Scathophaga inquinata ( Meigen, 1826 )

Ozerov, A. L. & Krivosheina, M. G., 2021, A review of the genus Scathophaga Meigen, 1803 (Diptera: Scathophagidae) of Russia, Russian Entomological Journal 30 (2), pp. 201-246 : 218-223

Scathophaga inquinata ( Meigen, 1826)

Figs 25, 76–78.

inquinata Meigen, 1826: 250 ( Scatophaga ). Type-locality: not given.

REMARKS. The species was recorded for Russia from Yaroslavl’ Oblast [ Ovchinnikov, 2004: 422], Karelia [ Humala, Polevoi, 2009: 72] and Mordovia [ MacGowan et al., 2021: 17]. Gorodkov [1970: 453] registered this species for Caucasus, but without specifying the place of collecting.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Altai: Artybash env., floodplain of the River Sema (51.87ºN, 87.18ºE), 550 m, 22. VI.2009, V. Sorokina (1 ♂, ISEA) ; Biysk (52.535ºN 85.178ºE), 5.IX.1971, Sychevskaya (1 ♂, 1 ♀, ZISP) ; Lake Teletskoe, Artybash (51.796ºN, 87.274ºE), 21. VI.1987, A. Barkalov (1 ♂, 4 ♀♀, ISEA) ; Seminsky pass (51.06ºN 85.59ºE), 1650 m, 27–30. VI.2016, N. Vikhrev (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Seminsky pass, River Sarlyk (51.11ºN 85.60ºE), 1200 m, 28–30. VI.2016, N. Vikhrev (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Seminsky pass, River Turala (50.99ºN 85.68ºE), 1350 m, 8–12.VII.2016, N. Vikhrev (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Tigirek Vill. (51.13ºN 83.05ºE), 550 m, 9– 12.VII.2014, I. Shamshev (1 ♂, 7 ♀♀, ZISP) ; Ust-Koksa (50.27ºN 85.61ºE), 28. VI.–4.VII.2007, O. Kosterin (1 ♀, ZMUM) ; Ust-Sema env., (51.6ºN 85.8ºE), 21–26. VI.2016, N. Vikhrev (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Arkhangelsk Oblast: Arkhangelsk (64.546ºN 40.567ºE), 4.VIII.2010, D. Gavryushin (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Nar’yan-Mar env. (67.631ºN 52.985ºE; 67.642ºN 53.196ºE), 6–9.VII.2008, N.E. Vikhrev, A.L. Ozerov (9 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, ZMUM) ; Nenetsky Nature Reserve , cordon “Bol’shoy Gusinets” (68.175ºN 53.645ºE), 9– 10.VII.2008, A.L. Ozerov (3 ♂♂, ZMUM) ; Solovetskiy I. (65.080ºN 35.686ºE), 26.VII.1975, Gorodkov (1 ♂, ZISP) ; Solvychegovsk (61.342ºN 46.913ºE), 12.VIII.2010, D. Gavryushin (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; the lower reaches of the River Pechora (68.334ºN 53.304ºE), 11.VII.2008, A.L. Ozerov (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; the lower reaches of the River Pechora , Kashin I. (68.242ºN 53.856ºE), 10.VII.2008, A.L. Ozerov (2 ♂♂, ZMUM) ; Astrakhan Oblast: Ikryanoe (46.112ºN 47.767ºE), 10. V.2010, K. Tomkovich (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Bashkiria: Abzakovo env., River Karan (53.84ºN 58.566ºE), 551 m, 17.VII.2015, D. Gavryushin (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Bashkirskiy Nature Reserve (53.420ºN 57.935ºE), 7.VIII.1975, Gorodkov (3 ♂♂, ZISP) ; Levaya Belaya Station (54.708ºN 55.885ºE), 18.VIII.1975, Gorodkov (2 ♂ ♂, ZISP) ; Urman (54.878ºN 56.877ºE), 19.VIII.1975, Gorodkov (1 ♀, ZISP) ; Karachay–Cherkessia: Dombay, Valley of the River Alibek (43.291ºN 41.594ºE), 2500 m, 1.VII.1982, Nartshuk (1 ♂, ZISP) ; Karelia: Primorsky env. (66.549ºN 33.133ºE, 66.555ºN 33.006ºE, 66.552ºN 33.100ºE), 3– 5.VII.2010, A.L. Ozerov (3 ♂♂, ZMUM) ; Krasnodar Krai: Agurskoe gorge (43.548ºN 39.814ºE), 25.IV.2008, A.L. Ozerov (1 ♀, ZMUM) ; Lagonaki (44.009ºN 39.994ºE), 1700 m, 