On the distribution of Dolichopus humilis Van Duzee in the Palaearctic Region and a new synonym (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Dolichopus latipennis species group)
Author
Negrobov, Oleg P.
Author
Grichanov, Igor Ya.
text
Zootaxa
2013
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3599.5.8
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Dolichopus humilis
Van Duzee
Dolichopus humilis
Van Duzee, 1921
: 108
;
Pollet & Böcher, 2005
: 10
.
Dolichopus lantsovi
Negrobov, Grichanov et Barkalov, 2009: 41
.
syn. nov.
Material examined.
Denmark
: 23 3 and 23 Ƥ [
Denmark
:],
Thule
[northwest side of the island of
Greenland
],
VII.1940
, 1951, 1952, Chr. Vibe (
ZMUC
).
Russia
: 1 3, Yakutia, Saskylakh airport, forest-tundra, lake shore,
24.VII.1988
, Gorodkov (
ZIN
); 1 Ƥ, Yakutia, Tiksi, tundra, small marsh,
2.VIII.1957
, Gorodkov (
ZIN
); 7 3, 3 Ƥ, Chukotka, N Egvekinot along road, small marsh,
29.VII.1963
, Gorodkov (
ZIN
); 2 3, 3 Ƥ, Chukotka, Apapelkhin,
15 km
NEE Pevek, tundra, sedge at small lake,
15.VII.1963
, Gorodkov (
ZIN
).
Diagnosis.
Dolichopus humilis
has an elongated antennal scape and a shortened wing bearing a strong costal callus in males and therefore is referable to the
Dolichopus latipennis
species group, which presently comprises 13 species (
Negrobov
et al
. 2009
;
Selivanova & Negrobov 2011
).
Dolichopus humilis
is most similar to
D. acutangulus
Negrobov et Barkalov, 1976
, which is known from
Mongolia
and Russian Transbaikalia, but differs from
D. humilis
in the following features: cilia of lower calypter black and postpedicel apically pointed. Female
D. humilis
keys to arctoboreal
D. costalis
Frey, 1915 (
Negrobov
et al
. 2009
)
, which differs from
D. humilis
in entirely black femora and black cilia on lower calypter.
Variability of
Dolichopus humilis
.
Fore femur black-brown except distal third or knee; mid femur brownish-yellow or dirty-yellow, somewhat darker at base; hind femur dirty-yellow, darkened on basal third or entirely pale brown. Mid femur with 1 strong anterior preapical bristle (
Negrobov
et al
. 2009
erroneously mentioned 2 bristles); hind femur with 1–4 (usually 2–3) anterior preapical bristles.
Hind
tibia more or less conspicuously thickened at basal third and at apex, with 4–
5
anterodorsal, 5–6 dorsal to posterodorsal bristles.