FFS - Kubátová-Hiršová 2009

Folia faunistica Slovaca (2009) 14 (18): 115-117

Notes on the checklist of Ephydridae (Diptera) of Slovakia

Hana Kubátová-Hiršová

State Phytosanitary Administration, Zemědělská 1a, CZ – 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic; [hana.hirsova@pest.srs.cz]

Received: 25.8.2009; Accepted: 3.12.2009; Published: 6.12.2009

Abstract

New records and other interesting findings of shore flies (Ephydridae) from Slovakia are presented here. Two species (Notiphila dorsata Stenhammar, 1844 and Ochthera manicata (Fabricius, 1794)) were reported for a first time from Slovakia and another seven species (Dichaeta caudata (Fallén, 1813), Hydrellia albilabris (Meigen, 1830), Limnellia quadrata (Fallén, 1813), Paracoenia fumosa (Stenhammar, 1844), Parydra (Parydra) aquila (Fallén, 1813), Pelina aenea (Fallén, 1813), and Pelina nitens Loew, 1873) were confirmed from Slovakia by complete and reliable records.

Key words

Ephydridae, new records, Slovakia.

Introduction

The aim of this paper is to present new records and other interesting findings of shore flies (Ephydridae) from Slovakia for the forthcoming edition of the Checklist of Diptera of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

So far as shore fly faunistics are concerned, the territory of Slovakia have been much less studied in comparison with the territory of the Czech Republic, which is one of the best investigated countries in Europe. First reliable recods from the territory of Slovakia were published by Zatwarnicki (1991, 1996) and Zatwarnicki & Roháček (1995). Previous records cannot be considered as reliable unless a revision of such material has been done (for details see Kubátová-Hiršová 2006a). In 1997, Zatwarnicki published the checklist of Czech and Slovak shore flies. Later the present author recorded new findings of shore flies from the Czech Republic and Slovakia (Kubátová-Hiršová 2006a) and compiled a new edition of the checklist of Czech and Slovak shore flies (Kubátová-Hiršová 2006b).

Two species are firstly recorded from the territory of Slovakia here, and first reliable and completely published records for other seven species are provided.

Abbreviations, that refer to institutions with material collections: National Museum Prague – NMP, Silesian Museum Opava – SMO.

Survey of species

Dichaeta caudata (Fallén, 1813)

Záhorská nížina, Závod (7468), light trap, 4.8.1978, 1 ♂, R. Rozkošný leg., Kubátová-Hiršová det. et coll.

Distribution: Europe, East Palaearctic, Nearctic region.

First complete and reliable record from Slovakia. Previously a questionable record by Kowarz (1883), later its presence in Slovakia mentioned by Zatwarnicki (1997) and by the present author (Kubátová-Hiršová 2006b) in the checklists of Czech and Slovak shore flies.

Hydrellia albilabris (Meigen, 1830)

Lučenecká kotlina, Lučenec [Losonz] (7684), March 1868, 1 ♂, Kubátová-Hiršová det., NMP coll.; Bukovské vrchy Mts, Stakčín env. (6999), sweeping over boggy meadow, 19.6.1983, 1 ♂ 1 ♀, J. Roháček leg., T. Zatwarnicki det., SMO coll.

Distribution: Europe.

First complete and reliable record from Slovakia. Previously a questionable record by Kowarz (1883), later its presence in Slovakia mentioned by Zatwarnicki (1997) in the checklist of Czech and Slovak shore flies.

Limnellia quadrata (Fallén, 1813)

Turčianská kotlina, Kláštorské lúky res. (7078), deciduous forest, 10.6.1987, 1 ♀, J. Roháček leg., T. Zatwarnicki det., SMO coll.

Distribution: Europe, East Palaearctic, North Africa.

First complete and reliable record from Slovakia. Previously a questionable record by Karnecká (1986), later its presence in Slovakia mentioned by Zatwarnicki (1997) in the checklist of Czech and Slovak shore flies.

