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Drymeia sororcula Pont 2022, sp. nov.
No full textDrymeia sororcula sp. nov. Figs 31–37 Diagnosis. This species is close to D. brumalis (Rondani, 1866) which also has 3 postsutural dorsocentrals. However, the male of D. brumalis has frontal vitta equal to diameter of anterior ocellus; mid and hind femora with the anteroventral and posteroventral setae longer, denser and more numerous; hind tibia with the anteroventral (and anterior) and posteroventral setae more numerous and dense (only 3–4 posteroventrals and 3 anteroventrals in D. sororcula). Both sexes of D. brumalis lack the ventral scutellar setulae of D. sororcula. Etymology. The specific name “ sororcula ” is Latin and means “little sister”. This reflects the close similarity between this species and D. brumalis (Rondani). Type-material Examined. Holotype ♂. GEORGIA: Mtskheta-Mtianeti region: Mt Kuro [~ 42°39’N 44°39’E], heath, 2330 m. 29.vi.1983, A.C. Pont (BMNH). Paratypes 21♂ 10♀. GEORGIA, Mtskheta-Mtianeti region: data as for holotype, 5♂ 3♀ (1♂ ZMUM, 1♂ 1♀ OUMNH, rest BMNH); same data but 2120–2330 m, 3♂ (1 SZMN, 2 BMNH); same data but 2450–2500 m, 2♂ (BMNH); meadows E of Kazbegi [~ 42°39’N 44°38’E], 1900 m, 28.vi.1983 (A.C. Pont), 3♂ (2 BMNH, 1 OUMNH); forest E of Kazbegi, 1950–2000 m, 1.vii.1983, 2♂ 1♀ (BMNH), 5.vii.1983, 1♂ (BMNH), & 6.vii.1983, 2♂, all A.C. Pont (BMNH); SE of Kazbegi, meadow/scree, 1900–1950 m, 5.vii.1983 (A.C. Pont), 1♂ (BMNH); Mt Koltesh [~ 42°35’N 44°45’E], meadows, 2000–2100 m, 8.vii.1983 (A.C. Pont), 1♂ 3♀ (1♀ SZMN, rest BMNH); Mt Koltesh, meadow/heath, 2300 m, 8.vii.1983 (A.C. Pont), 1♂ 4♀ (1♀ ZMUM, rest BMNH); Truso [~ 42°35’N 44°26’E], mineral springs, 2150 m, 9.vii.1983 (A.C. Pont), 1♂ 2♀ (BMNH); Gergeti [~ 42°42’N 44°31’E], upper heaths, 2300–3000 m, 11.vii.1983 (A.C. Pont), 1♀ (BMNH).Published as part of Pont, Adrian C., 2022, The genus Drymeia Meigen in the Caucasus Mountains, with a note on the identity of Aspilia glacialis Rondani, 1866 (Diptera: Muscidae), pp. 355-382 in Zootaxa 5134 (3) on page 375, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/653819
Spilogona nora Pont 2013
No full textSpilogona nora Pont, 2013 New material: Aragatsotn: Mt Aragats, N 40°29 E44° 11, 3190–3350 m, 29.vii.2015, 3♂ 5♀; 3240–3350 m, 21.vii.2015, 7♂ 14♀; 3270–3310 m, 16.viii.2017, 1♀; 3380–3420 m, 21.vii.2015, 1♂ 14♀; 3450–3560 m, 29.vii.2015, 2♂ 5♀; Lake Kari, N40°28 E44° 11, 3190 m, 21.vii.2015, 2♀, and 18.vii.2016, 1♂ 11♀; hеаth sоuth оf Lаkе Kаri, N40° 26 Е44 °13, 2700 m, 19.vii.2011, 2♀. Armenian distribution: Arаgаtsоtn рrоvinсе (Pоnt 2013: 4). General distribution: A high-mоuntаin sресiеs, knоwn оnly frоm Armеniа аnd Gеоrgiа (nеw rесоrd).Published as part of Pont, Adrian C., 2018, The Muscidae (Diptera) of Armenia, pp. 1-69 in Zootaxa 4465 (1) on page 48, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4465.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/144200
Limnophora femoriseta Pont, Vikhrev & Werner 2011
No full textLimnophora femoriseta Pont, Vikhrev & Werner, 2011 New material: Kotayk: Azаt Rivеr саnyоn, Gаrni N.P., N40° 07 Е44 ° 44, 1270 m, 26.v.2012, 2♂, аnd 28.vii.2015, оn ореnеd wаtеr mеlоn, 3♂ 2♀. Yerevan: Jrvеzh, еаst оf Yеrеvаn Сity, N40° 11 Е44 ° 36, 1390 m, 4.vi.2005, 1♀. Armenian distribution: Arаgаtsоtn, Kоtаyk, Syunik, Vаyоts Dzоr аnd Yеdrеvаn рrоvinсеs (Pоnt, Vikhrеv & Wеrnеr 2011: 100; Pоnt et al. 2012b: 128). General distribution: Armеniа, Turkеy аnd Lеbаnоn (nеw rесоrd).Published as part of Pont, Adrian C., 2018, The Muscidae (Diptera) of Armenia, pp. 1-69 in Zootaxa 4465 (1) on page 43, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4465.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/144200
