Bicellaria pilosa Lundbeck

Barták, Miroslav & Kubík, Štěpán, 2013, Species of Bicellaria Macquart (Diptera: Hybotidae) of Europe, with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 3647 (2), pp. 251-278 : 265-266

Bicellaria pilosa Lundbeck

( Figs 27–28 )

Bicellaria pilosa Lundbeck, 1910: 27 .

Material examined (463, 29Ƥ). Czech Republic: 323, 25Ƥ, Krkonoše Mts, many localities (Pančava, Luční bouda, Labská bouda, Úpské mire, Luční hora, Kotel, Čertův důl, Labská louka), 1250–1500 m, vi.–viii., M. Barták or M. Chvála; 23, 2Ƥ, Bílina (Choumek, Holibka), 50°31–32'N, 13°49–51'E, v.-vi.1998, M. Barták; 93, 9Ƥ, Kostelní Lhota, 50°08'N, 15°02'E, 190 m, 12.v.1988, M. Barták—(CULSP). Norway: 13, Hardangervidda Nat. Park, 1300 m, vii.2001, J. Farkač (CULSP). Romania: 1Ƥ, Fagaras Mts., Bilea env., 13.vii.2001, P. Heřman (CULSP). Russia: 13, 1Ƥ, Pummanki [= Zemljanoe], W. Hellén; 1Ƥ, Kutsajoki river near Kandalakša), W. Hellén; 13, Vuoremi [= Vorjema], W. Hellén—(NHMH).

Diagnosis. Bicellaria pilosa is very similar to B. alpina (see notes under latter). Chvála (1991) considered both to be identical, listing B. alpina Bezzi as a junior synonym of B. pilosa (but he had no specimens of B. alpina on hand). However, we remove this species from synonymy despite not finding any differences in the male genitalia (see also remarks under B. alpina ).

Distribution. Europe.

Remarks. Tuomikoski (1955) provided a short redescription, illustration of the hypandrium, and differentiation from B. alpina . Collin (1961) also briefly redescribed the species and illustrated the genitalia. Chvála (1983) provided a redescription, synonymy, and illustrations of the genitalia, face, antenna, and hind leg. The species was described from several localities in Denmark; however, according to Chvála (1983), all syntypes from the Lundbeck collection were destroyed.

Figures

FIGURES 25 – 32. Hypandrium (ventral view) and phallus with postgonites (lateral view). 25 – 26. Bicellaria nigrita Collin. 27 – 28. Bicellaria pilosa Lundbeck. 29 – 30. Bicellaria setipalpus sp. nov. 31 – 32. Bicellaria simplicipes (Zetterstedt). Scale bars = 0.10 mm.