Spallanzania quadrimaculata Herting, 1967

Ruchin, A. B., Zeegers, T. & Esin, M. N., 2021, New species Tachinid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) in the Russian fauna, Russian Entomological Journal 30 (2), pp. 196-199 : 198-199

Spallanzania quadrimaculata Herting, 1967

Figs 6–7 .

MATERIAL. 1♀ — Russia, Republic of Mordovia, Ichalki district, National Park «Smolny», forestry Barakhmanovskoe , quarter 93, 54.7630°N, 45.4779°E, 2.VII.2017, leg. G. Semishin ; 2♂♂ — National Park «Smolny», forestry Kemlyanskoe , quarter 87, 54.7444°N, 45.2796°E, 12–14.VII.2019, leg. G. Semishin ; 1♂ — National Park «Smolny», forestry Kemlyanskoe , quarter 93, 54.7450°N, 45.3910°E, 6.VIII.2018, leg. G. Semishin ; 1♀ — Bolshie Berezniki district , 9 km S of Simkino, 54.1758°N, 46.1651°E, 12.07.2019, leg. S. Lukiyanov .

DISTRIBUTION. Palaearctic: Europe (E. Europe ( Hungary), S. Europe ( Greece, Italy), W. Europe ( Switzerland)). Turkey [ Kara et al., 2020], Kazakhstan (collection second author).

BIOLOGY. The host is still unknown, but other species of Spallanzania Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 are predominantly found in Noctuidae associated with grasses [ Tschorsnig, 2017]. It is found in four localities, which are pine forests, mixed forests and floodplain broad-leaved forests.The vegetation in all biotopes is diverse and significantly different from each other. Thus, we indicate five new species of Tachinidae from five genera for the fauna of Russia. All of them are collected within the territory of the Republic of Mordovia. The main habitats of the species are woodlands of various types. All but one of the mentioned species have a predominantly southern distribution in Europe. This illustrates that the southern faunal element is relatively well developed in Mordovia republic.

Acknowledgements. The authors are grateful to G. Semishin and S. Lukiyanov ( Russia) for their help in collecting the material and to L. Bolshakov ( Russia) for their help in consulting on the distribution of Lepidoptera . The authors are also grateful to E. Aksenenko ( Russia) for their consulting support and Gerard Pennards for sharing his material collect- ed in the vicinity of Moscow ( Russia) .

Competing interests. The authors declare no competing interests.

Figures

Fig. 6–7. Habitus of Spallanzania quadrimaculata, female: 6 — lateral; 7 — posteriorly. Рис. 6–7. ВнеШний вид Spallanzania quadrimaculata, самка: 6 — сбоку; 7 — сЗади.