Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Azerbaijan and Georgia

ISSN 2336-3193 Acta Mus. Siles. Sci. Natur., 69: 67-72, 2020 DOI: 10.2478/cszma-2020-0005 Published: online 31 March 2020, print March 2020

Records of the long-legged flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Azerbaijan and Georgia

Oleg P. Negrobov, Peter Manko, Bella Japoshvili, Nataly Snegovaya & Jozef Oboňa

Records of the long-legged flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Azerbaijan and Georgia. – Acta Mus. Siles. Sci. Natur. 69: 67-72, 2020.

Abstract: Records of 16 species of the family Dolichopodidae from Azerbaijan and Georgia are given. Four species Campsicnemus armeniacus Negrobov, Manko, Hrivniak & Obona, 2017, Chrysotus pennatus Lichtwardt, 1902, Medetera kowarzi Negrobov, 1974, Rhaphium brevicorne Curtis, 1835 represent new records for Azerbaijan and increase species richness to 90 taxa. The completed checklist of long-legged flies of Georgia is presented. With five new country records, namely: Campsicnemus umbripennis Loew, 1856, Medetera murina Becker, 1917, Medetera truncorum Meigen, 1824, Sybistroma crinipes Stæger, 1842, Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallén, 1823), the checklist covers 71 taxa now.

Key words: Diptera, Dolichopodidae, first records, checklist, Azerbaijan

Introduction

The investigation of the long-legged flies of Azerbaijan and Georgia is still far from finished. So far, 86 species are known from Azerbaijan (see: Negrobov 1971, Negrobov & Shamshev 1984, Grichanov 2004, Negrobov & Rodionova 2004, Negrobov et al. 2007, Grichanov & Tomkovich 2009, Maslova et al. 2011, Negrobov & Maslova 2011, Negrobov et al. 2017a). From Georgia, 65 species are known according to the authors knowledge (see: Negrobov et al. 1988, Chalaya & Negrobov 1989, Negrobov & Onishchenko 1991, Grichanov 2007, Maslova et al. 2008, 2012).

Material and methods

Dipterans were collected by sweep netting from the vegetation growing along the watercourses and lakes by the members of V4 & Eastern Partnership team (Visegrad Group + Georgia and Azerbaijan - abbreviated as V4 & EP leg.) in the period between September 14 and September 24, 2018. The captured specimens were preserved in 75% ethanol directly in the field. The material is deposited in the collection of the first author Oleg P. Negrobov (Voronezh University and Laboratory of Insect Systematics of Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences) who also identified these species. Information on the species distribution is given only for new country records and follow Grichanov (2007).

Results and Discussion

Campsicnemus armeniacus Negrobov, Manko, Hrivniak & Obona, 2017

Material examined: Azerbaijan: Yardymli district, small brook nr. Avash, 1292 m a.s.l., 38°53'42.0"N 48°05'31.7"E, 23.9.2018, 1 ♂. Distribution: Know only from original description from Armenia (Negrobov et al. 2017b). First record for Azerbaijan.

Campsicnemus curvipes (Fallén, 1823)

Material examined: Azerbaijan: Lerik district, small brook nr. Relax Zuvand İstirahet Merkezi, 1454 m a.s.l., 38°39'58.6"N 48°21'42.0"E, 22.9.2018, 1 ♂. Georgia: Imereti district, Kutaisi motel (spring area), 158 m a.s.l., 42°15'26.8"N 42°42'35.3"E, 15.9.2018, 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, the same, small waterfall, 1672 m a.s.l., 41°52'10.4"N 42°47'39.9"E, 17.9.2018, 3 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀.

Campsicnemus simplicissimus Strobl, 1906

Material examined: Azerbaijan: Lerik district, Lankaranchay River nr. Piran village, 221 m a.s.l., 38°44'10.0"N 48°38'04.7"E, 22.9.2018, 1 ♂.

Campsicnemus umbripennis Loew, 1856

Material examined: Georgia: Imereti district, Kutaisi motel (spring area), 158 m a.s.l., 42°15'26.8"N 42°42'35.3"E, 15.9.2018, 1 ♀, the same, upper waterfall, 1683 m a.s.l., 41°52'09.7"N 42°47'34.3"E, 17.9.2018, 1 ♀. Distribution: Abkhazia; Armenia; Bulgaria; Greece: North Aegean; Iraq; Israel; Romania; S Russia: Alania, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachai-Cherkessia, Krasnodar; Turkey; Europe except North, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan (Grichanov 2007). First record for Georgia.