Helina Pont 1980
No full textHelina emdeni Pont, 1980 (Figs 5–8) Examined type material: Lectotype male seen; mid right leg missing. One male from Kenya (Aberdare Range, Mt. Kinangop) dissected and illustrated. Diagnosis. Male dichoptic; frons a little projecting in profile; dorsocentrals 1+3; fore tibia in male with a posterior seta and with long hairs curled at tips on basal half of ventral surface; hind tibia with two anterodorsal setae on middle third and one median posterodorsal; hind trochanter of male with a tuft of short black setulae; wing with brown spots on crossveins r–m and dm–cu; costal spine long. Male terminalia. Sternite 5 longer than wide, with posterior membrane deep, with lobes robust, with long setae on external margin of posterior half (Fig. 5); cercal plate and surstylus elongated; surstylus longer than cercal plate and with short setae on apical portion (Fig. 6); aedeagal complex with hypandrium long and straight, epiphallus as long as postgonite; distiphallus short (Figs 7–8). Notes. This was a new name given by Pont (1980) to H. maculipennis Emden, 1941, a junior secondary homonym of Helina maculipennis (Zetterstedt, 1845). It was originally described in Anthocoena Emden, 1941, a genus of the “ Anthomyiinae ” (see also Emden 1951), because of the “almost complete sixth vein”.Published as part of Couri, Márcia S. & Pont, Adrian C., 2018, The male terminalia of some African species of Helina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera, Muscidae), pp. 233-247 in Zootaxa 4399 (2) on pages 234-235, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4399.2.7, http://zenodo.org/record/120715
Limnophora mesovittata Couri, Pont & Penny 2006
No full textLimnophora mesovittata Couri, Pont & Penny, 2006: 852. Holotype female in CAS. Diagnosis. Postsutural dorsocentrals 3; postsutural transverse band extending medially as a brown vitta reaching scutellum; mid femur with one median anterior seta and 2 posterior preapicals; mid tibia with two posterior setae on middle third. Notes. Known only from the holotype female. Ovipositor and spermatheca illustrated by Couri et al. (2006: Fig. 98). The species runs to couplet 38 and to L. perfidodes of Emden’s key. Couri et al. (2006) gave the following key to separate the two species: 1. Arista with short hairs, shorter than the width of postpedicel; calypter yellow; cell r5 at wing tip more than twice as wide as length of cross-vein r-m; pale dust on abdomen between and outside the black brown spots, the spots therefore indistinct.............................................................................................. L. mesovittata - Arista with the longest hairs equal to the width of postpedicel; calypter creamy; cell r5 at wing tip about twice as wide as length of cross-vein r-m; pale dust on abdomen grey, the black spots very distinct and well defined........... L. perfidodesPublished as part of Couri, Márcia & Pont, Adrian, 2017, Afrotropical Limnophora Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Muscidae) with the description of four new species, pp. 501-536 in Zootaxa 4216 (6) on page 516, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.24239
Hydrotaea himalayensis Pont 1975
