New records of Black Fungus Gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) from New Caledonia, with the description of two new Bradysia species and an updated checklist
Author
Köhler, Arne
Author
Menzel, Frank
text
Zootaxa
2013
3718
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63
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3718.1.5
0878721a-e50b-46c5-81cb-ccfbb0134f80
1175-5326
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Bradysia gibbosa
Vilkamaa, Hippa & Mohrig, 2012
Material examined.
NEW CALEDONIA
: Province South, Mt. Koghis,
17 km
NNE of Noumeá,
13.XII.– 20.XII.1998
, leg. N.J. Mary & M.E. Irwin (
1♂
, MNHN;
4♂
, SDEI;
1♂
, CSCA).
Remarks.
Our examined material showed some differences compared to the original description. The gonostylus of all
6 specimens
bear 4 subapical spines and not 3 as indicated by Vilkamaa
et al.
(2012c). Also the pedicel is lighter than the remainder of antenna, instead of the antenna being uniformly coloured and the claws are armed with fine teeth. But due to the shape of the gonostylus and other characters we have no doubt that these specimens belong to
B
.
gibbosa
.
Bradysia gibbosa
does not belong to the
B
.
hilaris
group as proposed by Vilkamaa
et al.
(2012c). Together with
B
.
similigibbosa
it represents the new
B
.
gibbosa
group (see above).
Distribution.
Only known from
New Caledonia
.