Chrysotus pennatus Lichtwardt, 1902

Material examined: Azerbaijan: Lerik district, Vasharu River, Vilaparqo village, 613 m a.s.l., 38°35'29.1"N 48°39'52.5"E, 21.9.2018, 1 ♂. Distribution: S Russia: Kabardino-Balkaria; Norway (Grichanov 2007). First record for Azerbaijan.

Dolichopus griseipennis Stannius, 1831

Material examined: Georgia: Imereti district, Tskhenistskali River nr. Ghvedi, 295 m a.s.l., 42°27'21.9"N 42°35'47.1"E, 16.9.2018, 1 ♂.

Medetera kowarzi Negrobov, 1974

Material examined: Georgia: Shida Kartli district, road nr. Park near Cinema, 799 m a.s.l., 42°01'15.1"N 43°33'55.6"E, 15.9.2018, 1 ♂. Distribution: Switzerland, France, Austria (Naglis & Negrobov 2014). First record for Georgia and Transcaucasia.

Medetera murina Becker, 1917

Material examined: Georgia, Mtskheta-Mtianeti district, Zhinvali reservoir, 875 m a.s.l., 42°08'37.4"N 44°46'03.3"E, 14.9.2018, 2 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀. Distribution: Caucasus”, Romania; Czech Republic, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Grichanov 2007). First record for Georgia.

Medetera truncorum Meigen, 1824

Material examined: Georgia, Imereti district, Sairme Hotels & Resorts, Tsablaristskali River, 940 m a.s.l., 41°54'19.3"N 42°44'40.0"E, 17.9.2018, 1 ♂, 1 ♀. Distribution: Egypt; Greece; Israel; S Russia: Krasnodar; Turkey; Ukraine: Kharkiv; Europe, Algeria, Azores; Nearctic: British Columbia, Wayoming, Oregon (Grichanov 2007). First record for Georgia.

Rhaphium appendiculatum Zetterstedt, 1849

Material examined: Georgia, Racha-Lechkhumi and Lower Svaneti district, Gortskali River nr. Khotevi, 874 m a.s.l, 42°27'48.2"N 43°08'12.6"E, 18.9.2018, 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, the same, Krikhula River nr. Kvemo Krikhi, 631 m a.s.l., 42°29'57.8"N 43°10'32.5"E, 18.9.2018, 1 ♂, 1 ♀.

Rhaphium brevicorne Curtis, 1835

Material examined: Azerbaijan: Lerik district, Guneshli Lerik nr. Waterfall, 548 m a.s.l., 38°47'41.7"N 48°28'50.7"E, 22.9.2018, 2 ♂♂, the same, small brook nr. Lerik – Mistan road, 1205 m a.s.l., 38°42'52.4"N 48°25'17.3"E, 22.9.2018, 2 ♂♂, Yardymli district, small brook nr. Avash, 1292 m a.s.l., 38°53'42.0"N 48°05'31.7"E, 23.9.2018, 1 ♂. Distribution: Greece incl. Crete, North Aegean; Iraq; S Russia: Krasnodar; Europe, Algeria, Canary Is., Tajikistan (Grichanov 2007). First record for Azerbaijan.

Sybistroma crinipes Stæger, 1842

Material examined: Georgia: Imereti district, Tsablarastskali River, 574 m a.s.l., 41°57'35.0"N 42°46'41.3"E, 17.9.2018, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Racha-Lechkhumi and Lower Svaneti district, Gortskali River nr. Khotevi, 874 m a.s.l., 42°27'48.2"N 43°08'12.6"E, 18.9.2018, 1 ♂. Distribution: Bulgaria; Greece; Romania; Ukraine: Cherkasy, Kharkiv, Ternopil; Europe (Grichanov 2007). First record for Georgia.

Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallén, 1823)

Material examined: Azerbaijan: Lerik district, small brook nr. Bandakuja, 1216 m a.s.l., 38°42'31.8"N 48°25'30.2"E, 22.9.2018, 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀. Georgia: Mtskheta-Mtianeti district, brook nr. Aragvi, 875 m a.s.l., 42°12'04.4"N 44°40'46.7"E, 15.9.2018, 1 m, Racha-Lechkhumi and Lower Svaneti district, Gortskali River nr. Khotevi, 874 m a.s.l., 42°27'48.2"N 43°08'12.6"E, 18.9.2018, 1 ♂. Distribution: Bulgaria; Greece incl. North Aegean; Romania; S Russia: Alania, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachai- Cherkessia, Stavropol’; Turkey; Ukraine: Crimea, Kherson; all Europe; E Russia: Altai; Nearctic: California (Grichanov 2007). First record for Georgia.

