Poecilosomella aciculata ( DEEMING, 1969 )

Papp, L., 2002, Eighteen New Oriental Species Of Poecilosomella Duda (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 48 (2), pp. 107-156 : 108-109

Poecilosomella aciculata ( DEEMING, 1969)

Material studied: SRI LANKA (Ceylon, NMNH): 10 males, 11 females (1 male, 1 female in HNHM): Bad. Dist. , Kande-ela Reservoir , 6200’, Kan. Dist. , Thawalamtenne 2200 ft., Udawattakele Sanct. 1800 ft., Kandy , Peradeniya 2300 ft., Upper Hantane Hill , N.E. Dist., Hakgala Botanical Gardens 6000 ft., Jan , Apr , Sep to Nov ; Nepal : 1 male ( HNHM): Royal Chitwan National Park, Bandarjhola Island – Jungle Island Resort, 84°10’ E, 27°35’ N, 150 m, 1995. 10. 30. – swept on Elephas maximus dung, leg. L. Peregovits. India: 1 female ( NMNH): Yercaud., S. India, Shevaroy Hills 4500’, III. 1955, P. Susai Nathan .

Known from Nepal, India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia (W. Flores, Lombok), see PAPP (1991 a) for male genitalia figures.