Bradysia nervosa, (MEIGEN, 1818)

Menzel, Frank, Smith, Jane E. & Chandler, Peter J., 2006, The sciarid fauna of the British Isles (Diptera: Sciaridae), including descriptions of six new species, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 146 (1), pp. 1-147 : 49

BRADYSIA NERVOSA (MEIGEN, 1818)

Synonyms: fucata (Meigen, 1818) ; variabilis (Zetterstedt, 1838) .

Literature:? Walker (1848): 107 and 108 [as Sciara fucata and Sciara nervosa ];? Walker (1856): 54 [as Sciara fucata ];? Edwards (1938): 201 [as Sciara (Neosciara) ]; Freeman (1983b): 37; Menzel (1998): 20.

Material examined: Bucklebury Common, Berkshire , 1 male, 27.v.1990, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Colsterworth , Lincolnshire, 1 male, 3.vi.1987, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Corrimony , Highland Region, 1 male, 28.v.2002, Chandler leg ( PPCM) . Craigellachie, Aviemore , Highland Region, 1 male, 30.v.2002, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Decoy Wood, Aqualate Mere , Staffordshire, 1 male, 23.v.1994, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Dubh Ghleann, Glen Quoich , Aberdeenshire, 3 males, 15.vi.2003, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Epping Thicks, Epping Forest , Essex, 2 males, 14.vi.−20.vi.1999, Dagley leg. ( HRI) . Frithsden Beeches , Hertfordshire, 1 male, 6.vi.1997, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . High Force, Durham , 1 male, 27.vi.−28.vi.1987, Disney leg. ( BMNH) . Migdale Wood , Highland Region, 1 male, 11.vi.1984; 2 males, 31.v.2002, all Chandler leg. ( PPCM, PPWM) . Roydon Common , Norfolk, 1 male, 5.vi.1993, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Selborne Common , Hampshire, 1 male, 28.v.1988, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Staffhurst Wood , Surrey, 1 male, 19.v.1991, Chandler leg. ( NMS) . Windsor Forest, Berkshire , 1 male, 30.v.1097; 1 male, 15.v.1988, all Chandler leg. ( NMS) .

Ecological notes: widespread in broad-leaved and carr woodland; mixed and pine woodland; by waterfall. v– vi.