The fungus gnats (Diptera: Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae, Mycetophilidae) of Sardinia, with description of six new species *
Author
Chandler, Peter J.
text
Zootaxa
2009
2009-12-22
2318
journal volume
1175-5326
30.
Docosia melita
Chandler & Gatt, 2000
**
Material examined.
S1
21.III–4.IV.06
1 ♂
, 18.IV–2.V.06
1 ♀
, 17–31.X.06
4 ♂♂
.
S2
21
.III–4.IV.06
6 ♂♂
5
♀
, 4–18.IV.06
5 ♂♂
1 ♀
.
SAR1
29.IX–21.X.03
1 ♂
, 21.X–17.XI.03
1 ♂
, 12.XII.03–8.I.04
1 ♂
1 ♀
, 8– 21.I.04
5 ♂♂
4 ♀
, 21.I–16.II.04
25 ♂♂
3 ♀
, 16.II–15.VI.04
12 ♂♂
16 ♀
, 15–30.VI.04
2 ♂♂
4 ♀
, 18.I– 1.III.05
1 ♀
, 29.IV–20.V.05
5 ♂♂
2 ♀
.
Chorotype.
Type
6 [3.01 of
Vigna Taglianti
et al.
(1999)
]. Mediterranean.
Italian distribution.
Sardinia
only.
Notes.
Chandler
et al.
(2006)
recorded this species from
Greece
but noted small differences in genitalia from the
Maltese
types
. Sardinian material is closer to the latter in this respect
.
Docosia
spp.
♀
Material examined. C03
20.III.06
1 ♀
.
C30
20.III.2006
1 ♀
.
C60
10.XI.06
1 ♀
.
C70
8.VI.04
♀
, 9.VI.04
1 ♀
.
Notes.
These are undetermined females, which could belong to
D. melita
or an allied species.