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Rachispoda Lioy, 1864

Marshall, Stephen A., Roháček, Jindřich, Dong, Hui & Buck, Matthias, 2011, The state of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera: Acalyptratae): a world catalog update covering the years 2000 - 2010, with new generic synonymy, new combinations, and new distributions, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51 (1), pp. 217-298 : 269-272

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Genus Rachispoda Lioy, 1864

Rachispoda acrosticalis (Becker, 1903) . Distr.: Afrotropical: Botswana, Cape Verde Is., Madagascar, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zaire; Palaearctic: Algeria, Azores ( Portugal), Canary Is. ( Spain), Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Malta, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey. Note. All Afrotropical records need verification; they probably deal with a complex of hitherto unrecognized species.

Limosina acrostichalis . – COLLIN (1912): 101 [misspelling, first record from Seychelles].

Limosina (Limosina) acrostichalis . – GERLACH (2009): 386 [misspelling, incorrect generic placement].

Rachispoda acrosticalis . – ROHÁČEK (2004b): 256 [new record from Cyprus]; GATT (2007): 303 [new records from Morocco and Tunisia]; GATT (2006c): 69 [new record from Sardinia]; GATT (2008): 701 [new record from United Arab Emirates]; GATT (2010): 4 [new record from mainland Italy].

Rachispoda anceps (Stenhammar, 1855) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Russia (NET), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.

Leptocera anceps . – KARPA (2008): 27 [record from Latvia].

Rachispoda breviceps (Stenhammar, 1855) . Distr.: Palaearctic:? Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,? Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland,? Netherlands, Norway, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden.

Rachispoda breviceps . – GRAYSON (2006):134 [doubtfull record from Great Britain: England]; WITHERS (2007): 147 [confirmed from France].

Leptocera breviceps . – KARPA (2008): 27 [record from Latvia].

Rachispoda brevior (Roháček, 1991) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Greece (Crete), Hungary, Israel, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain (incl. Balearic Is.), Tunisia.

Rachispoda brevior . – GATT (2006c):69 [new record from mainland Italy]; CARLES- TOLRÁ & VENTURA (2008):278 [new record from Spain: Balearic Is.]; CARLES- TOLRÁ & ROSADO (2009): 346 [new record from Portugal].

Rachispoda cilifera (Rondani, 1880) . Distr.: Afrotropical: all records doubtful; Palaearctic: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Russia (CET,?FE), Serbia, Slovakia.

Leptocera cilifera . – KARPA (2008): 27 [record from Latvia].

Rachispoda cryptochaeta (Duda, 1918) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Latvia,? Russia (CET), Spain, Sweden.

Leptocera (Rachispoda) cryptochaeta . – VALENTINE et al. (1991): 105 [new record from Ireland].

Leptocera cryptochaeta . – PANTELEEVA (2005): 492 [doubtful record from Russia: CET]; KARPA (2008): 27 [record from Latvia].

Rachispoda cryptochaeta . – WITHERS (2007): 147 [new record from France].

Rachispoda duodecimseta (Papp, 1973) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Israel, Italy (Sicily), Mongolia, Morocco, Tadjikistan, Tunisia.

Leptocera (Rachispoda) duodecimseta . – GATT (2007): 304 [new record from Tunisia].

Rachispoda fuscipennis (Haliday, 1833) . Distr.: Afrotropical: Madagascar, Namibia, Saudi Arabia, Socotra ( Yemen), Zaire; Australasian / Oceanian: Australia (NSW), Guam ( USA), Hawaii ( USA), New Zealand; Oriental: Taiwan; Nearctic: Canada (BC, MB, NS, ON, SK), USA (CA, FL, GA, MA, NY); Neotropical: Bahamas, Bermuda, Galápagos Is. ( Ecuador), Mexico (SIN); Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Azerbaidjan, Azores ( Portugal), Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is. ( Spain), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France (inc. Corsica), Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Latvia, Japan, Jordan, Kirghizia, Malta, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (SET), Serbia, Slovakia, Spain (incl. Balearic Is.), Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan; South Atlantic: Saint Helena.

