Corynoptera minima (Meigen, 1818)

Menzel, Frank, Gammelmo, Oivind, Olsen, Kjell Magne & Koehler, Arne, 2020, The Black Fungus Gnats (Diptera, Sciaridae) of Norway - Part I: species records published until December 2019, with an updated checklist, ZooKeys 957, pp. 17-104 : 17

Corynoptera minima (Meigen, 1818)

Synonyms.

= brachyptera (Lengersdorf, 1941); = brevipennis (Walker, 1848).

Literature.

Faunistics: Zetterstedt (1851): 3749; Siebke (1877): 213 [both as Sciara minima ]; Soot-Ryen (1942): 78 [as Neosciara minima ]; Thunes et al. (2004): 85 [as Corynoptera minima ]; Hippa et al. (2010): 189 [as Corynoptera (Corynoptera) minima ]. Taxonomy: Tuomikoski (1960): 61, 62 [as Corynoptera brachyptera in the discussion of Corynoptera geogenia ]; Mohrig (1978): 427 [as Corynoptera brachyptera ]; Menzel and Mohrig (2000): 253 [as Corynoptera minima ]; Hippa et al. (2010): 188 [as Corynoptera (Corynoptera) minima ].

Localities.

• Norway; without further locality details (= ‘Norwegiæ’) • Buskerud; Sigdal, Heimseteråsen (= ‘Sigdal’) • Oslo; Oslo, Botanisk hage (= 'in horto botanico ad Christianiam’; = 'Botanical Garden, Oslo’).

Ecological note.

Pinus sylvestris dominated boreal forests with Betula pubescens and Picea abies ; in botanical gardens. Phenology: Apr., Jun.-Jul.