Dichopygina aculeata Vilkamaa, Hippa & Komarova, 2004

Mohrig, Werner & Kauschke, Ellen, 2017, New Black Fungus Gnats (Diptera, Sciaridae) of North America. Part III. Genera Camptochaeta Hippa & Vilkamaa, Claustropyga Hippa, Vilkamaa & Mohrig and Dichopygina Vilkamaa, Hippa & Komarova, Zootaxa 4258 (4), pp. 301-326 : 322

Dichopygina aculeata Vilkamaa, Hippa & Komarova, 2004

Literature: Vilkamaa, Hippa & Komarova (2004): 110‒114, figs 3 A‒D, 4 A‒D.

New material [additional to Mohrig et al. (2013)]: 10 males, 11.vi.‒24.vii.1994, Canada, Alberta, Munn Creek , 53.30°N, 118.10°W, spruce forest, Malaise trap ; 2 males, 23.vii.‒15.ix.1994, same location ; 3 males, 30.iv.‒11.vi.1994, Alberta, Berland River at Hwy 40, 53.42°N, 118.20°W, pine forest, Malaise trap ; 8 males, 11.vi.‒23.vii.1994, same location, all leg. E. Fuller ( PWMP, 1 male in PKHH, 1 male in SDEI).

Distribution. Holarctic. Europe, Russia; Canada ( Quebec, Southern Yukon, Alberta), USA ( Alaska).