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Hilara sturmii
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Subspecies
Original
description
Synonyms
Hilara sturmii
Meigen, 1822 (p. 5)
Hilara cingulata auct. nec Dahlbom, 1850
Hilara flavipes auct. nec Meigen, 1822
Note: Hilara sturmii has
been described by Meigen (1822) on the basis
of a single female specimen that he had
received from Mr. Wiedemann. The origin of
this specimen is unclear, because
Wiedemann´s collection contained species
from all over the world and Meigen does not
cite any further data that might have been
attached to the specimen. But because
Meigen´s book is titled "description of
all known European dipterans" it is likely
that the specimen was collected in Europe. The
description is too vague to identify the
species, but it is reminiscent of a dark
specimen of Hilara flavipes. Chvala and Wagner
(in Soos and Papp 1989) and Yang et al. (2007)
also suggest that the name could be a synonym of
Hilara flavipes/Hilara cingulata. However, Chvala
(2008) regards it as a valid species and I
accept this view here.
Note: the original description of this species
is often attributed to Wiedemann. However,
this is an error that likely results from the
fact that Meigen in the original description
himself gave Wiedemann as the author. This is
because Meigen had a slightly different
concept of authorship of a species than the
Code. Meigen usually
described species as "new" only if he
collected the material himself. If the species
had been described before or if the specimens
had been collected by others he always gave
those persons as authors. In fact,
Wiedemann collected the specimen of Hilara
sturmii and reported the find to Meigen as
Meigen (1822) explains later in the
description: "Das Weibchen wurde mir von Hrn.
Wiedemann in Kiel mitgetheilt" (translation:
"the female specimen was reported to me by Mr.
Wiedemann who lives in Kiel"). Thus, although
Wiedemann is the "discoverer", Meigen is the
author. Furthermore, the mentioning of "Kiel"
in the description has often been taken as an
indication of the type locality. However,
"Kiel" in this context refers to the home of
Wiedemann, but does not necessarily mean that
Wiedemann collected the specimen there.
Identification
Distribution
Biology
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