@article {210, title = {The true identity of Periscelis winnertzii and description of P. laszloi sp. nov. from Europe (Diptera: Periscelididae)}, volume = {62}, year = {2022}, month = {Dec-14-2022}, pages = {301-323}, chapter = {2}, abstract = {

The only preserved (damaged, sex unknown) type specimen of Periscelis (Periscelis) winnertzii Egger, 1862 has been revised and designated as a lectotype. Its revision revealed that P. winnertzii has recently been misinterpreted and is in fact identical with P. (P.) fugax Roh\á{\v c}ek \& Andrade, 2017, syn. nov. Therefore, true P. winnertzii is re-diagnosed, with all its synonomies listed. Periscelis winnertzii auctt. (not Egger, 1862) is described as a new species, P. laszloi sp. nov., based on a series of specimens from Hungary (holotype), Portugal, Switzerland and Slovakia. An intersex specimen of P. laszloi sp. nov., female puparium and cephalopharyngeal skeleton of 3rd instar larva (ex puparium) of P. winnertzii (all from Hungary) are described and illustrated. Both species are also characterized by means of the barcoding region of COI, illustrated in detail (including structures of male and female terminalia) and their biology and distribution reviewed with new original data.

}, keywords = {biology, COI barcoding, diptera, distribution, intersex, new species, new synonym, Palaearctic Region, Periscelididae, Periscelis winnertzii, puparium, redescription, relationships, taxonomy}, issn = {1804-6487, 0374-1036}, doi = {10.37520/aemnp.2022.018}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2022.018}, author = {Roh{\'a}{\v c}ek, Jind{\v r}ich} } @article {199, title = {Revision of the Exechia parva group (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Biodiversity Data Journal}, volume = {9}, year = {2021}, month = {sep}, pages = {1{\textendash}122}, abstract = {

Exechia is a diverse genus of small fungus gnats, widespread in the Holarctic Region, while the fauna is largely unknown elsewhere, such as in the Afrotropical and Oriental Region. Members of Exechia can be arranged into several species groups, based on homologies in the male and female terminalia. The Exechia parva group is delimited, based on male terminalia possessing a pair of gonocoxal lobes on the apicoventral gonocoxal margin. Eight previously-described species can be placed in this group, of which six are from the Holarctic Region, while one is recorded each from the Oriental and the Afrotropical Regions.

The Exechia parva group was reviewed and found to include 33 species, of which 24 were described as new to science and six were re-described. Identification keys to 32 species for males and nine species for females are provided together with illustrations and photos of male and female terminalia. Species delimitations were based on morphological examination of 94 male and female specimens, as well as DNA barcodes obtained from 124 specimens. Molecular and morphological species delimitations were mostly congruent, except in two cases where two species were delimited within a single Barcode Index Number (BIN). We found that each species is only known from a single zoogeographical region and that several species complexes are largely congruent with zoogeographical divisions, indicating that intercontinental barriers may have a strong impact on the species diversity of the group.

}, keywords = {DNA barcodes, Exechia, fungus gnats, parva, repanda, taxonomy, _pdf}, issn = {1314-2828}, doi = {10.3897/BDJ.9.e67134}, url = {https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/67134/}, author = {Lindemann, Jon Peder and S{\o}li, Geir and Kj{\ae}randsen, Jostein} } @article {196, title = {Scenopinus jerei, a new species of window fly (Diptera, Scenopinidae) from Finland}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {1059}, year = {2021}, month = {Sep-10-2021}, pages = {135-156}, abstract = {

A new species of window fly (Diptera: Scenopinidae), Scenopinus jerei sp. nov., with characteristic bicoloured legs and completely black halteres, is described from Finland. To exclude potential previously named species, a survey of the relevant type specimens as well as original descriptions of the Palearctic and Nearctic Scenopinus species has been conducted, including old Scenopinus fenestralis (Linnaeus) synonyms. Scenopinus jerei sp. nov. is likely to be an overlooked, boreal forest specialist living in the nests of cavity-nesting birds. An identification key to the European species is provided.

