Scaptodrosophila rufifrons (Loew, 1873)

Gornostaev, N. G., Ruchin, A. B. & Esin, M. N., 2024, AN ANNOTATED LIST OF FRUIT FLIES (DIPTERA: DROSOPHILIDAE) OF THE REPUBLIC OF MORDOVIA, Far Eastern Entomologist 503, pp. 7-15 : 14

Scaptodrosophila rufifrons (Loew, 1873)

MATERIAL. Russia: Mordovia State Nature Reserve, forest quarters 345, 358, 373, 387, 442, 18.V–6.VI 2020, 2 ♂, 6 ♀ (AR); Zubova Polyana District, 6 km E of Vysha, 15–28.V 2020, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (AR); Tengushevo District , 6 km W of Barashevo, 26.V–8.VI 2020, 2 ♂, 1 ♀ (AR); Zubova Polyana District , 3 km S of Lepley, 17–19.VI 2021, 1 ♀ (ME) .

DISTRIBUTION. Widespread in Palaearctic region ( Bächli & Rocha Pité, 1984) and Russia ( Gornostaev, 1997; Sidorenko, 2001). This species was recorded from the Mordovia State Nature Reserve by Ruchin et al. (2021) and Gornostaev et al. (2022, 2023).