Tachydromia enecator Melander Holarctic 1902

• Main Authors: Shamshev, Igor V., Grootaert, Patrick
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• Published: Zenodo 2024
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Hybotidae; Tachydromia; Tachydromia enecator; British Columbia; Canada; Kuusamo; Leech; Northwest Territories; Yellowknife; Yukon; Dawson; Whitehorse; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10561754; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/038D87E9D81CFFF7D7A2F976FE2262B1

Tachydromia enecator Melander (Fig. 6) Tachydromia enecator Melander, 1902: 226. Type localities: Canada, “ St. John’s Co., Quebec ”; USA “ Lance Creek, Wyoming”. Tachista lundstroemi Frey, 1913: 73, fig. 20. Type localities: Finland, “ Ab. Åbo [= Turku]; N. Helsinge; Ta. Kangasala; Kb. Nurmes; Kl. Parikkala; Ks. Kuusamo ”; syn. nov. Tachydromia lundstroemi : Chvála, 1970: 450, figs 29, 30; 1975: 236, figs 558–560. Notes on type series. Tachydromia enecator : Melander (1902) described T . enecator based on the female sex only: “ two females; St. John’s Co., Quebec (G. Chagnon); Lance Creek, Wyoming (Wheeler)”. We have not examined the syntypes but this species is surely correctly recognised based on its original description. Tachista lundstroemi : Frey (1913) described T . lundstroemi based on two males and five females from Finland. All syntypes are in Frey’s Collection in Helsinki (MZH) and they were examined by I.S. in 2019. Material examined. NORTH AMERICA. CANADA. Alberta: Jasper, 14.viii.1932 (1 ♀, CNC); Banff, 29.vi.1922, E. Hearle (sex?, CNC); same locality, 22.vii.1924, E. Hearle (1 ♂, 1 ♀, CNC); same locality, 2.ix.1924, E. Hearle (1 ♀, CNC); High Level, Aspen Campground, 11.vii.1993, P.H. Arnaud Jr., field note 00976 (1 ♂, USNM). British Columbia: Cranbrook, 22.vi, C. Garrett // donation of C.B.D. Garrett Collection to USNM (1 ♀, USNM); Salmon Arm, 9.vii.1925, A.A. Dennys (1 ♀, CNC); Alaska Hwy, 37 km W Ft. Nelson, intercept aspen-spruce forest, 12.vi.–5.ix.1984, S. & J. Peck (2 ♂, CNC). Ontario: Ottawa, 4.viii.1926, G.S. Walley // Tachydromia enecator Mel. (1 ♂, CNC). Northwest Territories: Yellowknife, 10.vii.1949, E.F. Cashman (1 ♀, CNC); same locality, 12.viii.1949, R. R. Hall (1 ♀, CNC). Quebec: Mistassini, 15.vii.1944, A. Robert // Tachydromia enecator Mel. ♂, det. A. Robert (1 ♂, CNC). Yukon: 14 mi. E Dawson, 1300’, 29.vii.1962, R. E. Leech (3 ♀, CNC); same locality, 1300’, 31.vii.1962, R. E. Leech (1 ♀, CNC); same locality, 2.viii.1962, P.J. Skitsko (1 ♀, CNC); Whitehorse, Robert Service ...