Lispe assimilis Wiedemann, 1824

Vikhrev, Nikita E., 2012, Revision of the Lispe longicollis-group (Diptera, Muscidae), ZooKeys 235, pp. 23-39 : 25-27

Lispe assimilis Wiedemann, 1824 Figs 1019

Lispe quadrilineata Macquart, 1835.

Lispe incerta Malloch, 1925.

Lispe inexpectata Canzoneri & Meneghini, 1966.

Lispe cyrtoneurina Stein, 1900: 393 syn. nov. Type locality: Papua New Guinea, Dilo.

Lispe modesta Stein, 1913: 557 syn. nov. Type locality: Abyssinia, Dambelsee [= Ethiopia, Ziway Lake].

Material examined.

Syntype Lispe modesta Stein, 1913 ♂, (ZMHU). [Ethiopia] Abyssinia, Lac. Dembel [Ziway Lake], I.1912, Kovacs.

Australia,: Qld., Townsville, 19.29°S, 146.80°E, 17.IV.2012, G.Cocks, 1♀.

Ethiopia: Amhara, Tana Lake env., 1800m asl, 11.54°N, 37.39°E, 2-4.VIII.2012, NV, 3♂♂, 1♀; Oromia, Ziway Lake, 7.91°N, 38.73°E, 12.III.2012, NV, 1♂, 1♀.

India: Goa state, 15.0°N, 74.1°E, 3-16.II.2008, KT, 29♂♂♀♀; Rajasthan state, Jaipur, 26.96°N, 75.85°E, 22.II.2011, NV, 7♂♂, 11♀♀; Uttarakhand state, 30.1°N, 78.2°E, 4.IX.2011, NV, 1♀.

Israel, Kinneret Lake env., 27.X.2011, NV, 7♂♂, 2♀♀.

[Italy], Sicilia, Partinico L., 12.VIII.1978, S.Canzoneri, 1♀, (labeled Lispe inexpectata ) (ZMHU).

Myanmar, Shan state, Inle Lake, 30.XI.2009, NV, 6♂♂, 2♀♀.

Morocco: Essaouira prov., Essaouira env., 27.III.2009, NV, 1♂, 3♀♀, 1-5.V.2012, NV, 1♂, 2♀♀; Marrakech prov., Marrakech, 21.III.2009, NV, 1♂, Tat-Tan prov, Draa R., 11.V.2012, NV, 1♀.

Nigeria, Zungeru (9.81°N, 6.16°E), 25.II.1911, J.Macfei, 1♀ (BMNH).

Sudan, 08.III.1929, 1♂ with Emden’s identification label Lispe modesta (BMNH).

Thailand: Chiang Mai prov., Sop Poeng env., 17.XI.2009, NV, 1♂; Mae Hong Son prov., Pai env., 19.4°N, 98.4°E, 15-25.XI.2010, NV, 14♂♂.

Turkey: Adana prov., Yumurtalik env., IV.2010, NV, 1♂, 1♀; Antalya prov., Manavgat env., IX.2006-9, NV, 16♂♂, 10♀♀; Hatay prov., Samandag env., IV.2010, NV, 3♂♂, 1♀; Mersin prov., Silifke env., IV.2010, NV, 1♂, 1♀; Sakarya prov., Karasu env., V.2009, NV, 1♂; Zonguldak prov., Alapli env., V.2009, NV, 1♂.

Distribution.

S Palaearctic, Afrotropical and Oriental regions, Australia, Oceania.

Synonymies.

The taxonomy of Lispe assimilis was considered by Shinonaga and Pont (1992). In that paper the synonymy of Lispe quadrilineata , Lispe incerta and Lispe inexpectata with Lispe assimilis was established and the related Oriental species with long ventral hairs on mid femur was described as Lispe pacifica Shinonaga & Pont, 1992, it was shown that Lispe assimilis in the sense of old authors is Lispe pacifica , while later authors followed this misinterpretation.

Lispe cyrtoneurina Stein, 1900 - syn. nov. of Lispe assimilis . Stein’s (1900) original description completely fits Lispe assimilis , the only difference found is 3 (instead of 4) post dc. The male lectotype of Lispe cyrtoneurina (stored in Genoa, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova) was reexamined by Adrian Pont. The lectotype is in poor condition, damped and mostly squashed; 4 post dc; everything else fit Lispe assimilis (Pont, pers. com. and unpublished notes).

Lispe modesta Stein, 1913 - syn. nov. of Lispe assimilis . The very short Stein’s (1913) description fits Lispe assimilis . Examined by me specimens from Asia and Africa were found similar, the specimens from Ziway Lake in Ethiopia are especially interesting as it is the type locality of Lispe modesta . In a later paper ( Stein 1918: 175) Stein himself listed Lispe assimilis from Rangoon (Yangoon, Myanmar) as " Lispe assimilis Wied. var. modesta Stein" and wrote that the male of Lispe assimilis var. modesta (= Lispe assimilis in the present interpretation) differs from Lispe assimilis (= Lispe pacifica in the present interpretation) only by the absence of long ventral hairs on f2.

Lispe pacifica Shinonaga & Pont, 1992. According to the remark cited above Stein in 1918 started to regard Lispe assimilis and Lispe pacifica as variations of the same species. In fact, the separation of these species in female sex is sometimes doubtful and males have similar genitalia. Note also that in both species the pollinosity is very variable: dusting on face, parafacialia and parafrontalia from pure white to deep yellow, dusting on parafrontalia and frontal triangle from weak to strong, dusting of scutum from grey to brown, the colour of the tibiae from almost entirely yellow to almost entirely dark. I would like to report that my observations made around Pai (Thailand, Mae Hong Son province) somewhat support the valid taxonomic status of Lispe pacifica Shinonaga & Pont, 1992. Pai town is so far the only locality I know where both species Lispe assimilis and Lispe pacifica were found together at the same time and usually at the same pools. A series of 17 males of Lispe pacifica and 14 males of Lispe assimilis were collected. All examined males have distinct characters either of one or other species, with no intermediate specimens recorded. Thus in a sympatric condition no trace of crossbreeding between the two species has been found.

So, Lispe assimilis Wiedemann, 1824 = Lispe cyrtoneurina Stein, 1900 syn. nov. = Lispe modesta Stein, 1913, syn. nov.