Notiphila dorsata Stenhammar, 1844

Podunajská rovina, Šúr nr. Svätý Jur (7769), marshes, 17.5.1967, 1 ♀, R. Rozkošný leg., Kubátová-Hiršová det. et coll.

Distribution: Europe, East Palaearctic, North Africa.

First record from Slovakia.

Ochthera manicata (Fabricius, 1794)

Zemplínská Šírava, Vinnianský potok brook (7197), 1.7.1986, 1 ♂, R. Rozkošný leg., Kubátová-Hiršová det. et coll.

Distribution: Europe, North Africa.

First record from Slovakia.

Paracoenia fumosa (Stenhammar, 1844)

Zemplínská Šírava, Vinianský potok brook (7197), 1.7.1986, 1 ♀, R. Rozkošný leg.; Záhorská nížina, Závod (7468), light trap, 24.5.1979, 1 ♂, V. Bělín leg., both Kubátová-Hiršová det. et coll.; Hronská pahorkatina, Kamenín nr. Štúrovo (8177), saltmarsh, sweeping over boggy meadow, 31.5.1982, 1 ♂ 1 ♀; Hronská pahorkatina, Nová Vieska nr. Štúrovo (8176), sweeping over mud, 30.5.1982, 1 ♂; Veľká Fatra Mts, Stankovany nr. Kraľovany (6881), saltmarsh, sweeping over salty meadow, 25.7.1985, 1 ♂; Rožňavská kotlina, Brzotín nr. Rožňava (7388), sweeping over mud, 17.6.1982, 1 ♂; Slovenský kras, Jeľšavská Teplica nr. Revúca (7487), Muráň river, sweeping over mud, 14.6.1981, 1 ♂ 3 ♀♀; Východoslovenská rovina, Somotor env. (7696), sweeping over boggy meadow, 26.6.1983, 1 ♂ 2 ♀♀; Východoslovenská rovina, Boťany env. (7598), Latorica river, sweeping undergrowth of deciduous forest, 28.6.1983, 1 ♂, all J. Roháček leg., T. Zatwarnicki det. et SMO coll.

Distribution: Europe, East Palaearctic, Near East, North Africa.

Parydra (Parydra) aquila (Fallén, 1813)

Podunajská pahorkatina, Malé Kosihy (8078), nr. pond, 7.6.1967, 1 ♂1 ♀, R. Rozkošný leg., Kubátová-Hiršová det. et coll., Kremnické pohorie Mts, Turček env. (7279), 24.6.1979, 1 ♀, J. Roháček leg., T. Zatwarnicki det., SMO coll.

Distribution: Europe, Nearctic region.

First complete and reliable record from Slovakia. Previously questionable records by Kowarz (1883) and Karnecká (1986), later its presence in Slovakia mentioned by Zatwarnicki (1997) in the checklist of Czech and Slovak shore flies.

Pelina aenea (Fallén, 1813)

Bukovské vrchy Mts, Dlhé nad Cirochou (7098), sweeping over boggy meadow, 4.8.1985, 1 ♂ 1 ♀, J. Roháček leg., T. Zatwarnicki det., SMO coll.

Distribution: Europe, East Palaearctic, North Africa.

First complete and reliable record from Slovakia. Previously its presence in Slovakia mentioned by Zatwarnicki (1997) in the checklist of Czech and Slovak shore flies.

Pelina nitens Loew, 1873

Bukovské vrchy Mts, Dlhé nad Cirochou (7098), sweeping over boggy meadow, 14.6.1986, 1 ♀, J. Roháček leg,. T. Zatwarnicki det., SMO coll.

Distribution: Europe, East Palaearctic, Near East.

First complete and reliable record from Slovakia. Previously its presence in Slovakia mentioned by Zatwarnicki (1997) in the checklist of Czech and Slovak shore flies.

Acknowledgement

For providing material, I would like to thank R. Rozkošný and J. Ježek. I am very grateful to J. Roháček for providing material and valuable data.

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