The sciarid fauna of the British Isles (Diptera: Sciaridae), including descriptions of six new species Author Menzel, Frank Author Smith, Jane E. Author Chandler, Peter J. text Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 2006 2006-01-31 146 1 1 147 https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00190.x journal article 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00190.x 0024-4082 5435693 SCYTHROPOCHROA RADIALIS LENGERSDORF, 1926 Literature : Freeman (1983b) : 22; Chandler (1987) : 204; Freeman (1987) : 197; Menzel (1998): 23; Chandler et al . (2002) : 124. Material examined : Ashtead Common , Surrey , 2 males , 6.vii.1994 , Brock leg. ( HRI ) . Beinn Eighe , Highland Region , 1 male , 10.vi.1984 , J.H. Cole leg. ( PJCB ) . Burnham Beeches , Buckinghamshire , 1 male , 7.vi.−21.vi.1995 ; 1 male , 21.vi.−5.vii.1995 ; 1 male , 20.vii.−2.viii.1995 ; 3 males , 1 female , 8.vi.−18.vi.1999 , all Ismay leg. ( HRI ) ; 1 male , 2 females , 10.v.1998 (reared), Chandler leg. ( NMS , PPCM ) . California Country Park , Berkshire , 1 male , 1 female , 19.vi.1998 , Chandler leg. ( PPCM ) . Chippenham Fen , Cambridgeshire , 1 male , 2.vii.1985 , Chandler leg. ( PPCM ) . Comrie , Perth & Kinross , 1 male , 20.vi.1996 (reared), MacGowan leg. ( NMS ) . Conon Island , Highland Region , 1 male , 18.vi.1976 , Chandler leg. ( NMS ) . Edford Wood , Somerset , 1 female , 2.viii.1985 , Chandler leg. ( PPCM ) . Epping Forest , Essex , 1 male , 14.vi.−20.vi.1995 , Dagley leg. ( HRI ) ; 5 males , 26.vi.2000 , J.H. Cole leg. ( PJCB ) ; 1 male , 28.vi.2000 , Chandler leg. ( PPCM ) . Grantown-on-Spey , Highland Region , 4 males , 16.vi.1989 , Chandler leg. ( NMS , PPCM ) . How Hill , Norfolk , 1 male , 27.v.1989 , Withers leg. ( PPWM ) . Knole Park , Kent , 4 males , 23.vi.1979 , Chandler leg. ( NMS , PPCM ) . Loch Chon / Loch Ard, Stirling , 1 female , 22.vi.1999 , Chandler leg. ( PPCM ) . Loch Katrine , Stirling , 1 male , 15.vi.1992 , J.H. Cole leg. ( PJCB ) . Moy , Tyrone , 1 male , 24.ix.−30.ix.1984 , Boston leg. ( PPCM ) . Nethy Bridge , Highland Region , 1 female , 6.vii.1922 ; 1 female , 12.viii.1922 , all King leg. ( BMNH ) . Old Buckenham , Norfolk , 1 male , 11.vi.1993 , Chandler leg. ( PPCM ) . Old Slade , Buckinghamshire , 2 females , 7.v.1972 (reared), Chandler leg. ( NMS , PPCM ) . Peasmarsh , Hurtwood , Surrey , 9 males , 18 females , 17.ii.−27.iii.1975 (reared), Richards leg. ( BMNH ) . Sandy Warren , Bedfordshire , 1 male , 10.vii.1996 ; 2 males ; 4.vi.1998 ; 2 males , 24.vi.1998 , all J.H. Cole leg. ( PJCB ) . Santon Downham , Suffolk , 1 male , 5.viii.1970 , no collector detail ( BMNH ) . Sedlescombe , East Sussex , 1 male , no date, Roper leg. ( PPCM ) . The Loke , Norwich , Norfolk , 1 male , 17.vi.1987 , Laurence leg. ( PBLN ) . West Harling Common , Norfolk , 2 males , 20.iv.−12.v.1981 (reared), Withers leg. ( PPWM ) . Whitmoor Vale , Hampshire , 1 male , 12.vii.1990 , Merrifield leg. ( PPCM ) . Woolcombe Wood , Dorset , 1 male , 3.vii.1998 , Chandler leg. ( NMS ) . Ecological notes : common in all types of woodland; heathland; wetlands including fens and water meadows; grassland at woodland fringe; acid grassland and wet woodland; parkland. Reared from rotten elm, birch and beech wood; also found on dead pines. iv–ix.