Scatomyza curtipilata (Feng, 2002)

Ozerov, A. L. & Krivosheina, M. G., 2018, To the knowledge of the genus Scatomyza Fallén, 1810 (Diptera: Scathophagidae) of Nepal, Far Eastern Entomologist 353, pp. 1-16 : 2-4

Scatomyza curtipilata (Feng, 2002)

Figs 1–4

Scathophaga curtipilata Feng, 2002: 365. Type-locality: Mt. Emei (Taiziping, 2858 m;

29.983ºN, 103.700ºE) ( China) .

Scatomyza fansipanicola Ozerov in Ozerov et Krivosheina, 2011: 5 . Type-locality: road to Mt. Fansipan, 2055 m, (22.3358ºN 103.7842ºE) (Vietnam).

Heteroterma fanjingensis Wei, 2006: 531. Type-locality: Guizhou (China).

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Nepal: Rasuwa Distr., Sing Gompa env. (ca.

28.1108ºN, 85.3391ºE), 3250–4000 m, 10–16. VI 2017, 18 ♂, coll. A. Medvedev,

A. Ozerov (ZMUM); Rasuwa Distr ., Deurali env. (28.1069ºN, 85.3290ºE), 2955 m ,

24. V 2016 , 6 ♂, 2 ♀, coll. A. Medvedev ( ZMUM); Rasuwa Distr. , Lauribina env.

(ca. 28.0926ºN, 85.7996ºE), 3910 m, 12. VI 2017, 1 ♂, coll. A. Medvedev ( ZMUM) .

(lower) and 5 (upper); 3 – epandrium, cerci and surstyli, lateral view; 4 – same, dorsal view.

( Figs 2, 3, 4 – after Ozerov & Krivosheina, 2011).

reddish yellow; fronto-orbital plate black, greyish dusted. Face, parafacial and gena yellow. Postcranium black, grey dusted, covered with black hairs and setae in upper part and yellow hairs in lower part. Setae: 3 orbitals, 4–5 frontals, 1 ocellar, 1 inner vertical, 1 outer vertical, 1 small postocellar; usually 4 pairs of vibrissae present.

Scapus and pedicel yellowish, postpedicel black. Postpedicel rounded apically,

about 2.5 times as long as wide. Arista black, pubescent throughout its length.

Palpus slender, yellow.

Thorax black, greyish dusted. Scutum with four indistinct brownish stripes.

Acrostichals as hairs in two rows, dorsocentrals 2+3, intra-alars (0–1)+2, supraalars 1+2, postpronotals 2, notopleurals 2, postalars 2. Proepisternum and proepimeron covered with hairs, proepisternum with 1 strong seta near lower margin.

Anepisternum covered with whitish hairs almost completely and with 2–3 black setae along posterior margin. Katepisternum covered with short whitish hairs and 1

strong seta in posterodorsal corner. Anepimeron bare. Postmetacoxal bridge present.

Scutellum black, greyish dusted; a pair of strong basal scutellar and a pair of small apical scutellar setae present.

Legs yellow, but fore femur in several specimens partly blackish dorsally, also coxae and tarsomere 5 of all legs blackish. Fore femur with a row of posterodorsal setae. Fore tibia with 3 dorsal, 1–2 posterior at middle, 1 preapical dorsal and 1

apical posterior setae. Mid femur with a row of anterodorsal setae, additionally with 1

preapical posterior and 1 preapical posterodorsal setae. Mid tibia with 3

posterodorsal, 2 anterodorsal, 1 posterior setae, and a ring of apicals. Hind femur with a row of anterodorsal setae, 1 apical posterior seta, also with 1 anteroventral seta in apical third. Hind tibia with 3 posterodorsal, 3 anterodorsal, 1 preapical posterodorsal, 1 preapical anterodorsal, 1 apical anteroventral setae.

Wing tinged with brownish, without clouding on crossveins; veins blackish. Calypters, margins of calypters, and halteres brownish.

Abdomen elongate-cylindrical, black, greyish dusted, covered with yellow short hairs, tergites 2–6 with a row of marginal setae. Male sternites 4 and 5 as in Fig. 2 .

Cerci and surstyli as in Figs. 3, 4 .

MEASUREMENTS. Length of body 5.2–6.4 mm. Length of wing 5.5–6.7 mm.

BIOLOGY AND HABITAT. Adult flies were collected on dung of domestic

Asian water buffalo ( Bubalus bubalis (Linnaeus, 1758) , fam. Bovidae ), domestic donkey ( Equus asinus (Linnaeus, 1758) , fam. Equidae ) and domestic horse ( Equus ferus (Boddaert, 1785) , fam. Equidae ) at the height 2600–3300 m a.s.l. The females of S. curtipilata are larviparous.

DISTRIBUTION. Nepal: Rasuwa Distr. (first record). – China, Vietnam.

Figures

Figs 1–4. Scatomyza curtipilata (Feng, 2002), ♂. 1 – habitus, lateral view; 2 – sternites 4