Habropogon appendiculatus Schiner, 1867

Lelej, Arkady S., 2017, Review of the genus Habropogon Loew, 1847 (Diptera: Asilidae) from Russia, with description of new species from Siberia, Zootaxa 4311 (3), pp. 417-425 : 418

Habropogon appendiculatus Schiner, 1867

Figs 1, 2 , 23

Habropogon appendiculatus Schiner, 1867: 367 , type locality "Spalato" [Croatia, former Yugoslavia]; Engel 1930: 388; Lehr 1960: 184, ♂ (Volgograd Prov., Orenburg Prov., Crimea); Richter 1969: 518 (South of European part of Russia); Lehr 1988: 240; Hradský & Geller-Grimm 2005: 5; Astakhov 2015: 58, ♂ (Volgograd).

Diagnosis. Body length 6.5–8.0 mm. Distance between mystax and antennal sockets equal to or less than length of scape and pedicel combined ( Fig. 1 ). Fifth tarsomere of the mid-leg in male with dorsal ribbon-shaped setae ( Fig. 2 ).

Specimens examined. Kazakhstan: Aqmola Prov. Kokshetau Mount., [53o7'53''N 69o16'12''E], 2.VII.1958, M. Malkovskiy, 1ƍ ( IBSS) ; same place, 15.VI.1967, Kh. Aybasov, 1♂ (IBSS). Jambyl Prov. , Ulanbel, [44o48'33''N 71o6'51''E], 9.VI.1960, L. Serkova, 1♀ ( IBSS) . Aktobe Prov. , Uil River, [48o54'56''N 53o57'19''E], 15.VI.1970, I. Mityaev, 1♂ ( IBSS) ; Mugodzhary Mount. , 15 km S Borly, [48o38'45''N 58o26'37''E], 12.VI.1985, M. Nesterov, 1♂ ( IBSS) . Western KaZakhstan Prov., Yanvartsevo, Shalkar Lake , [50o47'39''N 51o44'58''E], 8–9.VII.1974, G. Nikolaev, 1♂ ( IBSS) .

Distribution. Russia [Central and South of European part, Volgograd (=Sarepta), Orenburg Prov., Crimea], Ukraine, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Croatia, Israel, KaZakhstan, North Africa ( Morocco, Egypt).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 6. 1, 2. Habropogon appendiculatus. 1. Head, frontal view. 2. Mesotarsomeres of male. 3, 4. H. latifrons. 3. Head, frontal view; 4. Anepisternum, lateral view illustrating dorsal hair patch. 5, 6. H. longiventris. 5. Head, frontal view. 6. Anepisternum, lateral view illustrating dorsal setal row.

FIGURES 22 – 23. 22. Habropogon lehri sp. nov., ♀, paratype, lateral view. 23. Distribution of Habropogon species (based on the current material and Lehr 1960, Astakhov 2015).