Cheilosia ( Montanocheila ) subpictipennis Claussen, 1998

Bot, Sander, Mengual, Ximo, Meutter, Frank Van de & Skevington, Jeffrey H., 2025, Review of the genus Cheilosia Meigen, 1822 (Diptera: Syrphidae) from the Caucasus, with the description of 14 new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 1023, pp. 1-181 : 133-134

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1023.3097

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:70585BDD-5981-4967-A09C-543CE5D7C717

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17442689

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F19912-AFD1-FF4B-FE72-FB00F8ED7C2B

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scientific name

Cheilosia ( Montanocheila ) subpictipennis Claussen, 1998
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Cheilosia ( Montanocheila) subpictipennis Claussen, 1998 View in CoL

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Cheilosia subpictipennis Claussen, 1998: 405 View in CoL .

Differential diagnosis

Cheilosia subpictipennis belongs to the subgenus Montanocheila and is very similar to the sympatric occurring Cheilosia rufa sp. nov. For differences, see the Differential diagnosis under Cheilosia rufa sp. nov. For diagnostic characteristics of C. subpictipennis from other European species of Montanocheila , and for figures of the male genitalia, see Claussen (1998).

Material examined

Cheilosia subpictipennis was not collected in 2018, but collected in 2019 and 2023.

GEORGIA – Mtskheta-Mtianeti • 1 ♂; Lutkhubi ; 42.3797° N, 44.7969° E; 1463 m a.s.l.; 6 May 2023; S. Bot leg.; SBA, SB.002832 = ZFMK-TIS-8027977 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; Lutkhubi ; 42.3930° N, 44.7929° E; 1700 m a.s.l.; 6 May 2023; W. Opdekamp leg.; WOR, A019 = ZFMK-TIS-8028486 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; Lutkhubi ; 42.3888° N, 44.7915° E; 1624 m a.s.l.; 8 May 2023; S. Bot leg.; SBA, SB.002833 = ZFMK-TIS-8027969 GoogleMaps 1 ♀; same data as for preceding; SBA, SB.002834 = ZFMK-TIS-8027970 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; Lutkhubi ; 42.3930° N, 44.7929° E; 1734 m a.s.l.; 8 May 2023; W. Opdekamp leg.; WOR, C019 GoogleMaps . – Samtskhe-Javakheti • 1 ♀; Borjomi N.P. ; 41.823° N, 42.841° E; 2049 m a.s.l.; 11 Jun. 2019; S. Bot leg.; SBA, SB.002835 = ZFMK-TIS-8010570 GoogleMaps .

Genetics

DNA barcodes of C. subpictipennis from Europe and Georgia cluster together with high support (BS = 100%).

Remarks

Species reported from the Caucasus and from Georgia for the first time.

Biology

During our expeditions, collected between 6 May and 11 June at an altitude between 1463 and 2049 m a.s.l. Almost all specimens were caught on willow Salix sp. catkins.

Distribution

Europe, Western Siberia, Caucasus ( Georgia).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Syrphidae

SubFamily

Eristalinae

Genus

Cheilosia

Loc

Cheilosia ( Montanocheila ) subpictipennis Claussen, 1998

Bot, Sander, Mengual, Ximo, Meutter, Frank Van de & Skevington, Jeffrey H. 2025
2025
Loc

Cheilosia subpictipennis

Claussen 1998: 405
1998
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