Scathophaga litorea ( Fallén, 1819 )

Šifner, František, 2008, A catalogue of the Scathophagidae (Diptera) of the Palaearctic region, with notes on their taxonomy and faunistics, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48 (1), pp. 111-196 : 166

Scathophaga litorea ( Fallén, 1819)

Scatomyza litorea Fallén, 1819: 4 . SYNTYPES: J ♀, Sweden, ‘ad litus mare balthici [= at Baltic Sea coast], in copula observata [= observed in copula], vi., viii., sat frequens [= fairly frequent]’ (probably MZLU).

Scatophaga nigricornis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 627 , syn. nov. HOLOTYPE: France, canton Saint-Sauveur , departement Yonne, ‘[…] originaire de France [= originating from France]’; no additional data quoted in the original paper except: ‘[…] dont je ne connais qu’un individu […] la collection du comte Dejean [= I have seen only one specimen from the collection of count Dejean]’ (current depository unknown).

Note. All characters of S. nigricornis are within the limits of variability of S. litorea and I therefore consider S. nigricornis as a junior synonym of S. litorea .

Scatophaga arrogans Haliday, 1832 in CURTIS (1832): 405.? SYNTYPES: England; no additional data quoted in the original paper (depository unknown). Synonymized by CHANDLER (1998: 164).

Scatophaga bipunctata Macquart, 1835: 395 , syn. nov. HOLOTYPE: J, France, Bordeaux (probably MNHN).

Note. All characters of S. bipunctata are within the limits of variability of S. litorea and I therefore consider S. bipunctata as a junior synonym of S. litorea .

Scatophaga tesselata Macquart, 1838: 425 , syn. nov.? SYNTYPES: France, ‘plage du Dunkerque [= beach at Dunkerque]’; no additional data quoted in the original paper (depository unknown).

Note. All characters of S. tesselata are within the limits of variability of S. litorea and I therefore consider S. tesselata as a junior synonym of S. litorea .

Anthomyia impudica Reiche, 1857 : ix.? SYNTYPES: Greenland, ‘ Groenland, Godthaab’ (depository unknown). Synonymized by VOCKEROTH (1965: 839).

Scatophaga hyperborea Boheman, 1866: 572 , syn. nov. SYNTYPES: J ♀, Norway, Spitsbergen , ‘ Habitat in litoribus marinis […] [= found at sea coast]; Bel Sund mense Julii Dom. Sundevall [= at Bel Sund in July by Mr. Sundevall] ; ad Cap Thordsen in Isfjorden 6 Julii a Dom. Malgren frequenter lecta [= at Cap Thordsen in Isfjorden, caught on July 6 in abundance by Mr. Malgren] ’; (depository unknown).

Note. In my opinion, the characters of this species are within the limits of variability of S. litorea , which also inhabits an identical biotope. Therefore, I consider S. hyperborea as a junior synonym of S. litorea .

S catina fontanalis Rondani, 1867: 114.? SYNTYPES: Type locality not given; no additional data quoted in the original paper except: ‘x., ad aqua collinas [= October, near water in highland]’ (depository unknown). Synonymized by SACK (1937: 62).

Scatomyza nigripes Holmgren,1869:34 .? SYNTYPES: Norway, ‘ Beeren Eiland , Spetsbergia ad Nordfjorden [= Bear Island, Spitsbergen at Nordfjorden]’; no additional data quoted in the original paper (probably MZLU). Synonymized by GORODKOV (1986: 32).

Scatomyza stuxbergii Holmgren, 1880:24 .? SYNTYPES: Russia, European part, ‘ Novaia Semlia [= Novaya Zemlya]’; no additional data quoted in the original paper (probably MZLU). Synonymized by GORODKOV (1986: 32).

Scatophaga islandica Becker, 1894: 175 . SYNTYPES: J ♀, Iceland; Canada, Labrador (depository unknown). Synonymized by JAMES (1950: 350).

Scatophaga rufiventris Villeneuve, 1917: 308 .? SYNTYPES: N. France, Gatteville , Barfleur; no additional data quoted in the original paper (probably MNHN). Synonymized by SÉGUY (1934: 694).

Scatomyza janmajeni Séguy, 1938: 109 , syn. nov.? SYNTYPES: Norway, Jan Mayen Island; no additional data quoted in the original paper (probably MNHN).

Note. All characters of S. janmajeni are within the limits of variability of S. litorea and I consider S.janmajeni as a junior synonym of S. litorea .

New record. CROATIA: Spalato [= Split], 1868, 1 ♀, Man leg. (NHMW: old collection).

Distribution. Belgium (DE JONG 2005); Croatia ( STROBL 1900: 617); Denmark ( MORGE

1976: 538); Estonia ( ELBERG 1965: 352); Finland ( HACKMAN 1956: 54); France ( SÉGUY

1934: 694); Germany ( PÜCHEL 1999: 187); Great Britain ( CHANDLER 1998: 164); Iceland

( NIELSEN et al. 1954: 111); Ireland ( CHANDLER 1998: 164); Norway ( NELSON & GREVE 2002:

46); Netherlands (DE JONG 2005); Poland (DRABER- MONKO 1991: 232); Portugal ( NIELSEN et al. 1954: 11); Russia – European Russia ( GORODKOV 1970: 451); Sweden ( HEDSTRÖM

1991: 144); Nearctic region ( VOCKEROTH 1965: 839).