Empis (Enoplempis) nodipoplitea Steyskal

Sinclair, Bradley J., Brooks, Scott E. & Cumming, Jeffrey M., 2025, Revision of the western Nearctic species of Empis subgenus Enoplempis (Diptera: Empididae), Zootaxa 5615 (1), pp. 1-200 : 113-114

Empis (Enoplempis) nodipoplitea Steyskal

( Figs 209 , 218–220 )

Empis nodipes Melander, 1902: 324 . Type locality: Magdalena, New Mexico, USA. [Junior primary homonym of Empis nodipes Fallén, 1816 ].

Empis nodipes : Melander, 1928: 166 (checklist).

Empis nodipoplitea Steyskal (in Melander, 1965: 460), nom. nov. for nodipes .

Empis nodipoplitea : Yang et al., 2007: 137 (catalogue).

Empis (Enoplempis) nodipoplitea : Sinclair et al., 2013: 428 (revision).

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE ♂, labelled: “ Magdalena ,/ New Mexico.”; “ W.M. Wheeler / Collection.”; “ TYPE / No./ A.M.N.H. [red label]”; “ Am. Mus . Nat. Hist./ Dept. Invert. Zool./ No. 966”; “ HOLOTYPE ♂ / nodipes Melander / ( = nodipoplitea / Steyskal)/ teste WJ Turner ’82 [red label]” [missing abdomen] ( AMNH).

Additional material examined. CANADA. Alberta: Athabasca [54°43′N 113°17′W], 30.v.1961, A. R . Brooks (1♂, CNC); Edmonton [53°32′N 113°29′W], Univ. of Alberta Ecol. Res. , 5–12.vi.1986, MT , spruce/ aspen forest, B. V. Brown (1♂, 1♀, CNC); N of Rocanville, Qu’Appelle R , 454 m, 50°30′30″N 101°44′30″W, 2.vi.2007, prairie, Goulet, Boudreault & Fernandez (2♂, CNC) . Manitoba: Assiniboine & Souris River Forks [49.6657°N 99.5669°W], 9.vi.1993 (1♀, CNC); same data except, 16.vi.1993 (1♂, CNC) . USA. Colorado: Archuleta County: Elk Ck, 7109 ft, 37°16′21″N 107°20′11″W, 17.vi.2017, S.H. Cumming (1♀, CNC); Horse Ck, 7447 ft, 37°17′52″N 107°19′57″W, 17.vi.2017, S.E. Brooks (1♂, CNC). Clear Creek County : Echo Lk. [39.6598°N 105.6046°W], 12000 ft, 15.viii.1949, R . R . Dreisbach, R . K. Schwab (1♂, CNC); Mt. Evans, Doolittle Ranch [39°40ʹN 105°36ʹW], 9800 ft, 23.vii.1961, B.H. Poole (1♂, CNC). Huerfano County: Mt. Shadow Falls Ranch , end 312 Rd, N Santa Clara Ck area [37.4305°N 104.8537°W], 6.vi.2007, B. Kondratieff, J. Owens (1♂, CSUC). La Plata County : Granite Peaks, Bayfield [37°14′N 107°35′W], Camp, 9000 ft, vii.1928, J. Bequaert (1♂, AMNH). Larimer County : Rocky Mtn Pk [40.4041°N 105.6208°W], 29.vi.1959, F.C. Harmston (1♂, USNM) . Montana: Fergus County: Moulton

[47.3464°N 109.3543°W], 22.vi.1957, S. Van Horn (1♂, MTEC). South Dakota: Lawrence County: Spearfish Ck [44.4101°N 103.8942°W] , 14.vi.1969, W.W. Wirth (1♂, USNM) .

New eastern records. CANADA. Quebec: King Mountain [45.4898°N 75.8654°W], Gatineau Park , 17.v.1985, T . Saigusa (1♂, KUMF) .

Description. Figs 218–220 . See Sinclair et al. (2013).

Geographical distribution and seasonal occurrence ( Fig. 209 ). In addition to the eastern records listed and plotted in Sinclair et al. (2013, fig. 14A), this species occurs in Manitoba, Alberta, South Dakota, Montana, Colorado and New Mexico. Adults have been collected from May to August in the western part of its range.

Nuptial gift presentation. Form unknown.

Figures

FIGURES 208–209. Known geographical distribution of the E. (Enoplempis) manca and E. (Enoplempis) nodipoplitea species groups. 208, E. (En.) manca Melander, E. (En.) submanca sp. nov. and E. (En.) wilderae sp. nov.; 209, E. (En.) nodipoplitea Steyskal.

FIGURES 218–220. Male habitus and hindleg of E. (Enoplempis) nodipoplitea Steyskal. 218, habitus, lateral view; 219, hindleg, anterior view; 220, hind femur tibia joint, anterior view.