Philetus schizophorus Melander

• Main Authors: Cumming, Jeffrey M., Brooks, Scott E., Sinclair, Bradley J.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2016
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Empididae; Philetus; Philetus schizophorus; glacier; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5696404; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C84D7AFF86FFCBFF25FDA8FF0AFDA5

Philetus schizophorus Melander (Figs 5, 6, 8, 12, 17–20, 23) Philetus schizophorus Melander, 1928: 110. Melander, 1965: 455; Poole, 1996: 158, 563; Yang et al ., 2007: 350. Type material examined . LECTOTYPE (here designated in order to fix identity of the species), ♂ labelled: “Mt.RainierWn/ VanTrump Crk [above Christine Falls]/ Sept. 1, 1917 / A.L.Melander”; “ TYPE / Philetus / schizophorus / Mel. [mostly hand-written red label]”; “ALMelander/ Collection/ 1961”; “ LECTOTYPE / Philetus / schizophorus Melander / des. Cumming, Brooks &/ Sinclair 2016 [red label]” [left hind leg glued to minuten mount] (USNM). PARALECTOTYPE . Same locality and date as lectotype [but indicated as paratype on mostly hand-written red label] (1♂, USNM). Our paralectotype label has additionally been attached to this specimen. Additional material examined . CANADA . British Columbia : Glacier National Park, Illecillewaet trail from Cmpgrd, 20.vii.2012, 1320 m, 51°16.018'N 117°29.799'W, B.J. Sinclair (1♀, CNC); same data except, JSS #43836 (1♀ barcode-associated, CNC). USA . Alaska : Matanuska-Susitna Borough: Fern Mine [61°49'31"N 149°14'25"W], 27.vii.1956, WCF (1♂, WSU). Arizona : Apache County: White Mts., Coulter Ranch, 28.vi.1947, 9200 ft., John L. Sperry (1♂, USNM). Colorado : Lake County: Fremont Pass, Climax [ca. 39°18'5.26"N 106°15'44.46"W], 11318 ft., 19.viii.1983, P. Arnaud, Jr., at flr. Achillea , JSS #43837 (1♀, CAS); Larimer County: Pinewood Springs, MT in woods along sm. crk, 40.269476°N 105.360503°S, 7.ix.–12.x.2014, MT039, S. & B. Fitzgerald, JSS #43839 (1♂ barcoded, CNC). Montana : Flathead County: Glacier National Park: 1 mi. NW Logan Pass [ca. 51°16'N 117°29'W], 6500 ft., stream, 18.viii.1969, E.M. Fisher (1♀, CAS). Nevada : Elko County: 12 mi. S Wells, Angel Lake [ca. 41°1'35"N 115°5'7.42"W], 11.vii.1961, J.G. Chillcott (1♂, CNC). Oregon : Hood River County: Starvation Creek State Park, at falls [ca. 45°41'14"N 121°41'18"W], 26.vi.1978, D.D. Wilder (1♀, CAS). Washington : Pierce County: Mt. Rainier NP, West ...