No full textHydrotaea himalayensis Pont, 1975 Material: Kotayk: Tsаkhkаdzоr, hеаth, N40° 32 Е 44° 41, 2360 m, 21.vi.2010, 2♀. Remarks: Thеsе fеmаlеs аrе vеry similаr tо Hydrotaea pandellei Stеin аnd, likе thаt sресiеs, hаvе knоb оf hаltеrе blасk, mid tibiа withоut аntеrоdоrsаl оr роstеrоvеntrаl sеtае, рrеsuturаl асrоstiсhаls shоrt аnd sеtulоsе, nоtорlеurоn sеtulоsе аrоund bоth sеtае, рrеаlаr minutе, аnd frоntо-оrbitаl рlаtеs dustеd аlthоugh with sоmе wеаk shinе shоwing thrоugh frоm sоmе аnglеs. Hоwеvеr, thеy diffеr frоm H. pandellei by hаving thе sсutum muсh blасkеr, with brоwn dust соnfinеd tо thе роstрrоnоtаl lоbеs аnd with littlе grеy dust visiblе еxсерt in еxtrеmе роstеriоr viеw; аristа with thе hаirs shоrtеr, hаrdly аs lоng аs bаsаl diаmеtеr оf аristа; рlеurа shining; аnd mid fеmur in bаsаl hаlf with роstеrоvеntrаl sеtае аs lоng аs fеmur is dеер. Dr N.Е. Vikhrеv (реrs. соmm.) suggеstеd thаt thеsе fеmаlеs might bе H. himalayensis, аnd this hаs bееn соnfirmеd by соmраrisоn with thе fеmаlе раrаtyре оf H. himalayensis in thе BМNH. Armenian distribution: Kоtаyk рrоvinсе. Nеw fоr Armеniа. General distribution: Russiа (Krаsnоdаr), Kаzаkhstаn, Kyrgyzstаn, Tаjikistаn, аnd Kаshmir аnd Indiа; а mоuntаin sресiеs.Published as part of Pont, Adrian C., 2018, The Muscidae (Diptera) of Armenia, pp. 1-69 in Zootaxa 4465 (1) on pages 16-17, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4465.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/144200
Fannia altaica Pont & Vikhrev 2009
No full textFannia altaica Pont & Vikhrev, 2009 Figs 2 A–C This species was described from a single male from the Kosh-Agach district (Lake Zerlyukol’-Nur, 2300–2400m, 49 º 56 'N, 88 º 20 'E). The authors pointed out that treeless mountain tundra was a most unusual habitat for Fanniidae and that F. altaica might be associated with burrows of Marmota species (Pont & Vikhrev 2009). This does indeed appear to be the case according to the new material reported here, as several males and one female have been collected at the entrance to burrows of the Altai Marmot. Material examined. 4 males and 1 female, RUSSIA, Respublika Altai, Kosh-Agachskiy rayon, verkhov’ya r. Naryn-Gol [upper River Naryn-Gol], 2520 m, 49 º 49 'N 89 º 32 'E, na surchinakh [from Marmot burrows], 15– 19.vii. 2009, V. Sorokina (2 males OUMNH & BMNH, rest SZNM); 4 males, the same, V. Sorokina, T. Novgorodova (SZNM); 1 male, Respublika Altai, Kosh-Agachskiy rayon, dolina r. Tara [River Tara valley], 2300 m, 49 º 39 'N 88 º 13 'E, na surchinakh [from Marmot burrows], 11.vii. 2009, V. Sorokina, T. Novgorodova (SZNM). The series of males enables us to add some taxonomic details to the original description: parafacial without setulae in 6 males from Naryn-Gol, with setulae in 2 males from Naryn-Gol and the male from River Tara valley. Prealar usually with a short setula behind it or in front of it. Basal quarter of fore and mid tibiae reddish-yellow and hind tibia wholly reddish-yellow, or all tibiae wholly yellowish. Hind femur with the pv setae less than twice as long as femoral depth. Hind tibia with the ad seta slightly basad or slightly apicad of the submedian d seta, and usually with 2 av. Sternite 1 densely setulose. Abdomen (ventral view) and terminalia as in Figs 2 A–C. Description. Female: The female has not previously been described. It differs from the male as follows: Head: Frons broad, at middle half of head width at this point. Fronto-orbital plate and parafacial yellowishgrey dusted. Frontal vitta at narrowest point slightly broader than a fronto-orbital plate. 