Gonarcticus arcticus (Becker 1907) Becker 1907
- Dataset
- A review of the genera Cleigastra Macquart, Gonarcticus Becker, Gonatherus Rondani, Hexamitocera Becker, Nanna Strobl, Orthacheta Becker and Spathephilus Becker (Diptera, Scathophagidae) of Russia
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Diptera
- family
- Scathophagidae
- genus
- Gonarcticus
- species
- Gonarcticus arcticus
distribution
Distribution. Russia (Fig. 43): Altay, Chukotka (first record for Russia and Palaearctic). — North America (Vockeroth, 1965: 832).
materials_examined
Material examined. Altay: Ridge Kurayskiy, 2500 – 2700 m (50.33 N 87.75 E), 3. VII. 2008, A. Barkalov (1 ♀, ZMUM); Chukotka: Vrangel I. (71.29 N 179.63 E), 13. VII. 2008, O. Chruleva (1 ♂, ZMUM). Additional material examined. CANADA: Cambrige Bay, N. W. T., 1 and 22. VII. 1950, G. K. Sweatman (1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, ZMH; all determined by J. R. Vockeroth as G. arcticus). Diagnostic description. Body-length 5 – 6 mm. Head. Frontal vitta blackish in upper half and yellow in lower half. Antenna black. Palpus darkened apically. Katepisternum with 2 strong black setae, anterior katepisternal seta absent. Legs yellow, but all coxae blackish, fore femur posterodorsally and tarsi darkened. Mid femur with a row of posteroventral setae. Hind tibia with posteroventral apical seta. Vein R 1 bare on apical third of dorsal surface. Abdomen black. Sternites 4 and 5 as in Figs 37, 36. Epandrium, cerci and surstyli as in Figs 34, 35. Ovipositor as in Figs 39 – 41.