Muscina sp.

Vikhrev, Nikita E. & Esin, Mikhail N., 2023, Notes on Palaearctic Muscina (Diptera, Muscidae), Amurian Zoological Journal XV (1), pp. 31-41 : 39

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.33910/2686-9519-2023-15-1-31-41

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1BAE24CF-E715-47AA-92C8-E70C48D4871D

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11237282

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E34787E8-5C70-1307-346F-2E82E25BFBFC

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Muscina sp.
status

 

Muscina sp.

VIETNAM, Lai Chau Prov.: Hoang Lien NP , 22.348 ° N, 103.770 ° E, 1900 m, 22.05.2014, A. Ozerov, 1♂;Sa Pa env., 22.321 ° N, 103.856 ° E, 1400 m, 19– 29.03.2019, N. Vikhrev, 1♂ (both ZMUM) GoogleMaps .

REMARKS. These two males have the femora entirelly dark; the palpi and antenna are also dark as it is typical for fresh specimens of M. angustifrons , basicosta black. On the other hand, the male frontal vitta is as wide as in M. stabulans . In addition, the lateral sides of scutellum are hairless, this character was never found in other Muscina . The cosmopolitan M. stabulans has the same phenotype from Polar regions to the southern hemisphere. So, there are two possible interpretations of our specimens: (1) it is a variability of M. angustifrons at the southern limit of the natural habitat of the species or (2) the specimens may result from crossbreading between M. angustifrons and M. stabulans .

ZMUM

Zoological Museum, University of Amoy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Muscidae

Genus

Muscina

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