3 strong and 5-7 weak frontal setae; lower orbital seta slightly closer to inner margin of fronto-orbital plate than to eye-margin; fronto-orbital plate otherwise with numerous short setulae that descend far down on to parafacial. Parafacial and gena slightly broader than in male. Thorax: Grey dusting tinged with yellow. Burrows of Marmota bai- Marmota bai- Marmota caudata Marmota mar- Species of flies bacina baibacina bacina centralis aurea Blandford mota Linnaeus Kastschenko Thomas (Pamir) 2 (Alps) 3 (Altai) (Tien Shan) 1 Fanniidae Sources: 1) Sychevskaya & Vtorov (1969); 2) Sychevskaya (1966, 1970); 3) Pont & Ackland (1995). * — Fannia sp. of Pont & Ackland (1995) was subsequently shown to be a new species, described as Fannia monticola by Pont (1996). ** —This is probably Phaonia nigrirostrata Zinoviev (Zinoviev 1983). Legs: All tibiae mainly yellow. Fore tibia with a stronger ad setula at apical fifth. Mid femur bare ventrally except for a few short av on basal third, shorter than femoral depth. Mid tibia without the ventral mat of hairs, without ventral setae. Hind femur without pv; on av surface with 4 short setae in basal half and 3 well-spaced strong setae in apical half. Abdomen: Completely grey dusted, tinged with yellow, without trace of any dark markings. Tergites 4 and 5 without long setae ventrally. Sternite 1 bare. Other characters are as described for the male (Pont & Vikhrev 2009). Measurements: Length of body, 7.5 mm. Length of wing, 7.0 mm. Distribution. Russia, Altai Mts.Published as part of Sorokina, Vera S. & Pont, Adrian C., 2011, Fanniidae and Muscidae (Insecta, Diptera) associated with burrows of the Altai Mountains Marmot (Marmota baibacina baibacina Kastschenko, 1899) in Siberia, with the description of new species, pp. 31-44 in Zootaxa 3118 on pages 34-36, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20154
Helina flavoextrema Couri, Pont & Daugeron 2010
No full text18. Helina flavoextrema Couri, Pont & Daugeron, new record Helina flavoextrema Couri, Pont & Daugeron, 2010. Holotype male, New Caledonia, Pouébo, in BPBM. Diagnosis. A non-metallic, yellowish-grey dusted species; dorsocentrals 2+3; prealar present, much shorter than posterior notopleuron; meron bare; scutellum bare on sides and on ventral surface; cross-veins clear; halter yellow; legs yellow with tarsi brown; fore tibia without a submedian posterior seta; hind tibia with a short posterodorsal seta near base; extreme apex of abdominal tergite 5 pale yellowish. Material examined. BPBM: Vanuatu: Ambrym: 22.viii–4.ix.1967, 12 ♂ (1 MNRJ, 1 BMNH), 3 ♀; 22– 28.viii.1967, 2 ♂, 1 ♀, J. & M. Sedlacek; Ranon to Mt Toyo, 0–500 m, 2.ix.1979, 1 ♀, W.C. Gagné, G.M. Nishida, G.A. Samuelson. Éfaté: 8 km W Forari (Radier), 175–220 m, 21–23.viii.1979, 3 ♀ (1 BMNH), G.M. Nishida. Epi: Vaemali, 6–10.viii.1967, 8 ♂ (1 MNHN), 1 ♀ (MNRJ); 11–18.viii.1967, 8 ♂ (1 BMNH); 150 m, 9–20.viii.1967, 1 ♀ (MNRJ), J. & M. Sedlacek. Espiritu Santo: 25 km NE, Luganville, 13.iv.1964, 2 ♀, R. Straatman. Malekula: Lamap, 8–21.ix.1967, 1 ♂; 11–18.viii.1967, 3 ♀, J. & M. Sedlacek. Tanna: Lenakel, 0– 150 m, iii.1970, 1 ♀ (BMNH), N.L.H. Krauss. Distribution. New Caledonia (New Caledonia), Vanuatu. Comments. The species was recently described from New Caledonia (Couri et al. 2010), and is here newly recorded from Vanuatu.Published as part of Couri, Marcia S., Pont, Adrian C. & Daugeron, Christophe, 2010, The Muscidae (Diptera) of Vanuatu, pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 2556 (1) on page 21, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2556.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/530222
Le Pont de Pont-de-l’Arche, par M. l’abbé Émile Chevallier. 1904
No full textLe Pont de Pont-de-l’Arche, par M. l’abbé Émile Chevallier. 1904. In: Bulletin Monumental, tome 68, année 1904. pp. 466-467
A Pont d'Arsèguel (792 m.)
No full textBoExcursió del 17 al 19 de març de 1974. Itinerari: Pont d'Arsèguel - Arsèguel - Ansovell - Santuari del Boscal (1469 m.) - Cava - Veïnat de Can Pubill - Coll d'Oruga (1594 m.) - El Quer Foradat - Collada de Pallers - Estana - Santuari de Bastanist (1250 m.) - Montellà - Martinet - Puigcerd
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