Vikhrev N.E.1, Gomyranov I.A.2 2014. Taxonomic and faunistic notes on Hydrotaea unispinosa Stein, 1898 (Diptera: Muscidae) // Russian Entomol. J. Vol.23. No.3: 223–225 [in English].
1 Zoological Museum of Moscow University, Bolshaya Nikitskaya 6, Moscow 125009, Russia. E-mail: nikita6510@ya.ru
2 Department of Entomology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Vorobiovy Gory 1-12, Biological Faculty, Moscow 119991, Russia. E-mail: gomyranov@yandex.ru
KEY WORDS: Hydrotaea unispinosa, Hydrotaea silva, Hydrotaea gandakiana, Muscidae, Diptera, new synonymies.
ABSTRACT. The situation with records of Nearctic Hydrotaea unispinosa Stein, 1898 from Asia is clarified. H. unispinosa is actually present in N Oriental and E Palaearctic regions. New synonymies are proposed: H. unispinosa = Hydrotaea silva Hsue, 1976 syn.n. = Hydrotaea gandakiana Shinonaga, 1994, syn.n.