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A check-list of Norwegian Muscidae (Diptera)t KNUT ROGNES Rognes, K. 1986. A check-list of Norwegian Muscidae (Diptera). Fauna norvegica Ser. B, 33,77-85. Muscid material from Norway in the museum collections of the Universities in Bergen, Oslo and Tromsø, in my own collection and some other collections has been revised and a check- list of 289 species known at present from Norway is presented. Three new synonymies are established: 0) Aricia umbratastorm, 1896 = Hebecnema umbratica(Meigen, l82O,Q) He- lina loekenae Lavdiev, 1983=Helina bohemani (Ringdahl, 1916), and (3) Spilogona har- dangervidensis lav6iev, 1983 = Spilogona depressiuscula (Zetterstedt, I 8 3 8). Coenosia flavi- sera Huckett, 1965 is recorded from the Palaearctic Region for the first time. Knut Rognes, Stavanger Lærerhøgskole, Postboks 2521 Ullandhaug, N-4001 Stavanger, Norway. The check-list of Muscidae presented below co- these are included among the annotations at the vers Norway with exclusion of Svalbard and end of the list. replaces the previously published lists of Siebke The following type-material from Norway Q877),, Schøyen (1889, 1895), Bidenkap ( 1892, has been examined: Aricia semipellucida zetter- I 898, I 901) and Ringdahl ( I 944a, 1944b, 195». stedt, 1845: 1523 ( d syntype labelled «Suul» in Fannia and its allies are now usually treated as a zetterstedt's hand in the oslo collection) family separate from the Muscidae proper and ( - Lophosceles mutatus Fallen) , .Anthomyza ti- this practice is followed here. The list is based neatipes Zetterstedt, 1845: 167 6 ( q syntype upon a revision of the material of muscids from from Alstahaug 8 July 1840), Aricia maculipen- Norway in the museum collections of the Uni- nis Storm, 1896: 238 (holotype d in Tromsø versities in Bergen (mainly O. Bidenkap, A. Museum) (= Phaonia pratensis Rob.-Desv.), Fjellberg, L. Greve, A. Løken, N. Knaben, T.R. Aricia anthomyzoides Storm, I 896: 239 (holo- Nielsen leg.) (parts of the materLal collected at type d in Tromsø Museum) ( = Thricops longi- Hardangervidda during the IBP project have pes Zett), Aricia propinqua Storm, 1896: 239 been included, see Fjellberg 197 2), Oslo (mainly (holotype d in Tromsø Museum) ( = Helina ci- J. Knaben, R. Krogerus, J.H.S. Siebke leg.) and nerella Wulp), Aricia umbrala Storm, 189 6: 238 Tromsø (mainly T. Soot-Ryen, but some also O. Q A d syntypes in Tromsø Museum) Ringdahl leg.) (about 7800 specimens) and in my (= Hebecnema umbratica Meigen, N.SYN.), own collection (about 7 900 specimens). In addi- Phaonia norvegicø Ringdahl, 1928 (l d syntype tion a few small private collections have been from Tromsø in Tromsø Museum) ( = Phaonia examined (B. Sagvolden, Rollag, J.H. Simonsen, zugmay eriae Schnabl), Helina loekenae Lavciev, Oslo). I have not seen the V. Storm collection in 1983: l0l (holotype d in the Bergen collection) Trondheim revised by Ringdahl (1944a) (except (= Helina bohemarzi Ringdahl, N.SYN.), Spilo- for the Storm types, rediscovered in the Tromsø gona hardangervide,rusrs Lavciev, 1983: 104 (tro- collection, see below). Occasional specimens in lotype d in the Bergen collection) ( - Spilogona foreign collections have also been examined depressiuscula Zett., N.SYN.). (coll. Zetterstedt, Lund, coll. Becker, Berlin, coll. Ringdahl (1952) listed 180 species from Nor- Ringdahl, Lund). I have also examined some way on the basis of his own collecting activities unidentified material from Norway collected by in Northern Norway, revisions of the Tromsø P. Ardci, H. Andersson and R. Dahl (in I und). I and Trondheim collections (Ringdahl 1928, have examined specimens from Norway of all 1944a, 1944d, the Zetterstedt collection which the species listed except 8. My reasons for listing contains specimens, including types, from Nor- l) Paper no. 7 in a series based on investigations financed by a grant («vikarstipend») from Stavanger Lærer- høgskole 1982- 1983. Fauna nory. Ser. B, 33:77 -85. Oslo 1986. 