}, keywords = {DNA barcoding, synonyms, taxonomy}, issn = {1313-2970, 1313-2989}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.1059.70085}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1059.70085}, author = {Pohjoism{\"a}ki, Jaakko and Haarto, Antti} } @article {195, title = {New species and records of Lycoriella Frey (Diptera, Sciaridae) from the Holarctic region}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {5072}, year = {2021}, pages = {501{\textendash}530}, abstract = {

The following species of the genus Lycoriella Frey sensu Vilkamaa \& Menzel from the Holarctic region are newly described and illustrated: Lycoriella ampla sp. n. (Canada: Ontario), L. barkalovi sp. n. (Russia: Krasnoyarsk region), L. canningsi sp. n. (Canada: British Columbia), L. eurystylata sp. n. (Canada: Quebec), L. excavata sp. n. (USA: Colorado), L. jakovlevi sp. n. (Russia: Karelia), L. kinbasketi sp. n. (Canada: British Columbia), L. longa sp. n. (USA: Colorado), L. nivicola sp. n. (Canada: Nunavut, NWT; Greenland), L. pearyi sp. n. (Greenland), L. taimyrensis sp. n. (Russia: Krasnoyarsk region) and L. tundrae sp. n. (Russia: Krasnoyarsk region). Lycoriella parva (Holmgren, 1869) is redescribed and illustrated and new faunistic records are given for some previously described species of Lycoriella. The newly described species raise the number of known species of Lycoriella from 38 to 50.

}, keywords = {biodiversity, distribution, Europe, morphology, north america, Sciaroidea, systematics, taxonomy, _pdf}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.5072.6.1}, author = {Menzel, Frank and Vilkamaa, Pekka} } @article {186, title = {Scenopinus jerei, a new species of window fly (Diptera, Scenopinidae) from Finland}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {156}, year = {2021}, pages = {135{\textendash}156}, abstract = {

A new species of window fly (Diptera: Scenopinidae), Scenopinus jerei sp. nov., with characteristic bi-coloured legs and completely black halteres, is described from Finland. To exclude potential previously named species, a survey of the relevant type specimens as well as original descriptions of the Palearctic and Nearctic Scenopinus species has been conducted, including old Scenopinus fenestralis (Linnaeus) synonyms. Scenopinus jerei sp. nov. is likely to be an overlooked, boreal forest specialist living in the nests of cavity- nesting birds. An identification key to the European species is provided.

}, keywords = {DNA barcoding, synonyms, taxonomy}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.1059.70085}, author = {Pohjoism{\"a}ki, Jaakko and Haarto, Antti} } @article {183, title = {Chaoborus flavicans Meigen (Diptera, Chaoboridae) is a complex of lake and pond dwelling species: a revision}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4927}, year = {2021}, pages = {151{\textendash}196}, abstract = {

Chaoborus flavicans (Meigen) is a widespread and much studied lacustrine phantom midge. As larvae, these insects are important aquatic predators. Based on the available type material, morphology of immature stages and adults, their aquatic habitat, and DNA barcodes, C. flavicans is shown to be a composite of at least four species, with three of these named here. Chaoborus flavicans is primarily a lake-dwelling species with a Holarctic range. Chaoborus albipes (Johannsen, 1903 stat. rev.) and C. posio Salmela sp. n. are pond-dwelling Holarctic and north European species, respectively. The position of the larval subordinate mandibular tooth at the vertex of the second and fourth teeth is a synapomorphy of the Chaoborus flavicans species complex. We present an identification key to fourth instar larvae, pupae, and adult males. We also designate the lectotype and paralectotypes of Sayomyia rotundifolia Felt, 1904 (syn. nov. of C. albipes). We hypothesize that a fourth species of the species complex is present in Japan. Our revision indicates that Holarctic shallow ponds contain a hidden diversity of predators (C. albipes and C. posio sp. n.).

}, keywords = {DNA barcoding, Holarctic region, phantom midges, taxonomy}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4927.2.1}, url = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4927.2.1}, author = {Salmela, Jukka and H{\"a}rm{\"a}, Oskari and Taylor, Derek J} } @article {141, title = {A long-lasting taxonomic problem in European Sympycnus resolved, with the description of a new species and data on habitat preferences}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4032}, year = {2015}, pages = {81{\textendash}102}, keywords = {distribution, Dolichopodidae, Ecology, Europe, new species, Sweden, Sympycnus annulipes, Sympycnus cinerellus, Sympycnus desoutteri, Sympycnus pulicarius, taxonomy}, issn = {11755334}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4032.1.4}, author = {Pollet, Marc and Persson, Magnus and B{\o}ggild, Esben and Crossley, Roy} } @article {140, title = {New and poorly known Palaearctic fungus gnats (Diptera, Sciaroidea)}, journal = {Biodiversity Data Journal}, volume = {5}, year = {2017}, month = {7/3/2017}, pages = {e11760}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {

Fungus gnats (Sciaroidea) are a globally species rich group of lower Diptera. In Europe, Fennoscandian peninsula in particular holds a notable diversity, ca. 1000 species, of which 10 \% are still unnamed. Fungus gnats are predominantly terrestrial insects, but some species dwell in wetland habitats.

