Polietes steinii (Ringdahl, 1913)

Vikhrev, Nikita E. & Sorokina, Vera S., 2017, Taxonomic notes and faunistic data on the Muscidae (Diptera) of the Altai Mountains (Russia), Zootaxa 4311 (2), pp. 241-254 : 245

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.2.5
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6041821
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scientific name	Polietes steinii (Ringdahl, 1913)
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Polietes steinii (Ringdahl, 1913) View in CoL

Material examined. RUSSIA: Altai Republic: 3♂ 3♀, Ust-Sema env., 51.6°N 85.8°E, 360 m asl, 21– 26.06.2016, leg. N. Vikhrev GoogleMaps ; 2♂, Seminskiy Pass env., Sarlyk River valley , 51.11°N 85.60°E, 1200 m asl, 28– 30.06.2016, leg. N. Vikhrev GoogleMaps ; 3♂, Seminskiy Pass, Turala River valley , 50.99°N 85.68°E, 1350 m asl, 8– 13.07.2016, leg. N. Vikhrev (all in ZMUM) GoogleMaps ; 1♂ 5♀, 20 km SW of Cherga, Verkh-Kukuya village , 51.46°N 85.28°E, 950 m asl, 17.07.2011, leg. V. Sorokina ( ISEA). GoogleMaps

Remarks. Reputedly not a common species, but it is actually common on horse dung from European Russia to the Russian Far East. In the Altai Mountains Polietes steinii (Ringdahl, 1913) was found on horse dung from 360 to 1350 m asl. The closely related Polietes major (Ringdahl, 1926) is also attracted to horse dung but was recorded at higher altitudes, from 1200 to 2600 m asl.

Distribution. Palaearctic.