77 way (Ringdahl 193», and unpublished exami- Tribe Azeliini nation of parts of the Oslo and Bergen collec- Azelia Robineau-Desvoidy, I 830 tions (some results published by Soot-Ryen aterrima (Meigen, 1826) (Haliday, 1943). 2 species,, Hydrotaea capensis and Spilo- cilipes I 838) (Staeger preocc. gona trianguligera, published by Schøyen (1895) tibialis , 1843), (l staegeri (Zetterstedt, I 845) and Ringdahl 928), respectively, were not inc- gibbera (Meigen (1954a) , 1826) luded. Ringdahl added 7 species, Ardo nebulosa Robineau-Desvoidy, I 830 (1957) 3, Dahl (196D 2, Pont 0971) l, andRog- macquarri (Staeg€r, I 843) nes (1979,1982, 1983a, 1983b) 26,brrnging the trigonica Hennig, 1956 total no. 221. The present revision lists 289 spe- tiquetra (Wiedemann, I 8 I 7) cies from Norway. In comparison it may be no- nudipes (Zetterstedt, I 8 49) ted that 2l3 species have been published from zetterstedtii Rondani, I 866 Denmark (Michelsen 1977), 251 from Finland Thricops Rondani, 1856 (Hackman 1980), 344 from Sweden (Ringdahl Tricophticus Rondani, I 86 I Alloeostylus Schnabl, I 888 1 95 2) 27 9 Isles (Pont 197 5). and from the British Hera Schnabl, 1888 In view of the high number of species known Rhynchotrichops Schnabl, I 889 from Sweden it is safe to conclude that many Pterocanthus Malloch , l92l species still await discovery in Norway. Lasiopsr authors, not Meigen (misidentification) The classification and nomenclature adopted aculeipes (Zetterstedt, I 838) is the one used by A.C. Pont in his Muscidae albibasalis(Zetterstedt, I 849) I contribution to the forthcoming Catalogue of cunctans (Meigen, I 826) (Zetterstedt, Palaearctic Diptera (editor A. S6os, Budapest). hirsutula I 838) (Zetterstedt, The nomenclature differs in several respects depressiventris I 845) diaphanøs (Wiedemann, I 8 I 7) from the one used e.g. by Hennig (1955 196q. - varians (Zetterstedt, I 838) A number of generic synonyms are provided to foveolatus (Zetterstedt, I 845) aid in recognition of generic limits. Specilic sy- perpendicularis (Zetterstedt, I 845) nonyms are included when based on type-speci- furcatus (Stein, I 9l 6) mens from Scandinavian localities, met with in genarum (Zetterstedt, I 838) commonly used identification literature (e.g. sundewalli (Zetterstedt; I 845) Ringdahl 1954c, 1956, Hennig 1955 1964 hirtulus (Zetterstedt, I 83 8) - (Zetterstedt, Fonseca 1968), or else occuring in works dea- subrostrata I 845) (Zetterstedt, ling with the Scandinavian fauna. In the list all innocuus I 83 8) pubipes (Zetterstedt, synonyms are indented relative to valid names. I 845) lividiventris (Zetterstedt, I 845) Superscript numbers refer to the annotations at longipes (Zetterstedt, I 845) the end of paper the list. At the end of the is a list atrq (Fallen, I 823), preocc. of species recorded from Norway in the litera- anthomyzoides (Storm, I 896) ture but excluded from the check-list on the nigrifrors (Robineau-Desvoidy, I 830) basis of presently available evidence. variabills (Fallen, 1823), preocc. nigritellus (Zetterstedt, I 8 3 8) rostatus (Meade, I 882) Family Muscidae semicinereus (Wiedemann, I 8 I 7) hyalinqta (Fallen, 1823), preocc. Su bfamily Ach anthipterinae separ (Zetterstedt, I 845) Achanthiptera Rondani, I 856 simplex (Wiedemann, I 8 I 7) rohrelliformis (Robineau-Desvoidy, I 8 30) postica (Zetterstedt, I 846) inanis (Fallen, 1 825), preocc. sudeticus (Schnabl, I 888) Drymeia Meigen, 1826 Subfamily Muscinae Pogonomyia Rondani, I 87 I Trichopticoides Ringdahl, I 93 I Tribe Reinwardtiini hamata (Fallen, I 823) Muscina Robineau-Desvoidy, I 830 piligera (Zetterstedt, I 845) levida (Harris, 1780) tetra (Meigen, 1826) (Fallen, assimilis