Thricops foveolatus

Thricops foveolatus (Zetterstedt, 1845) Material examined. RUSSIA: Altai Republic: 1♂ 1♀, Seminskiy Pass, Turala River valley, 50.99°N 85.68°E, 1350 m asl, 8– 13.07.2016, leg. N. Vikhrev (ZMUM). Other record: RUSSIA: 3♂ 13♀, Krasnodar reg., Lagonaki, 44.011°N 40.033°E, 1500 m asl, horse dung, 10– 13.06.2012, leg. N. Vikhrev (ZMUM). Remarks. An uncommon species. According to our observations in the Altai and Caucasus Mountains, both sexes are attracted to horse dung. Distribution. Palaearctic.Published as part of Vikhrev, Nikita E. & Sorokina, Vera S., 2017, Taxonomic notes and faunistic data on the Muscidae (Diptera) of the Altai Mountains (Russia), pp. 241-254 in Zootaxa 4311 (2) on page 243, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/84753