Systenus pallipes (von Roser, 1840)

Material examined: Azerbaijan: Lerik district, small brook nr. Relax Zuvand İstirahet Merkezi, 1454 m a.s.l., 38°39'58.6"N 48°21'42.0"E, 22.9.2018, 15 ♂♂, 10 ♀♀.

Teuchophorus monacanthus Loew, 1859

Material examined: Azerbaijan: Astara district, small brook nr. Azarud village, 1068 m a.s.l., 38°35'20.1"N 48°35'16.8"E, 21.9.2018, 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, the same, small brook nr. Sim village, 715 m a.s.l., 38°28'56.9"N 48°37'27.5"E, 21.9.2018, 1 ♂, Lerik district, Lankaranchay River nr. Piran village, 221 m a.s.l., 38°44'10.0"N 48°38'04.7"E, 22.9.2018, 1 ♂, Astara district, Lerik district, Guneshli Lerik nr. Waterfall, 548 m a.s.l., 38°47'41.7"N 48°28'50.7"E, 22.9.2018, 1 ♂, Digo River betwen Palikash and Sipiyapart, 200 m a.s.l., 38°31'34.7"N 48°41'42.8"E, 24.9.2018, 1 ♂, 1 ♀. Georgia: Racha-Lechkhumi and Lower Svaneti district, Tskhenistskali River nr. Makhashi, 1353 m a.s.l., 42°48'38.0"N 43°06'39.4"E, 16.9.2018, 1 ♂, Imereti district, Khanistskali River nr. Restaurant Chaltashua, 281 m a.s.l., 42°00'53.5"N 42°50'05.9"E, 17.9.2018, 4 ♂♂, 12 ♀♀.

Xanthochlorus tenellus (Wiedemann, 1817)

Material examined: Georgia, Imereti district, Sairme Hotels & Resorts, Tsablaristskali River, 940 m a.s.l., 41°54'19.3"N 42°44'40.0"E, 17.9.2018, 2 ♀♀.

Checklist of Dolichopodidae of Georgia

Species new to Georgia are marked with an asterisk (*), published country records are given between square brackets [ ].

DIAPHORINAE

Argyra argentina (Meigen, 1824) [Negrobov et al. 1988] Argyra spoliata Kowarz, 1879 [Negrobov et al. 1988] Chrysotus cilipes Meigen, 1824 [Maslova et al. 2008] Chrysotus collini Parent, 1923 [Maslova et al. 2008, Negrobov & Maslova 2011] Chrysotus femoratus Zetterstedt, 1843 [Maslova et al. 2008] Chrysotus gramineus (Fallén, 1823) [Negrobov et al. 1988, Maslova et al. 2008] Chrysotus laesus (Wiedemann, 1817) [Maslova et al. 2008] Chrysotus neglectus (Wiedemann, 1817) [Maslova et al. 2008] Chrysotus pulchellus Kowarz, 1874 [Maslova et al. 2008] Chrysotus suavis Loew, 1857 [Maslova et al. 2008]

DOLICHOPODINAE

Dolichopus angustipennis Kertész, 1901 [Grichanov 2007] Dolichopus campestris Meigen, 1824 [Grichanov 2007]