I 823) fuscinervis (Zetterstedt, I 8 3 8) borealis (Zetterstedt, I 838) lanceolata (Zetterstedt, I 838) poscuorum (Meigen, I 826) obscuripennis (Zetterstedt, I 838) prolapsa Harris, I 780) vicana (Harris, 1780) pabulorum (Fallen, I 8 I 7) decolor (Fallen , 1824) stabularus (Fallen, I 8 l7) innocens (Zetterstedt, I 845) 78 Hydrotaea Robineau-Desvoidy, I 830 Morellia Robineau-Desvoidy, I 830 Ophyra Robineau-Desvoidy, I 830 aenescens Robineau-Desvoidy, I 830 Lasiops Meigen, 1838 valga (Wahlb€rg, I 845) Cryptophyra Michelsen, I 97 8 hortorum (Fallen, I 8 I 7) qenesce,ns (Wiedemann, I 830) podagrica (Loew, 1857) albipuncta (Zetterstedt, I 845) simplex (Loew, 1857) anxia (Zetterstedt, I 838) Neomyia Walker, 1859 bispinosa (Zetterstedt, I 845) Orthellia Robineau-Desvoidy, I 863 armipes (Fallen, 1825) Cryptolucilia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1893 occulta (Meigen , 1826) Pseudopyrellia Girschner, I 894 borussica Stein, I 899 cornicina (Fabricius, I 78 I ) capensis (WieOemann, I 8 I 8) viridis (Wiedemann, 1824) anthrax (Meigen, I 826) caesarior (Meigen, 1826), preocc. cadaverina (Megnin, I 894) fennica (Frey, I 909) cyrtoneurina (Zetterstedt, I 845) viridescers (Robineau-Desvoidy, I 830) dentipes (Fabricius, I 805) cornicina; authors, not Fabricius diabolu.s (Harris, I 780) (misidentification) ciliata (Fabricius, 179q, preocc. Eudasyphora Townsend, I 9l I spinipes (Fallen, 1823), preocc. cyanella (Meigen , 1826) bimaculata (Meigen , 1826) cyanicolor (Zetterstedt, I 845) floccosa Macquart, 1835 zimini (Hennig, I 963) armipes; authors, not Fallen (misidentification) Tribe Stomoxyini glabricula (F allen, I 8 2il2 Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17 62 ignava (Harris, 1780) calcitrars (Linnaeus, I 758) leucostoma (W iedemann, I 8 I 7) H aematobosca Bezzi, I 907 spoliata (Zetterstedt, I 849) stimulans (Meig€n, 1824) irritans (Fallen, I 823) crassipalprs (Ringdahl , 1926) meteorica (Linnaeus, I 758) militaris (Meigen, I 826) Subfamily Phaoniinae pandellef Stein, 1899 pelluce,ns
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    66 Rec. :'00/ S'IO"\'. Illdia bothriotrichia. Antennae/Head as 3/2: antennal SUMMARY segments ratio as 4 : 7 : 6 : 16. Ventral tube with 1 + 1 The present paper deals with 16 spl:cil:s of setae. Dens and mucro related as 58 : 33. Collembola under 14 genera distributed over 7 families Material examined: Leaf litter, B.B.W.L. Sanct, recorded from Bhivuti Bhushan Wild Life Sanctuary. Parmadan, North 24 Pgs. Dist. 10.ix.2009, colI. G.P. Parmadan, North 24 Pgs. West Bengal. This is the first MandaI, 12exs. consolidated report of Collelnbola fauna from this Sanctuary. The popUlation of the species namely Distribution : INDIA : West Bengal, Kerala, Lepidocyrtus exploratorius, Onychiurus indiclls. Maharashtra (Bombay); COSMOPOLITAN. Ballistrura bengalensis and Salina bengalensis, were Genus XIV. Sphyrotheca Bomer, 1906 very rich and collected very good examples from this 16. Sphyrotheca gangetica Yosii sanctuary. 1966. Splz.vrotheca gangetica Yosii, Res. Kyoto Univ. Sci. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Exped. Karakoram and Hindukush, 1955, 8 : 333- 405. I am grateful to the Director, Dr. K. Venkataraman, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata for giving Diagnosis: Body length upto 1.5 tnm. Ground colour permission to carry out the project, laboratory facilities white, deep purple pigments present, antennae and kind encouragement. I am thankful to Dr. A.K. pigmented distally, head with two transverse stripes. Sanyal, Scientist-F for helping various ways and Dr. G. Antlhead ratio as 1 : 8. And ratio as 11 : 14 : 21 : 55. Eye Thirumalai, Scientist- F & Divisional in Charge, 8 + 8, black. Unguis robust with 2 very distinct inner Entomology Division for encouragement. Author is teeth.
