Parapiophila baechlii
Parapiophila baechlii Merz NBP/NIS material examined. 1 ♀ from Manitoba: Churchill, (Fort Churchill, 11.viii.1952, J.G. Chillcott, Ecological data, CNC DIPTERA #71813) (CNC). Other material examined. CANADA. Alberta: Kananaskis, Sheep River Prov. Park, Blue Rock campgd., (50°36.6'N,...
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Summary: | Parapiophila baechlii Merz NBP/NIS material examined. 1 ♀ from Manitoba: Churchill, (Fort Churchill, 11.viii.1952, J.G. Chillcott, Ecological data, CNC DIPTERA #71813) (CNC). Other material examined. CANADA. Alberta: Kananaskis, Sheep River Prov. Park, Blue Rock campgd., (50°36.6'N, 114°43.4'W), sweep, 29.vii.2003, V. Dion, LEM0022936, BOLD ID LYMAA344–14, (1 ♀, LEM). British Columbia: Alaska Hwy, Summit L., Mi 392, 4200', 19–21.viii.1959, E.E. MacDougall, (1 ♂, CNC); Atlin, 3200', 1.viii.1955, B.A. Gibbard, (1 ♀, CNC); Lisadele L., (58°41'N, 133°04'W), 4000', 7.viii.1960, 9.viii.1960, R. Pilfrey, (6 ♂, 7 ♀, CNC); same except 8.viii.1960, W.W. Moss, (1 ♂, 2 ♀, CNC); Pete Lake, (57°56'N, 131°56'W), 4000', alpine meadow Arnica , Achillea , 16.viii.1960, R. Pilfrey, (1 ♂, CNC). Yukon Territory: Dempster Hwy km 47, Scoutcar Creek, (64.3343°, -138.4474°), 852m, sweep nr. creek, 16.vii.2013, E. Vajda, (1 ♀, LEM); Dempster Hwy km 72, Tombstone Campgd., (64.5054°, -138.2225°), 1065m, dog dung, 15–16.vii.2013, S. Rochefort, (1 ♂, LEM); Whitehorse, Robert Service Campgrd., (60°42.1’N, 135°02’W), sweep at Yukon R., 27.vii.1998, T.A. Wheeler, LEM0022923, (1 ♂, LEM); same except LEM0022924, BOLD ID LYMAA343–14, (1 ♀, LEM); UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Colorado: Mt. Evans, Doolittle Ranch, 9800', 23.vii.1961, J.G. Chillcott, (1 ♂, CNC); Loveland Pass, W. slope, 9850', 28.vii.1961, B.H. Poole, (1 ♂, 1 ♀, CNC). Wyoming: Old Faithful Nature Trail, Yellowstone Park, 7600', 21.vii.1928, J. McDunnough, (1 ♂, CNC). SWEDEN. Lapland, Abisko, 17.viii.1951, J.R. Vockeroth, (1 ♂, CNC); Lapland, Abisko Ntl. Pk., along kungsleden trail, (68°19'N, 18°45'E), 390m, sweep vegetation, 30.vii.2001, J. Savage, LEM0023000, (1 ♂, LEM). USSR. Cherskiy, (68.7°N, 161.5°E), 11–15.vii.1990, D.M. Wood, (1 ♀, CNC). Comments. Parapiophila baechlii was described by Merz (1996) from Switzerland. The specimens identified here represent the first Nearctic record of the species, which appears to be widespread in northern North America and the western mountains. We have also confirmed the presence of P. baechlii in Sweden and eastern Russia. : Published as part of Sabrina Rochefort & Terry A. Wheeler, 2015, Diversity of Piophilidae (Diptera) in northern Canada and description of a new Holarctic species of Parapiophila McAlpine, pp. 229-240 in Zootaxa 3925 on pages 232-233, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3925.2.5 |
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