Dolichopus cilifemoratus Macquart, 1827 [Negrobov et al. 1988] Dolichopus griseipennis Stannius, 1831 [Grichanov 2007] Dolichopus kiritshenkoi Stackelberg, 1927 [Stackelberg, 1927 b, 1930] Dolichopus lepidus Staeger, 1842 [Grichanov 2007] Dolichopus linearis Meigen, 1824 [Negrobov et al. 1988] Dolichopus longitarsis Stannius, 1831 [Grichanov 2007] Dolichopus pennatus Meigen, 1824 [Grichanov 2007] Dolichopus planitarsis Fallén, 1823 [Grichanov 2007] Dolichopus plumipes (Scopoli, 1763) [Grichanov 2007] Dolichopus popularis Wiedemann, 1817 [Grichanov 2007] Dolichopus signifer Haliday 1838 [Grichanov 2007] Dolichopus simplex Meigen, 1824 [Grichanov 2007] Dolichopus trivialis Haliday, 1832 [Grichanov 2007] Dolichopus turanicus Stackelberg, 1933 [Negrobov et al. 1988] Dolichopus ungulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) [Grichanov 2007] Hercostomus caucasicus Stackelberg, 1934 [Negrobov et al. 1988] Hercostomus chaerophylli (Meigen, 1824) [Negrobov et al. 1988] Hercostomus chetifer (Walker, 1849) [Negrobov et al. 1988] Hercostomus exarticulatus (Loew, 1857) [Grichanov 2007] Hercostomus fugax (Loew, 1857) [Negrobov et al. 1988] Hercostomus germanus (Wiedemann, 1817) [Grichanov 2007] Hercostomus longiventris (Loew, 1857) [Negrobov et al. 1988] Hercostomus nigriplantis (Stannius, 1831) [Negrobov et al. 1988] Hercostomus rusticus (Meigen, 1824) [Grichanov 2007] Hercostomus sahlbergi (Zetterstedt, 1838) [Grichanov 2007] Hercostomus stroblianus Becker, 1917 [Negrobov et al. 1988] Hercostomus tanjusilus Negrobov & Zurikov, 1988 [Negrobov et al. 1988] Hercostomus varicoloris Becker, 1917 [Negrobov et al. 1988] Hercostomus vivax (Loew, 1857) [Chalaya & Negrobov 1989] Poecilobothrus regalis (Meigen, 1824) [Grichanov 2007] Sybistroma clarus (Negrobov & Onishchenko 1991) [Negrobov & Onishchenko 1991] Sybistroma crinipes Stæger, 1842 * Sybistroma obscurellum (Fallén, 1823) [Grichanov 2007]

HYDROPHORINAE

Hydrophorus balticus (Meigen, 1824) [Negrobov et al. 1988] Hydrophorus praecox (Lehmann, 1822) [Negrobov et al. 1988] Lagodechia spinulifera Negrobov & Tsurikov, 1988) [Negrobov et al. 1988, Negrobov & Tsurikov 1996] Liancalus virens (Scopoli, 1763) [Negrobov et al. 1988]

MEDETERINAE

Guzeriplia chlorina Negrobov, 1968 [Grichanov 2007] Medetera jacula (Fallén, 1823) [Grichanov 2007] Medetera kowarzi Negrobov, 1974* Medetera murina Becker, 1917* Medetera pallipes (Zetterstedt, 1843) [Grichanov 2007] Medetera truncorum Meigen, 1824 *

NEURIGONINAE

Neurigona suturalis (Fallén, 1823) [Negrobov et al. 1988]

PELOROPEODINAE

Chrysotimus molliculus (Fallén, 1823) [Grichanov 2007]

RHAPHIINAE

Rhaphium albifrons Zetterstedt, 1843 [Maslova et al. 2012] Rhaphium appendiculatum Zetterstedt, 1849 [Negrobov et al. 1988] Rhaphium crinitum Negrobov & Onishchenko, 1991 (Negrobov & Onishchenko 1991) Rhaphium fissum Loew, 1850 [Negrobov et al. 1988] Rhaphium riparium (Meigen, 1824) [Negrobov et al. 1988]

SYMPYCNINAE

Campsicnemus umbripennis Loew, 1856* Sympycnus pulicarius (Fallén, 1823) * Syntormon pallipes (Fabricius, 1794) [Negrobov et al. 1988] Syntormon pseudospicatum Strobl, 1899 [Negrobov et al. 1988] Syntormon subinermis (Loew, 1869) [Negrobov et al. 1988] Teuchophorus calcaratus (Macquart, 1827) [Negrobov et al. 1988] Teuchophorus monacanthus Loew, 1859 [Negrobov et al. 1988]

XANTHOCHLORINAE

Xanthochlorus tenellus (Wiedemann, 1817) [Negrobov et al. 1988]

Acknowledgements: We are grateful to all V4 & Eastern Partnership team members for their kindness and help during field work. We thank all anonymous editors and reviewers for their valuable and constructive comments on the first version of the manuscript. This work was supported by the International Visegrad Fund (project No. 21810533) and by the grant agency KEGA Project No. 005PU-4/2019.

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Authors’ addresses: Oleg P. Negrobov, Voronezh State University, Universitetskaya sq., 1, RU–394 006 Voronezh, Russia. E-mail: [email protected]

Peter Manko, Jozef Oboňa, Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov, 17. novembra 1, SK–081 16 Prešov, Slovakia. E-mails: [email protected], [email protected] * corresponding author: [email protected]

Bella Japoshvili, Institute of Zoology Ilia State University, 3/5 Cholokashvvili ave, 0179, Tbilisi Georgia. E-mail: [email protected]

Nataly Snegovaya, Institute of Zoology, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Azerbaijan. E-mails: [email protected], [email protected]