Revision of black fungus gnat species (Diptera, Sciaridae) described from the Hawaiian Islands by D. E. Hardy and W. A. Steffan, and a contribution to the knowledge of the sciarid fauna of the Galápagos Islands Author Mohrig, Werner Author Kauschke, Ellen Author Broadley, Adam text Zootaxa 2019 2019-04-30 4590 4 401 439 journal article 26946 10.11646/zootaxa.4590.4.1 64c1a738-381b-4ba2-bc35-317d756e6a29 1175-5326 2656164 CD2A364C-6CF9-4FF5-AD28-7AF388868B15 Epidapus ( Pseudoaptanogyna ) pallidus ( Séguy, 1961 ) ( Fig. 13 A – E ) Afrosciara pallida Séguy [ Séguy (1961) : 415 –417, figs 1 – 5]. Literature: Menzel & Heller (2007) : 219–220; Menzel & Smith (2009) : 37 – 38, figs 36 – 38. Material studied. 8 males , 1 female , 1–13.viii.1997 , Hawaiian Islands , O‘ahu, ‘ Ewa , suburban area, Malaise trap , leg. Gonsalves (PWMP, 1 in PABM, 1 in BPBM). Comments . This very small species ( 0.7 mm ) is characterized by the wings with a wedge-shaped base and a reduced anal area, an isolated base of CuA 1 and CuA 2 , and the gonostylus pointed towards the apex, with 3 densely grouped apical spines. The female is fully winged, the eye bridge 1–2 facets wide with loosely arranged ommatidia. Distribution . Africa ( Guinea ); Seychelles ; Hawai‘i ( new record ).