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 contractifrons (Zetterstedt, 1838) Fig. 1A, D, G, J Type locality SWEDEN : “Lapland”. Material examined CANADA : 1 ♁, Manitoba , Goose Creek Rd., Pump House, 58°38′ N , 94°14′ W , Malaise trap, 17–21 Jul. 2007 , A. Renaud leg. ( SZMN ); 1 ♁, Manitoba , 4 km S of Churchill, Beach Bay, 58°45′ N , 94°08′ W , sweep in vegetation, 24 Jul. 2007 , A. Renaud leg. ( SZMN ); 1 ♀ , Manitoba , Churchill, 12 km E on Launch road, 58°45′ N , 93°59′ W , Malaise trap, 3–7 Jul. 2007 , A. Renaud leg. ( SZMN ); 1 ♀ , Manitoba , 24 km E of Churchill, Ramsay Creek, 58°44′ N , 93°47′ W , Malaise trap, 25–29 Jul. 2007 , A. Renaud leg. ( SZMN ). RUSSIA : 1 ♁, Altai Republic , Kosh-Agach district, Ukok plateau, environs of Kal’dzhin-Kul’-Bas lake, 49°19′ N , 87°26′ E , 2450 m a.s.l., 21 Jul. 2006 , V . Sorokina leg. ( SZMN ); 2 ♁♁, Altai Republic , Kosh- Agach district, Rodonovyi spring, upper part of Zhumaly river, 49°27′ N , 88°03′ E , 2410 m a.s.l., 4 Jul. 2005 , 23–24 Jul. 2006 , T . Novgorodova and V . Sorokina leg. ( SZMN ); 1 ♁, Altai Republic , Kosh- Agach district, Severo-Chuyskyi Ridge, valley of Aktru River, 50°06′ N , 87°48′ E , 2064 m a.s.l., 21 Jul. 2013 , V . Sorokina leg. ( SZMN ); 2 ♀♀ , “Chita region” [Zabaykalsky Krai], 6 km N, of Teli Mountain, Toreyskie lakes, 50º06′ N , 115º41′ E , steppe, 6 Jul. 2011 , V . Dubatolov leg. ( SZMN ); 1 ♁, Kurgan region , environs of Kurgan , 55°30′ N , 66°19′ Е, sweep in grass meadow, 17 Jun. 2015 , V . Sorokina leg. ( SZMN ); 1 ♁, Magadan region , Ust’-Omchug, 61°08′ N , 149°39′ Е, 1 Jul. 1971 , Gorodkov leg. ( ZISP ); 1 ♀ 1 ♁, Magadan region , 20 km S of Gizhiga village, “Chaibukha aerodrome” [~ 61°50′ N , 160°32′ Е], valley of Chaibukha River, 7 km from mouth of river, 2 Sep. 1987 , Gorodkov leg. ( ZISP ); 1 ♀ , Magadan region , Aborigen field station, 61°20′ N , 149°23′ Е, 500 m a.s.l., 5–10 Aug.1990 , M. Wood leg. ( SZMN ); 10 ♁♁ 3 ♀♀ , Magadan region , environs of Sokol village, 59°54′ N , 150°45′ E , 11–19 Jul. 2014 , N. Vikhrev leg. ( 1 ♀ 1 ♁ in SZMN , rest in ZMUM ); 1 ♁, Magadan region , 92 km NE of Magadan , valley of Donyshko river, 60°20′ N , 151°23′ Е, 570 m a.s.l., 17 Jul. 2014 , N. Vikhrev leg. ( ZMUM ); 1 ♁, Magadan region , Koni Peninsula, environs of Cape Ploskyi cordon, valley of Khindzha river, 59°09′ N , 151°38′ Е, 29 Jun. 2016 , N. Tridrikh leg. ( SZMN ); 2 ♀♀ , same data as for preceding except: birch copse on the slope, 22 Aug. 2017 ; 1 ♀ , Magadan region , Koni Peninsula, Cape Skalistyi, valley of Skalistaya river, 59°07′ N , 151°23′ Е, yellow plate traps, 23 Aug. 2017 , N. Tridrikh leg. ( SZMN ); 1 ♁ 2 ♀♀ , Nenets AO, Khaypudyrskaya Bay, “Chuba”, 68°16′ N , 59°57′ Е, yellow plate trap, meadow, 6–16 Aug. 2015 , O. Makarova and Bizin leg. ( SZMN ); 2 ♁♁ 2 ♀ , Nenets AO, Pakhancheskaya Bay, 68°29′ N , 57°26′ Е, yellow plate trap, tundra, 26 Jul.–5 Aug. 2015 , O. Makarova and Bizin leg. ( SZMN ); 1 ♁ 1 ♀ , Nenets AO, Bolvanskaya Bay, 68°05′ N , 54°47′ Е, yellow plate trap, anthropogenic meadow, 18–25 Jul. 2015 , O. Makarova and Bizin leg. ( SZMN ); 1 ♁ 4 ♀♀ , Novosibirsk region , Zdvinsk district, environs of Shirokaya Kurya village [ 54°34′ N , 78°08′ Е], field station, 8 Jul. 2002 , Zavarukhina leg. ( SZMN ). SWEDEN : 1 ♁ 1 ♀ , “Vällistefjäll” [ Jämtland , Välliste Mountain, 63°16′ N , 13°07′ E , 700–800 m a.s.l.], forest zone, 23 Jul. 1980 , A. Pont leg. ( SZMN ). Distribution Holarctic Region; in the Palaearctic, from Northern Europe to the Russian Far East. Arcto-borealmountain species.