Habropogon latifrons Loew, 1871

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 : 418-419

Habropogon latifrons Loew, 1871

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Habropogon latifrons Loew, 1871: 85 , type locality "Зеравшанская долина [Sarawschan-Tal, A.P. Fedtschenko]" [Tadjikistan]; Engel 1930: 390; Lehr 1960: 186, ♂, ♀ (Russia: Astrakhan Prov.); 1964: 307, ♂, ♀; 1988: 241.

Diagnosis. Body length 7.0–12.0 mm. Upper margin of mystax triangular in frontal view, nearly reaching antennal sockets ( Fig. 3 ). Anepisternum dorsally with long hairs ( Fig. 4 ).

Specimens examined. Kazakhstan. South KaZakhstan Prov., Tenteksai, [41o50'52''N 68o22'46''E], 16– 22.V.1957, P. Lehr, 1♂, 2ƍ; same place, 27.V.1957, M. Malkovskiy, 1♂ ; Zhana-Kyzyl, [41o21'18''N 67o54'49''E], 17– 31.V.1958, P. Lehr, 4♂, 2ƍ; south-eastern Kyzylkum , [40o53'59''N 68o31'33''E], 24.VI.1960, P. Lehr, 1♀ . Jambyl Prov., 40 km E Jambyl , [44o16'12''N 72o45'25''E], 14.VI.1969, P. Lehr, 1ƍ ; Chu River, 16 km W Furmanovka , [44o15'50''N 72o43'46''E], 31.V–1.VI.1969, P. Lehr, 4♂, 2♀ . Almaty Prov.: UrZen River, Lesnovka , 44o16'56''N 79o53'47''E, 12.VI.1963, P. Lehr, 1♂, 1ƍ; Mulaly, Ergen-Su River, [45o35'48''N 78o34'37''E], 28– 31.V.1965, G. Nikolaev, 3♂, 2ƍ; Ketmen Ridge, [43o25'30''N 80o18'4''E], 26.V.1967, G. Nikolaev, 1ƍ; 11 km E Aksu, [43o13'24''N 79o13'16''E], 17.VI.1969, P. Lehr, 1ƍ ; Chu-Ili Mountains, Zhingildy River , [43o9'10''N 76o38'1''E], 18.VI.1969, P. Lehr, 1♀ . Mangyshlak: Kara-Manata , [43o50'41''N 51o15'21''E], 7.V.1961, O. Fedosimov, 1♂ ; Akbas, [43o50'N 51o15'E], 13–20.V.1961, O. Fedosimov & M. Malkovskiy , 20♂, 14ƍ; Karatau , [43o52'12''N 51o23'27''E], 2.VI.1961, O. Fedosimov & M. Malkovskiy , 1♂, 1♀ . Aktobe Prov., Uil River, [48o56'14''N 54o39'6''E], 14.VI.1970, I. Mityaev , 1ƍ; Emba , [48o49'2''N 58o6'20''E], 17.VI.1986, V. Ermolenko, 1♀ . Uzbekistan: Nuratau Mount., Yamchisay, [40o27'29''N 65o53'29''E], 3–9.VII.1960, P. Lehr , 1♂, 7ƍ; same place, 28.VI.1961, P. Lehr, 1♀ . Turkmenistan: BadhyZ, YeroyilanduZ, [35o39'40''N 61o48'31''E], 12–18.V.1976, A. Lelej, 6♂, 4ƍ; Kyzyl-Zhar , [35o41'38''N 61o48'53''E], 16.V.1976, 13.V.1990, A. Lelej, 2♂ ; 7 km N Tashkepri , [36o16'07''N 62o38'51''E], 20.V.1976, N. Kurzenko, 1♂ ; 5 km N Kushka, Morgunovka , [35o18'35''N 62o17'51''E], 10.V.1976, N. Kurzenko, 1ƍ ; Western Karakum, Akhcha-Kuyma, [40o41'52''N 55o13'44''E], 3.VI.1976, N. Kurzenko, 1ƍ; 3 km N Firyuza, Vanovskiy, [37o56'15''N 58o3'46''E], 21.V–3.VI.1985, A. Lelej , 2ƍ; same place, 29.V–15.VI.1988, P. Lehr, A. Lelej & N. Kurzenko, 4ƍ; same place, 9–26.V.1990, P. Lehr & A. Lelej, 6♂, 9ƍ. (All material in IBSS).

Distribution. Russia (Astrakhan Prov.) ( Lehr, 1960), KaZakhstan, UZbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.

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).