Rachispoda fuscipennis . – ROHÁČEK (2004b): 256 [new record from Cyprus]; GATT (2008): 701 [new record from United Arab Emirates].

Rachispoda gel (Papp, 1978) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain (incl. Balearic Is.), Sweden, Tadjikistan, Tunisia.

Rachispoda gel . – ROHÁČEK (2004b): 256 [new record from Cyprus]; GATT (2007): 304 [new record from Morocco]; CARLES- TOLRÁ & VENTURA (2008): 278 [new record from Spain: Balearic Is.].

Rachispoda hostica (Villeneuve, 1917) . Distr.: Afrotropical: record from Zaire doubtful; Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Latvia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia (SET), Slovakia, Sweden, Tadjikistan, Turkey.

Leptocera hostica . – KARPA (2008): 28 [record from Latvia].

Rachispoda iberica (Roháček, 1991) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Portugal, Spain.

Rachispoda iberica . – CARLES- TOLRÁ & ROSADO (2009): 346–347 [female, illustr., new record from Portugal].

Rachispoda kabuli (Papp, 1978) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bulgaria, Canary Is. ( Spain), Cyprus, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Israel, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Spain (incl. Balearic Is.), Tunisia.

Rachispoda kabuli . – GATT (2007): 304 [new record from Greece].

Rachispoda lagura (Roháček, 1991) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaidjan, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Italy, Mongolia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan.

Rachispoda lagura . – ROHÁČEK (2004b): 257 [new record from Cyprus]; GATT (2008): 701 [new record from United Arab Emirates]; GATT (2010): 3 [new record from Italy].

Rachispoda limosa (Fallén, 1820) . Distr.: Afrotropical: all records doubtful; Nearctic: Canada (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC), USA (CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MS, MT, NC, NH, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, UT, WA, WV, WY). Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is. ( Spain), Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France (incl. Corsica), Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland [record missing from previous catalog], Italy (incl. Sicily), Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia (CET, FE, NET, SET), Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadjikistan, Tunisia, Uzbekistan.

Rachispoda longior (Roháček, 1991) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece (incl. Corfu), Hungary, Israel, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania, Slovakia, Spain (incl. Balearic Is.), Sweden, Tadjikistan, Tunisia.

Rachispoda longior . – GATT (2007): 304 [new record from Tunisia].

Rachispoda lutosa (Stenhammar, 1855) . Distr.: Nearctic: Canada (MB), USA (AK); Palaearctic: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia (CET, FE, NET, SET, WS), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey.

Leptocera (Rachispoda) lutosa . – NASH et al. (2001): 193 [record from Ireland].

Rachispoda lutosa . – GATT (2007): 304 [new record from Greece].

Rachispoda lutosoidea (Duda, 1938) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is. ( Spain), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (CET, SET,?WS), Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,? Tadjikistan, Tunisia, Turkey.

Leptocera (Rachispoda) lutosoidea . – NASH (1989): 152 [new record from Ireland].

Rachispoda lutosoidea . – GATT (2007): 304 [new record from Lebanon].

Leptocera lutosoidea . – KARPA (2008): 28 [record from Latvia].

Rachispoda modesta (Duda, 1924) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is. ( Spain), Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Iraq, Iran, Israel, Latvia, Lebanon, Montenegro, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Balearic Is.), Sweden, Tadjikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan.

Leptocera (Rachispoda) modesta . – GATT (2007): 304 [new records from Lebanon, Morocco].

Leptocera modesta . – KARPA (2008): 28 [record from Latvia].

Rachispoda opinata (Roháček, 1991) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Czech Republic, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia.

Rachispoda opinata . – GATT (2010): 3 [new record from Italy].

Rachispoda pseudohostica (Duda, 1924) . Distr.: Afrotropical: record from Zaire very doubtful; Palaearctic: Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Mongolia, Romania, Russia (FE), Slovakia, Turkey.

Rachispoda pseudohostica . – GATT (2007): 304 [new record from Turkey].

Rachispoda segem (Roháček, 1991) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Russia (NET), Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland.