11–12.VII.2008, O. Kosterin (1 ♀, ZMUM) ; Lagonaki (44.01ºN 40.02ºE), 1500– 1700 m, 5–7. V.2013, N. Vikhrev (3 ♂♂, ZMUM) ; Lagonaki (44.107ºN 40.020ºE, 1450 m; 44.093ºN 40.019ºE, 1725 m), 15–17 and 26–28. VI.2009, K. Tomkovich (6 ♂♂, ZMUM) ; Lakes Khmelevskie (43.716ºN 40.201ºE), 10.VII.2008, O. Kosterin (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Sochi, Estosadok env. (43.691ºN 40.366ºE), 20– 22. VI.2008, K. Tomkovich (3 ♂♂, ZMUM) ; Sochi, Mt. Akhun (43.523ºN 39.879ºE), 22.X.2006, N. Vikhrev (2 ♂♂, ZMUM) ; Sochi / Adler (43.476ºN 39.906ºE), 21.X.2010, D. Gavryushin (1 ♂, 1 ♀, ZMUM) ; Sochi / Khosta (43.523ºN 39.879ºE), 15. V.2011, D. Gavryushin (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Teberdinskiy Nature Reserve, Valley of the River Teberda (43.405ºN 41.721ºE), 11.VII.1982, Nartshuk (1 ♂, ZISP) ; Vostochnoe (53.573ºN 92.128ºE), 19. V.1923, Zhelokhovtsev (1 ♀, ZMUM) ; Arkhyz (43.564ºN 41.280ºE), 1450 m, 12.IX.1965, Gorodkov (1 ♂, ZISP) ; Karachaevsk (43.778ºN 41.915ºE), 900 m, 26.IV.1964, Gorodkov (1 ♂, ZISP) ; Teberdinskiy Nature Reserve (43.405ºN 41.721ºE), 25.IV. and 3. VI.1964, Gorodkov (3 ♂♂, ZISP) ; Krasnoyarsk Krai: National Park “Stolby” (55.887ºN 92.817ºE), 29.VIII.1973, Gorodkov (1 ♂, ZISP) ; Kursk Oblast: Oboyan’ (51.191ºN 36.312ºE), 20–21.VII.2007, A.L. Ozerov (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Leningrad Oblast: Luga (ca. 58.73ºN 29.84ºE), 11.V.1954, 27.VI.1955, A. Stackelberg (2 ♂♂, ZISP) ; Petergof (59.883ºN 29.896ºE), 21. V.1959, V. Sychevskaya (2 ♂♂, ZMUM) ; Rakovichi (58.650ºN 29.836ºE), 15. VI. and 1.IX.1897, Pleske (1 ♂, 1 ♀, ZISP) ; Saint Petersburg (59.934ºN 30.359ºE), 29.VIII.1995, Gorodkov (6 ♂♂, 1 ♀, ZISP) ; Saint Petersburg (59.934ºN 30.359ºE), 31.VII.1995, Gorodkov (1 ♂, ZISP) ; Sergievka (59.893ºN 29.839ºE), 25.IX.1930, Burakova (5 ♂♂, ZISP) ; Shuvalovo (60.047ºN 30.283ºE), 27. VI.1897, Yakobson (1 ♂, ZISP) ; same place, 19. V.1954, Razhev (2 ♂♂, ZISP) ; Tolmachevo (58.856ºN 29.895ºE), 7.VIII.1935, Rohdendorf (1 ♀, ZISP) ; Moscow and Moscow Oblast: Abramtsevo (56.23ºN 37.956ºE), 31.V.1958, 16.VI.1959, E.S. Smirnov (2 ♀♀, ZMUM) ; Andreevskoe (55.967ºN 35.609ºE, 55.978ºN 35.588ºE), 28.IV. and 14. V.2007, 6. V.2009, A.L. Ozerov (4 ♂♂, 1 ♀, ZMUM) ; Bol’shevo (55.925ºN 37.868ºE), 7. V.1930, N. Violovich (1 ♂, 1 ♀, ZMUM) ; Burtsevo (55.981ºN 35.597ºE, 55.975ºN 35.586ºE), 2–3.VI.2006, 10.X.2010, A.L. Ozerov (2 ♂♂, ZMUM) ; Dmitrov env. (56.316ºN 37.725ºE), 16. V. and 21. VI.2007, 10. V.2008, N. Vikhrev (2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, ZMUM) ; Golitsyno (55.649ºN 37.011ºE), 12, 13 and 17.V.1979, 17 and 24.V.1981, 26.VI.1982, A. Shatalkin (1 ♂, 5 ♀♀, ZMUM) ; Izmaylovo (55.786ºN 37.835ºE), 15.V.1983, 3 and 29.V.1986, A.L. Ozerov (5 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, ZMUM) ; Kostino (56.305ºN 37.714ºE), 7. V.2010, D. Gavryushin (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Luzhki (55.833ºN 37.550ºE), 29.IV.2000, A. Gusakov (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Molzhaninovka (55.936ºN 37.385ºE), 13. V.2010, A.L. Ozerov (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Ozhigovo (55.455ºN 36.882ºE), 27.IV.2008, 9.V.2009, D. Gavryushin (2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, ZMUM) ; Podol’sk (45.448ºN 37.563ºE), 10–15.IV.2010, K. Tomkovich (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Pripuschaevo (56.702ºN 37.681ºE), 8–10.IX.2008, K. Tomkovich (2 ♂♂, ZMUM) ; Serpukhov env. (54.924ºN 37.409ºE), 1.X.1901, G.A. Kozhevnikov (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Shchukino (55.798ºN 37.478ºE), 19.IX.2006, N. Vikhrev (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Zelenograd (55.986ºN 37.202ºE), 19.VI.1998, 15.V.1999, A. Gusakov (2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, ZMUM) ; Zvenigorod env. (55.700ºN 36.722ºE), 24.V.1981, 1–4.V.1996, A.L. Ozerov, K. Tomkovich (12 ♂♂, 1 ♀, ZMUM) ; Nizhegorod Oblast: Dzerzhinsk (56.21ºN 43.62ºE), 18.VIII.2009, N. Vikhrev (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; North Ossetia – Alania: Alagir env. (43.015ºN 44.224ºE), 18 and 19. V.1989, A.L. Ozerov (1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, ZMUM) ; Bakhty-Lapparyrag ridge (42.938ºN 44.287ºE), 1770 m, 18. V., 1 and 13.VI.1989, 29–30.VI.1990, A.L. Ozerov (6 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, ZMUM) ; Buron env. (43.793ºN 43.922ºE), 7. VI.1989, A.L. Ozerov (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Tsey (43.793ºN 43.922ºE), 16.IX.1989, A. Shatalkin (2 ♀♀, ZMUM) ; Novgorod Oblast: Malaya Vishera (58.849ºN 32.209ºE), 9. V.1975, Gorodkov (2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, ZISP) ; Spas-Nereditsa (58.497ºN 31.312ºE), 22. VI.1975, Gorodkov (1♂, 1 ♀, ZISP) ; Novosibirsk Oblast: Orlovka env. (59.93ºN 76.33ºE), 16.VII.2015, O. Kosterin (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Novosibirsk (54.842ºN 83.114ºE), 9–10.IX.2009, O. Kosterin (2 ♂♂, ZMUM) ; Novosibirsk (55.52ºN 83.24ºE), 22. V.2011, O. Kosterin (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Academgorodok (54.87ºN 83.05ºE), 18–19. VI.2016, N. Vikhrev (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Pskov Oblast: “ Pokrovskaya Novor [zhevskogo] u[ezda] Pskov [skoy] g[ubernii]” (57.242ºN 28.431ºE), 15.VII.1915, N. Kuznetsov (1 ♀, ZISP) ; Rostov Oblast: Taganrog (47.226ºN 38.898ºE), 6 and 8.IX.1927, C. Ahnger (3 ♂♂, ZISP) ; Ryazan’ Oblast: Gremyachka (53.487ºN 39.515ºE), 5.IX.1904, A. Semenov (1 ♀, ZISP) ; Zalesnoe (54.969ºN 41.327ºE), 21–26.VII.2013, N. Vikhrev (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Saratov Oblast: Saratov env. (51.558ºN 46.018ºE), 5.VIII.1917, A. Stackelberg (1 ♂, ZISP) ; Smolensk Oblast: National Park “Smolenskoe poozer’e” (55.511ºN 31.839ºE), 24.VII., 3–11.VIII.1991, Zlobin (3 ♂♂, 1 ♀, ZISP) ; Tver’ Oblast: Boglaevo (58.155ºN 34.797ºE), 8–31.X.2009, A.G. Korobkov (1 ♂, ZISP) ; Tyumen’ Oblast: Novyy Urengoy (66.087ºN 76.513ºE), 30.VII.1982, Gorodkov (1 ♂, ZISP) ; Salekhard (66.53ºN 66.6135ºE), 3.VIII.1961, Gorodkov (1 ♂, ZISP) ; Ul’yanovsk Oblast: Radishchevo (55.836ºN 48.367ºE), 2–5. V.2011, K. Tomkovich (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Volgograd Oblast: Serafimovich env. (49.5º7N 42.6ºE), 28–29.IV.2013, N. Vikhrev (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Vologda Oblast: Belozersk env. (60.029ºN 37.791ºE), 13. VI.1964, Borodin (2 ♀♀, ZMUM) ; Vorohezh Oblast : Voronezh env.(51.695ºN 39.151ºE), 3. V.2012, Kornev (1 ♂, ZISP) ; Voronezh env., Shilovskiy Forest (51.601ºN 39.181ºE), 7.IX.1965, Negrobov (2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, ZISP) ; Yaroslavl’ Oblast: Yaroslavl’ (57.632ºN 39.836ºE), 1. VI.1988, M.A. Klepikov (1 ♂, ZISP) .