  • Lancs & Ches Muscidae & Fanniidae

    Lancs & Ches Muscidae & Fanniidae

    The Diptera of Lancashire and Cheshire: Muscoidea, Part I by Phil Brighton 32, Wadeson Way, Croft, Warrington WA3 7JS [email protected] Version 1.0 21 December 2020 Summary This report provides a new regional checklist for the Diptera families Muscidae and Fannidae. Together with the families Anthomyiidae and Scathophagidae these constitute the superfamily Muscoidea. Overall statistics on recording activity are given by decade and hectad. Checklists are presented for each of the three Watsonian vice-counties 58, 59, and 60 detailing for each species the number of occurrences and the year of earliest and most recent record. A combined checklist showing distribution by the three vice-counties is also included, covering a total of 241 species, amounting to 68% of the current British checklist. Biodiversity metrics have been used to compare the pre-1970 and post-1970 data both in terms of the overall number of species and significant declines or increases in individual species. The Appendix reviews the national and regional conservation status of species is also discussed. Introduction manageable group for this latest regional review. Fonseca (1968) still provides the main This report is the fifth in a series of reviews of the identification resource for the British Fanniidae, diptera records for Lancashire and Cheshire. but for the Muscidae most species are covered by Previous reviews have covered craneflies and the keys and species descriptions in Gregor et al winter gnats (Brighton, 2017a), soldierflies and (2002). There have been many taxonomic changes allies (Brighton, 2017b), the family Sepsidae in the Muscidae which have rendered many of the (Brighton, 2017c) and most recently that part of names used by Fonseca obsolete, and in some the superfamily Empidoidea formerly regarded as cases erroneous.
  • Forensically Important Muscidae (Diptera) Associated with Decomposition of Carcasses and Corpses in the Czech Republic

    Forensically Important Muscidae (Diptera) Associated with Decomposition of Carcasses and Corpses in the Czech Republic

    MENDELNET 2016 FORENSICALLY IMPORTANT MUSCIDAE (DIPTERA) ASSOCIATED WITH DECOMPOSITION OF CARCASSES AND CORPSES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC VANDA KLIMESOVA1, TEREZA OLEKSAKOVA1, MIROSLAV BARTAK1, HANA SULAKOVA2 1Department of Zoology and Fisheries Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CULS) Kamycka 129, 165 00 Prague 6 – Suchdol 2Institute of Criminalistics Prague (ICP) post. schr. 62/KUP, Strojnicka 27, 170 89 Prague 7 CZECH REPUBLIC [email protected] Abstract: In years 2011 to 2015, three field experiments were performed in the capital city of Prague to study decomposition and insect colonization of large cadavers in conditions of the Central Europe. Experiments in turns followed decomposition in outdoor environments with the beginning in spring, summer and winter. As the test objects a cadaver of domestic pig (Sus scrofa f. domestica Linnaeus, 1758) weighing 50 kg to 65 kg was used for each test. Our paper presents results of family Muscidae, which was collected during all three studies, with focusing on its using in forensic practice. Altogether 29,237 specimens of the muscids were collected, which belonged to 51 species. It was 16.6% (n = 307) of the total number of Muscidae family which are recorded in the Czech Republic. In all experiments the species Hydrotaea ignava (Harris, 1780) was dominant (spring = 75%, summer = 81%, winter = 41%), which is a typical representative of necrophagous fauna on animal cadavers and human corpses in outdoor habitats during second and/or third successional stages (active decay phase) in the Czech Republic. Key Words: Muscidae, Diptera, forensic entomology, pyramidal trap INTRODUCTION Forensic or criminalistic entomology is the science discipline focusing on specific groups of insect for forensic and law investigation needs (Eliášová and Šuláková 2012).