Rachispoda segem . – GATT (2006a): 75 [new record from Switzerland].

Rachispoda uniseta (Roháček, 1991) . Distr.: Palaearctic: Italy, Morocco, Switzerland, Tunisia.

Rachispoda uniseta . – GATT (2006a): 75 [new record from Switzerland]; GATT (2010): 3 [new record from Italy].

Rachispoda varicornis (Strobl, 1900) . Distr.: Afrotropical: all records doubtful; Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Austria, Azores ( Portugal), Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canary Is. ( Spain), Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Great Britain, Greece (incl. Crete), Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy (incl. Sicily),? Latvia, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Tadjikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan.

Rachispoda varicornis . – ROHÁČEK (2004b): 257 [new record from Cyprus].

Leptocera varicornis . – KARPA (2008): 28 [doubtful record from Latvia].

COLLIN J. E. 1912: Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. No. VII. Diptera, Borboridae from Seychelles. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 15: 101 - 104.

GATT P. 2006 c: New distributional data on the Sphaeroceridae (Diptera) of Italy with three additions to the Italian list. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 79: 65 - 73.

GATT P. 2006 a: Two remarkable species of Rachispoda Lioy (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae) new to Switzerland. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 79: 75 - 76.

GATT P. 2007: New records of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera) from the Mediterranean, with distributional notes. Studia Dipterologica 13 (2006): 297 - 308.

GATT P. 2008: Order Diptera, family Sphaeroceridae. Pp. 696 - 703. In: HARTEN A. VAN (ed.): Arthropod fauna of the UAE, Vol. 1. Dar Al Ummah Printing, Publishing, Distribution & Advertising, Abu Dhabi, 754 pp.

GATT P. 2010. A further six additions to the lesser dung flies (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae) of Italy with new distributional data on the fauna of peninsular (southern) Italy. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 83: 1 - 9.

GRAYSON A. 2006: Additions and corrections to the Yorkshire Diptera list (part 3). Naturalist 131: 131 - 138.

KARPA A. 2008: Catalogue of Latvian flies (Diptera: Brachycera). Latvijas Entomologs 46: 4 - 43.

NASH R. 1989: Diptera new to Ireland (Tipulidae, Empididae, Sphaeroceridae, Chloropidae). Irish Naturalists' Journal 20: 151 - 152.

NASH R., O'CONNOR J. P. & CHANDLER P. J. 2001: The Irish species of lesser dung flies (Insecta: Diptera, Sphaeroceridae) including a list of type specimens described by Alexander Henry Haliday in Humboldt University Museum, La Specola and the National Museum of Ireland. Bulletin of the Irish Biogeographical Society 25: 180 - 210.

PANTELEEVA N. YU. 2005: Semeistvo Sphaeroceridae. [Family Sphaeroceridae]. Pp. 492 - 493. In: NEGROBOV O. P. (ed.): Kadastr bespozvonochnykh zhivotnykh Voronezhkoi oblasti. [Cadastre of invertebrate animals of the Voronezh region]. Voronezhkii gosudarstvennyi universitet, Voronezh, 825 pp. (in Russian).

ROHACEK J. 2004 b: New records of Clusiidae, Anthomyzidae and Sphaeroceridae (Diptera) from Cyprus, with distributional and taxonomic notes. In: KUBIK S. & BARTAK M. (eds.): Dipterologica bohemoslovaca 11. Folia Facultatis Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis, Biologia 109: 247 - 264.

VALENTINE J., BLACKITH R. E. & BLACKITH R. M. 1991: Kimosina empirica, Leptocera cryptochaeta, Spelobia clunipes, S. nana, S. talparum, S. palmata and Telomerina flavipes (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae) flies new to Ireland. Bulletin of the Irish Biogeographical Society 14: 105 - 108.

WITHERS P. 2007: Towards an inventory of the flies (Diptera) of a nature reserve, Pierre Verots Foundation in Ain, France: the first 1000 taxa. Dipterists Digest, Second Series 14: 125 - 150.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Sphaeroceridae

Genus

Rachispoda

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