The identification of the species of the ‘ Spilogona contractifrons species-group’ and the ‘ Spilogona nitidicauda species-group’ (Diptera, Muscidae) based on morphological and molecular analysis Author Sorokina, Vera S. 394AB897-8128-49F4-806D-4DF36557C48A Siberian Zoological Museum, Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Frunze str. 11, Novosibirsk 630091, Russia. sorokinavs@mail.ru Author Shaikevich, Elena V. 39F9E7C8-6761-46C0-BEDE-81F396FBD5AC Laboratory of Insect Genetics, N. I. Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Gubkin Street 3, Moscow 119991, Russia. elenashaikevich@mail.ru text European Journal of Taxonomy 2018 2018-12-11 484 1 26 journal article 22173 10.5852/ejt.2018.484 e8b76709-abe9-4caf-9bcf-3acad4f144ac 3825664 AA0E7BC2-9407-4EF1-A48D-EE65D0C19C08 Spilogona platyfrons Sorokina, 2018 Figs 4C, F, I , 5C, F, I Type locality RUSSIA : Altai Mountains. Material examined Holotype RUSSIA : 1 ♁, Altai Republic , Ulagan district , Shapshal’skiy mountain range , upper part of Shui River , ~ 50º33′ N , 89º50′ E , 2550–2900 m a.s.l. , 25 Jul. 2007 , V . Sorokina leg. ( SZMN ). Paratypes RUSSIA : 34 ♁♁ 21 ♀♀ , Altai Republic , Ulagan district, Shapshal’skiy mountain range, upper part of Shui River, ~ 50º33′ N , 89º50′ E , 2550–2900 m a.s.l., 25 Jul. 2007 , V . Sorokina leg. ( 2 males and 2 females in ZMUM & ZISP , the rest in SZMN ); 1 ♀ , Altai Republic , Kosh-Agach district, upper part of Naryn-Gol River, 49°49′ N , 89°32′ E , 2520 m a.s.l., 16–19 Jul. 2009 , V . Sorokina leg. ( SZMN ); 1 ♁ 1 ♀ , Altai Republic , Kosh-Agach district, Ukok plateau, environs of Muzdy-Bulak lake, 49º17′ N , 87º39′ E , 2400–2900 m a.s.l., 27 Jun., 1 Jul. 2005 , V . Sorokina leg. ( SZMN ); 6 ♁♁, Altai Republic , Kosh-Agach district, Ukok plateau, 6–8 km NW of Maitobe Mountain, 49º34′ N , 87º43′ E , 2420–2550 m a.s.l., 6–10 Jul. 2006 , V . Sorokina and T . Novgorodova leg. ( SZMN ); 6 ♁♁ 4 ♀♀ , Altai Republic , Kosh-Agach district, Ukok plateau, environs of Kal’dzhin-Kul’-Bas lake, 49°19′ N , 87°26′ E , 2400–2600 m a.s.l., 18, 20–21 Jul. 2006 , V . Sorokina and T . Novgorodova leg. ( SZMN ); 17 ♁♁ 3 ♀♀ , Altai Republic , Kosh- Agach district, Ukok plateau, south slope of Yuzhno-Chuiskiy range, valley of Tara River, 49°39′ N , 88°13′ E , 2175–2200 m a.s.l., 1–4 Jul. 2006 , 11 Jul. 2009 , leg. V . Sorokina leg. ( SZMN ); 6 ♁♁ 1 ♀ , Altai Republic , Kosh-Agach district, Ukok plateau, upper part of Zhumaly river, Rodonovyi spring, 49º16′ N , 88º30′ E , 2300 m a.s.l., 24 Jun. 2005 , V . Sorokina leg. ( SZMN ); 6 ♁♁ 1 ♀ , Altai Republic , Ongudai district, Terektinskiy range, upper part of Bolshoi Yaloman River, 2200–2300 m a.s.l., 3 Aug. 2007 , V . Sorokina leg. ( SZMN ); 1 ♁, Altai Republic , Ulagan district, Kurayskiy range, 50º20′ N , 87º45′ E , 2500–2800 m a.s.l., 29–30 Jun. 2008 , A. Barkalov leg. ( SZMN ); 13 ♁♁ 20 ♀♀ , Altai Republic , Ulagan district, environs of Dzhulukul’ lake, 50º28′ N , 89º46′ E , 2200 m a.s.l., 21–24 Jul. 2007 , V . Sorokina leg. ( SZMN ); 18 ♁♁ 3 ♀♀ , Altai Republic , Ust-Koksa district, 47 km W of Ust-Koksa, Krasnaya Mountain, 2000–2100 m a.s.l., 50°04′ N , 85°13′ E , 16 Jul. 2015 , V . Sorokina leg. ( SZMN ); 6 ♁♁ 4 ♀♀ , Tyva Republic , Morgun-Taiginskii kozhuun, environs of Mugur-Aksy, ~ 50º22′ N , 90º25′ E , 2000–2100 m a.s.l., 22 Jul. 1993 , A. Barkalov leg. ( SZMN ). Distribution Palaearctic Region: southern Siberia. Remark Mountain species, but probably living in the arctic tundra too.