Cordilura ustulata ( Zetterstedt, 1838 )

Ozerov, A. L. & Krivosheina, M. G., 2020, A review of the genus Cordilura Fallén, 1810 (Diptera: Scathophagidae) of Russia, Russian Entomological Journal 29 (4), pp. 439-480 : 476-477

Cordilura ustulata ( Zetterstedt, 1838)

Figs 5 , 128–130.

ustulata Zetterstedt, 1838: 727 ( Cordylura ). Type-locality: “Lapponia Umensis... Tornensis... Nordlandiae” ( Norway, Sweden).

melanacra Loew, 1873: 247 ( Cordylura ). Type-locality: “Rosenthal” [now Rózanka, part of Międzylesie, near Kłodzko ( Poland)].

REMARKS. The species was recorded from Siberia [ Ozerov, Barkalov, 2014: 561], Amur Oblast, Primorsky Krai and Sakhalin Oblast [ Ozerov, Krivosheina, 2014: 212]. Noted by Gorodkov [1986: 17] for north of European part and Siberia without indicating specific locality.

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Amur Oblast: River Nyukzha (56.574ºN 121.652ºE), 18. VI.1976, Soboleva (1 ♂, 3 ♀♀, IBSS) ; Arkhangelsk Oblast: Nenetsky Nature Reserve , cordon “Bol’shoy Gusinets” (68.175ºN, 53.645ºE), 10–11.VII.2008, N.E. Vikhrev, A.L. Ozerov (5 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀, ZMUM) ; the lower reaches of the River Pechora (68.334ºN, 53.304ºE), 11.VII.2008, A.L. Ozerov (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; 73 km NW of Nar’yan-Mar (ca. 67.981ºN 51.608ºE), 3.VIII.1978, Gorodkov (1 ♂, ZISP) ; Chelyabinsk Oblast: Zlatoust Miass (55.166ºN 59.666ºE), 2. VI.1936, Zhelokhovtsev (2 ♀♀, ZMUM) ; Krasnoyarsk Krai: Taymyr, Taymyrsky Nature Reserve, cordon Ary-Mas (72.5ºN, 101.94ºE), 14 m, 8.VII.2010, O. Khruleva (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Khatanga (71.975ºN, 102.482ºE), 11– 12.VII.1970, V. Zherikhin, A. Ponamorenko, A. Rasnitsyn, I. Sukacheva (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Kryuchkovo station (56.096ºN 62.109ºE), 14–23.VII.2009, K. Tomkovich (1 ♀, ZMUM) ; Medvezhiy (69.284ºN 88.148ºE), Norilsk env., 6.VII.1967, Gorodkov (1 ♂, ZISP) ; Leningrad Oblast: Yashchera (58.894ºN 29.820ºE), 8. VI.1958, A. Stackelberg (1 ♀, ZISP) ; Moscow Oblast: Dmitrov env. (56.316ºN 37.725ºE), 19. V.2006, N.Vikhrev (1 ♀, ZMUM) ; Murmansk Oblast: Tumannyy (68.883ºN 35.693ºE), 14.VII.1974, Kasparyan (1 ♂, ZISP) ; Vud’yavr (ca. 67.64ºN 33.644ºE), 27. VI. and 6.VII.1930, Fridolin (1 ♂, 1 ♀, ZISP) ; Primorsky Krai: Lazovsky Nature Reserve , cordon “Korpad” (43.252ºN 134.126ºE), 19–20. V.2007, V. Sidorenko (1 ♀, ZMUM) ; Vinogradovka (43.762ºN 132.951ºE), 20.VII.1929, Kirichenko (1 ♂, ZISP) ; Tyumen’ Oblast: Labytnangi env. (66.661ºN 66.394ºE), 17.VII.1971, Ol’shvang (4 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀, ZISP) ; Neroyka (ca. 64.57ºN 59.67ºE), 600 m, 17. VI.1989, Malozemov (1 ♂, ZISP) ; same place, 500 m, 12–15.VII.1990, Malozemov (1 ♀, ZISP) ; Sakhalin Oblast: Shikotan I., Tserkovnaya Bay (43.75ºN 146.70ºE), 2–8. VI.2012, Yu. Sundukov (1 ♂, ZMUM) ; Yakutia: Pokhodsk (69.079ºN 160.961ºE), 5.VII.1980, Bagachanova (1 ♂, ZISP) .

DIAGNOSTIC DESCRIPTION. Male. Female. Body-length 5.6–7.0 mm. Head. Frontal vitta black or dark brown, sometimes reddish yellow apically; fronto-orbital plate black, subshining or greyish dusted. Face and parafacial yellow with whitish reflection. Gena from yellow to brown. Postcranium black, delicately greyish dusted. 3 orbital and 3–5 frontal setae present. Antenna blackish. Postpedicel approximately 1.5 times as long as wide. Arista nearly bare ( Fig. 5 ). Palpus yellow. Thorax black, delicately greyish dusted, only scutum usually mostly subshining. Acrostichals absent, dorsocentrals 3+3 (including scapular seta), intra-alars 0+(0–2) (usually absent), supra-alars 1+2, 2 postpronotals. Scutellum with a pair of strong discal and a pair of strong apical setae. Legs subshining. Femora black, fore tibia and tarsi of all legs yellow, mid and hind tibiae from yellow to black. Wing tinged with yellowish; veins yellowish. Vein R 1 bare or with several setulae on apical third of dorsal surface. Apex of wing usually darkened. Abdomen black, delicately greyish dusted. Male sternite 4 rectangular, longer than wide. Male sternite 5, epandrium and surstyli as in Figs 128–130.

DISTRIBUTION. Russia: Amur Oblast, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Leningrad Oblast, Moscow Oblast, Murmansk Oblast, Primorsky Krai, Tyumen’ Oblast, Sakhalin Oblast, Yakutia. — Europe, Mongolia [ Šifner, 1975: 220]; North America.

Figures

Figs 3–9. Cordilura spp.: 3 — antenna of C. rufipes (Meigen), lateral view; 4 — same of C. aemula (Collin); 5 — same of C. ustulata (Zetterstedt); 6 — same of C. ciliata (Meigen); 7 — head of C. albilabris (Fabricius), lateral view; 8 — palpus of C.remmi (Elberg); 16 — same of C. sifneri Ozerov. Рис. 3–9. Cordilura spp.: 3 — усик C. rufipes (Meigen), сбоку; 4 — то же у C. aemula (Collin); 5 — то же у C. ustulata (Zetterstedt); 6 — то же у C. ciliata (Meigen); 7 — голова C. albilabris (Fabricius), сбоку; 8 — Щупик C.remmi (Elberg); 16 — то же у C. sifneri Ozerov.