Themira annulipes Meigen 1826
Creators: name: Patrick T. Rohner
name: Gerhard Bächli
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Sepsidae
Themira
Themira annulipes

description: Themira annulipes (Meigen, 1826)
Material: Switzerland: AG: Aristau, 400 m, v.1974, vi.1974, vii.1974, viii.1974, x.1974 (all leg. Wunderlich); Habsburg, 450 m, 19.vii.2004 (leg. Wermelinger); Rottenschwil, 450 m, 14.vi.2008; Schlossrued, 600 m, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 (all leg. Duelli); Würenlingen, 420 m, 7.viii.1998, 14.viii.1997. BE:Biel, 450 m, 27.– 31.vii.1973; Guttannen, 1000 m, 6.viii.1999; Ligerz, 450 m, 29.v.2010; Rümligen, 540 m, 2000, 2001, 2005 (all leg. Duelli); Ruppoldsried, 500 m, iv.–x.1987 (leg. Duelli). BL:Bubendorf, 25.–31.v.2000, 6.–13.vii.2000 (leg. Wolf); Pratteln, 480 m, 2000, 2001, 2005 (all leg. Duelli). BS:Basel/Zolli, 24.vi.–8.vii.2005, 8.– 22.vii.2005 (all leg. Baur et al.). FR:Courlevon, 600 m, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 (all leg. Duelli); Nuvilly, 650 m, 2000, 2001, 2005 (all leg. Duelli). GE:Cartigny/Moulin de Vert, 350 m, 9.viii.2000 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Chancy, 350 m, 25.vii.2004; Chancy/La Laire, 350 m, 7.viii.2000 (leg. Merz &Bächli). GL: Elm/Wichlen, 1300 m, 15.viii.2001; Richisau, 1100 m, 7.–11.viii.1995; Vorauen, 800 m, 20.vii.1995, 4.–8.viii.1991. GR:Dischmatal, 1600 m, 16.–30.vi.1990, 16.– 30.vi.1992, 1.–15.vii.1990,1.–15.vii.1991, 1.–15.vii.1992, 16.–31.vii.1991, 16.– 31.vii.1992, 1.–16.viii.1990, 1.–20.viii.1991, 1.–27.viii.1992 (all leg. Brodmann); Saas, 1100 m, 7.viii.2010; Santa Maria/Müstair, 1540 m, 26.vi.2015; Savognin, 1360 m, 17.–20.viii.1988; Tschierv, 1700 m, 27.vi.2015; Zernez, 1450 m, 4.viii.1996 (leg. Merz &Bächli). JU:La Chaux-de-Breuleux, 1000 m, 28.vi.2003. LU:Dierikon, 550 m, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 (all leg. Duelli); Luzern, 550 m, 10.vi.2006, 24.vi.–5.viii.2006 (leg. Sattler); Ruswil, 800 m, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 (all leg. Duelli). NE:Marin/Tertres, 450 m, 19.v.2001; Neuchâtel, 600 m, 3.vii.2010. SO:Mariastein, 350 m, 21.–25.vii.1973; Messen, 500 m, 21.viii.2004 (leg. Wermelinger); Weissenstein, 1000 m, 25.vi.2006. SZ:Alpthal, 1150 m, 2005 (leg. Duelli); Pragelpass, 1550 m, 5.viii.1991. TG:Roggwil, 420 m, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 (leg. Duelli). TI:Acquacalda, 1800 m, 22.–24.vi.2001; Fusio, 1300 m, 26.vii.1997; Lugano; 24.vi.–5.viii.2006 (leg. Sattler); Robiei, 1900 m, 4.–5.vii. 2008. UR:Seelisberg, 810 m, 4.–7.viii.1973. VD:Changins, 430 m, 2000, 2001, 2005 (all leg. Duelli). VS:Jeizinen, 1500 m, 3.vii.2001; Leuk/Platten, 600 m, 1.viii.1998 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Mörel, 850 m, 28.v.2010 (leg. Obrist); Morgins/Portes du Soleil, 1800 m, 27.vii.2004; Morgins/Têtes, 1500 m, 28.vii.2004; Visperterminen, 1400 m, 31.vii.1998. ZG:Holzhäusern, 2.v.–30.viii.1996 (leg. Röösli); Steinhausen, 500 m, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006 (all leg. Duelli). ZH:Dietikon, 390 m, 6.vi.2015, 20.vii.1989, 29.vii.1989, 5.viii.1989; Embrach/ Haumühle, 400 m, 9.v.1998; Flaach, 350 m, 30.vi.2000; Katzensee, 440 m, 23.vii. 1991; Kempthal, 480 m, 21.vi.1972 (leg. Glatthaar); Oetwil/L., 450 m, 27.vii.– 1.viii.1996; Rafz, 420 m, 2000, 2001, 2005 (all leg. Duelli); Uitikon, 540 m, 2000, 2004, 2005 (all leg. Duelli); Zürich, 450 m, 24.vi.–5.viii.2006 (leg. Sattler), 14.– 16.ix.1973; Zürich/Hönggerberg, 520 m, 29.vi.2002, 13.–17.vii.1996, 14.–18.vii. 1995, 16.–20.vii.1986, 24.–28.vii.1987; Zürich/Irchelpark, 550 m, 6.v.–26.vi. 1986.
Bosnia/Herzegovina:Dobro Polje, 1100 m, 25.–28.vii.1984. Germany: BW, Oberbergen, 300 m, 28.v.2011; Schelingen, 350 m, 28.v.2011; Bisperode, 130 m, 19.–31.vii.1971 (leg. Jungen); Edersee, 250 m, 12.–17.viii.1984. Liechtenstein: Ruggell, 430 m, 8.viii.1998. France:Haute-Savoie, Salève/Observatoire, 1250 m, 10.viii.2000 (leg. Merz &Bächli); Romania: Cheile Turzii, 30.v.1986; Cimpulung, 600 m, 21.v.1977, 21.vii.1982, 30.vii.1985; 700 m, 6.vi.1986, 4.vii.1982; Hantisti, 19.iv.1978; Val. Pulnei, 900 m, 28.v.1980, 6.ix.1984 (all leg. Ceianu). Serbia: Popovica, 500 m, 1.–3.viii.1980.
Distribution:Holarctic (Ozerov 2005).
Comments:Apparently the first record from Liechtenstein. Males exhibit strongly modified mid tarsomeres, which are used in courtship behaviour (Puniamoorthy et al.2009). The species can be collected on cow pastures but is also common on horse dung (e.g.: Ang et al.2015).
description: Published as part of Patrick T. Rohner & Gerhard Bächli, 2016, Faunistic data of Sepsidae (Diptera) from Switzerland and additional countries including the first Swiss record of Meroplius fukuharai (Iwasa, 1984), pp. 237-260 in Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 89 on pages 256-257, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.192634