 Hippoboscidae – L. PAPP 228 Ephydridae – L. PAPP 203 Nycteribiidae – L. PAPP 228 Campichoetidae – L. PAPP 203 Streblidae – L. PAPP 229 Drosophilidae – L. PAPP 206 References 234 Canacidae – L. PAPP 208 INTRODUCTION The Diptera fauna of Thailand is rather unevenly known. There are families, e.g. Culicidae, Tabanidae, Strongylophthalmyiidae and Muscidae, where one may think that a majority of the extant fauna has already been made known. On the other hand, there are species rich dipterous families, e.g. Mycetophilidae, Scia- ridae, Hybotidae, Empididae, Dolichopodidae, Syrphidae, Chloropidae, Sphaero- ceridae, etc., in which only a minor proportion has been surveyed yet. Thailand was not a colony, and it was not a target for collecting activities as Taiwan was for H. SAUTER. The old material was scattered, the “classical” works on the flies of the Oriental region, or more concretely, of SE Asia contain rather few occurrence data, and Thailand (formely “Siam”) was the type locality of a rather low number of dipterous species. The publication of the Catalog of the Diptera of the Oriental Region (CDO; DELFINADO &HARDY 1973, 1975, 1977) was an important action in the faunistic survey of the Oriental flies but that was not a turning point in the survey of Thai- land Diptera. We estimate that more works and more first records of species were published in the last three decades than formerly. Unfortunately, as far as we are informed, neither a summary of Thailand Diptera, nor a history of the Diptera sur- vey in Thailand has hitherto been published. However, in some families, particu- Acta zool. hung. 52, 2006 100 PAPP, L., MERZ, B. & FÖLDVÁRI, M. larly so for those of medical and veterinary importance, professional collection ac- tivity, reliable identifications through international cooperation and publication of important, high quality papers were made. We think, that the most important mo- mentum in all this development has been the activity of highly educated Thai col- leagues, who are able to produce high quality papers, summaries, etc., mainly for the species of medical importance. Studies on physiology, genetics, toxicology, parasitology, etc., resulted in a number of papers published in the best international journals. Contrarily, there was no national collection of Diptera, which would serve as a solid base for a broad faunistic survey. Most recently, Prof. Dr. JARUJIN NABHITABHATA (National Science Museum, Klong Luang, Phatumthani) and other leading personalities of Thailand science decided to build such a collection. An es- tablishment of collection facilities (which is difficult and expensive under a tropi- cal climate) and creating positions for well-educated Diptera curators are needed as a starting point. All those were the elements of the situation in the faunistics of Thai flies, when the workers of the Hungarian Natural History Museum made collection trips to Thailand in 2003 and 2004. Two of us (LP and MF) spent a month there in 2004. We captured an estimated number of 250 000 dipterous specimens, which we se- lected under stereomicroscopes on site. We selected somewhat more than eleven thousand individuals (see more below); a good part of them were minuten-pinned on site, the