New Black Fungus Gnats (Diptera, Sciaridae) of North America Part I. Genus Scatopsciara Edwards, 1927
Author
Mohrig, Werner
Author
Kauschke, Ellen
text
Zootaxa
2016
4150
4
401
435
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4150.4.3
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Scatopsciara
(
Scatopsciara
)
neglecta
Menzel & Mohrig, 1998
(
Fig. 4
B)
Scatopsciara
(
Scatopsciara
)
neglecta
Menzel & Mohrig, 1998
: 370
–372. Literature:
Menzel & Mohrig (2000)
: 498
–499, Figs. 464–468.
Material
:
2 males
,
29.ii.1996
, leg.
W. Mohrig
,
USA
,
California
,
Los Angeles County
,
San Gabriel Mountains
,
San Gabriel Canyon
, maple mixed wood,
800 m
; 3 males,
11.vi.–23.vii. 1994
, leg. E. Fuller, Canada, Alberta, Munn Creek, 53.30°N, 118.10°W, spruce forest,
Malaise trap
;
1 male
,
23.vii.–15.ix.1994
, same location (
PWMP
).
Comments
. This species is characterized by a sharp pointed gonostylus with a long apical tooth and a variable number (4–8) of hyaline spines, arranged in a straight row on the inner side reaching almost to the base, a flat tegmen, long c (= 2/3w) as well as yellowish haltere and legs. There are no morphological differences to the Palearctic specimens. It is similar to
Sc. subdendrotica
and
Sc. geophila
. It belongs to the
Sc. atomaria
group.
Distribution
. Holarctic.
USA
(
California
),
Canada
(
Alberta
).
New for North America
.