Scatopsciara (Scatopsciara) subciliata Tuomikoski, 1960

Mohrig, Werner & Kauschke, Ellen, 2016, New Black Fungus Gnats (Diptera, Sciaridae) of North America Part I. Genus Scatopsciara Edwards, 1927, Zootaxa 4150 (4), pp. 401-435 : 409

Scatopsciara (Scatopsciara) subciliata Tuomikoski, 1960

( Figs. 5 D–F)

Scatopsciara subciliata Tuomikoski, 1960: 153 , Fig. 23 d. Literature: Menzel & Mohrig (2000): 494.

Material: 6 males, 11.vi.–24.vii.1994, leg. E. Fuller, Canada, Alberta, Munn Creek, 53.30°N, 118.10°W, spruce forest, Malaise trap (PWMP).

Comments. The species is characterized by a wide and opened ventral base of the hypopygium, large gonocoxites with long and dense bristles in the apical third of the ventral side, a short and compact gonostylus with a short apical tooth and many (12–16) subapical spines in the apical half of the inner side, somewhat longer than the apical tooth. The species belongs to the Sc. vitripennis group.

Distribution. Holarctic. Europe (N), Canada (Alberta). New for North America.

Figures

FIGURE 5. A – C. Scatopsciara (Sc.) dendrotica Steffan. A. Hypopygium, ventral view. B. 4 th flagellomere. C. Apex of fore tibia. D – F. Scatopsciara (Sc.) subciliata Tuomikoski. Specimen from Canada. D. Gonostylus, ventral view. E. Part of hypopygium, ventral view. F. Wing and haltere.