DESCRIPTION. Male. Female. Body-length 4.9– 8.8 mm.

Head. Frontal vitta yellow or reddish-yellow, matt; fronto-orbital plate blackish, greyish dusted. Face, parafacial and gena yellow, with delicate golden reflection. Postcranium black in upper third or half and yellow in lower part. 3 orbital and 4–5 frontal setae present. Antenna reddish-yellow. Postpedicel approximately twice as long as wide. Arista pubescent, the longest hairs approximately equal to 1/3–1/2 width of postpedicel. Palpus yellow.

Thorax black in ground colour, greyish dusted, but usually postpronotal lobe yellowish. Acrostichals not differentiated from the other hairs on scutum or setulose in two rows, but prescutellar pair usually stronger than the other acrostichals, dorsocentrals 2+3, intra-alars 1+2, supra-alars 1+2, postpronotals 2. Katepisternum posteriorly with yellow hairs and setulae, but without black setulae. Anepimeron bare. Scutellum black, greyish dusted, with a pair of strong basal scutellar and a pair of strong apical scutellar setae.

Legs yellow. Fore femur covered with hairs, but without conspicuous setae. Fore tibia with 2 dorsal, 0– 1 posterior, 1 preapical dorsal, and 1 posterior apical setae. Mid femur with a row of anterior/anterodorsal setae, also with 1 preapical posterior and 1 preapical posterodorsal setae in both sexes. Mid tibia with 2–3 posterodorsal, 1 anterodorsal setae and a ring of apicals. Hind femur with a row of anterodorsal setae in both sexes. Hind tibia with 3 anterodorsal, 3 posterodorsal, 1 preapical dorsal, 1 preapical anterodorsal, 1 apical anteroventral setae.

Wing tinged with brownish; crossveins r-m and dm-cu darkened.

Abdomen from yellow to dark brownish, delicately greyish dusted, covered with not long hairs, in female tergites with black marginal setulae.

68 69

Figs 61–69. Scathophaga decipiens (Haliday) (61–63), S. exalata Ozerov (64–66) and S. furcata (Say) (67–69): 61, 64, 67 — male sternite 5; 62, 65, 68 — epandrium, cercal plate and surstyli, lateral view; 63, 66, 69 — same, dorsal view. 61–63 — after Ozerov & Krivosheina, 2020, figs 4, 6, 7.

Рис. 61–69. Scathophaga decipiens (Haliday) (61–63), S. exalata Ozerov (64–66) и S. furcata (Say) (67–69): 61, 64, 67 — стернит 5 самца; 62, 65, 68 — Эпандрий, церки и сурстили, сбоку; 63, 66, 69 — то же, сверху. 61–63 — after Ozerov & Krivosheina, 2020, figs 4, 6, 7.

85 86 87

Figs 79–87. Scathophaga intermedia (Walker) (79–81), S. karelica Ozerov (82–84) and S. lapponica (Ringdahl) (85–87): 79, 82, 85 — male sternite 5; 80, 83, 86 — epandrium, cercal plate and surstyli, lateral view; 81, 84, 87 — same, dorsal view. 82–84 — after Ozerov, 2013, figs 14–16.

Рис. 79–87. Scathophaga intermedia (Walker) (79–81), S. karelica Ozerov (82–84) и S. lapponica (Ringdahl) (85–87): 79, 82, 85 — стернит 5 самца; 80, 83, 86 — Эпандрий, церки и сурстили, сбоку; 81, 84, 87 — то же, сверху. 82–84 — по Ozerov, 2013, figs 14–16.

Male sternite 4 approximately 2 times as long as wide ( Fig. 25); sternite 5 with a pair of very small apical median processes, covered with spinules ( Fig. 76). Epandrium, cercal plate and surstyli as in Figs 77, 78.

DISTRIBUTION. Russia: forest zone of European part and Siberia. — Europe (widespread). Common.