Eight new fungus gnat species, belonging to the families Keroplatidae (Orfelia boreoalpina Salmela sp.n.) and Mycetophilidae (Sciophila holopaineni Salmela sp.n., S. curvata Salmela sp.n., Boletina sasakawai Salmela \& Kolcs\ár sp.n., B. norokorpii Salmela \& Kolcs\ár sp.n., Phronia sompio Salmela sp.n., P. reducta Salmela sp.n., P. prolongata Salmela sp.n.), are described. Four of the species are known from Fennoscandia only whilst two are supposed to have boreo-alpine disjunct ranges, i.e. having populations in Fennoscandia and the Central European Alps. One of the species probably has a boreal range (Finnish Lapland and Central Siberia). Type material of Boletina curta Sasakawa \& Kimura from Japan was found to consist of two species, and a further species close to these taxa is described from Finland. Phronia elegantula Hackman is redescribed and reported for the first time from Norway. DNA barcodes are provided for the first time for five species.

}, keywords = {biodiversity, Boreal zone, boreo-alpine species, DNA barcoding, taxonomy}, doi = {doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e11760}, url = {http://bdj.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11760}, author = {Salmela, Jukka and Kolcs{\'a}r, Levente-P{\'e}ter} } @article {133, title = {New and poorly known Holarctic species of Boletina Staeger, 1840 (Diptera, Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Biodiversity Data Journal}, volume = {4}, year = {2016}, month = {01/2016}, pages = {1{\textendash}28}, abstract = {

The genus Boletina is a species rich group of fungus gnats. Members of the genus are mainly known from temperate, boreal and arctic biomes. Phylogeny of the genus is still poorly resolved, dozens of species are insufficiently described and undescribed species are often discovered, especially from samples taken from the boreal zone. Four new species are described. Boletina valteri Salmela sp.n. (Finland), Boletina kullervoi Salmela sp.n. (Finland), B. hyperborea Salmela sp.n. (Finland, Norway, Sweden, Canada) and B. nuortti Salmela sp.n. (Finland). Boletina arctica Holmgren is redescribed and reported for the first time from the Canadian high arctic zone. Boletina borealis Zetterstedt and B. birulai Lundstr\öm are reported for the first time from Canada. Boletina subnitidula Sasakawa (syn. n.) is proposed as a junior synonym of B. pallidula Edwards.

}, keywords = {arctic zone, Boreal zone, fungus gnats, species richness, taxonomy}, issn = {1314-2828}, doi = {10.3897/BDJ.4.e7218}, url = {http://bdj.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=7218}, author = {Salmela, Jukka and Suuronen, Anna and Kaunisto, Kari M} } @article {121, title = {mtDNA COI in efficient use: clarifying taxonomy, linking morphologically discordant sexes and identifying the immature stages of Agathomyia Verrall flat-footed flies (Diptera: Platypezidae)}, journal = {Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research}, year = {2014}, abstract = {

A molecular taxonomic study on the north European species of the genus Agathomyia Verrall (Diptera: Platypezidae) is presented. We include molecular phylogenetic analyses based on two fragments of the mtDNA COI and a fragment of the nuclear 28S rDNA genes for both adult and immature stages of Agathomyia spp. The Agathomyia elegantula (Zetterstedt) group taxa were revised based on the newly obtained molecular and morphological data. Two new species belonging to the A. elegantula group were described, Agathomyia alneti St\åhls \& R\ättel sp.n. and A. shatalkini St\åhls sp.n. Agathomyia boreella (Zetterstedt) and A. scutellaris (Zetterstedt) were resurrected from synonymy of A. elegantula Zetterstedt. The genus Antrodiella Ryvarden \& I.Johans was recorded as fungal host for Agathomyia elegantula group species and is a new host fungus genus for Platypezidae and for genus Agathomyia. Antrodiella faginea and A. pallescens were recorded as host fungi for A. boreella, A. pallescens for A. elegantula and A. serpula for A. alneti sp.n. We present identification keys to males and to all hitherto known third-stage larvae of north European Agathomyia species including digital images, and discuss conservation aspects for these taxa.

}, keywords = {28S rDNA, Agathomyia, Antrodiella, mtDNA COI, Platypezidae, taxonomy}, issn = {09475745}, doi = {10.1111/jzs.12091}, url = {http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/jzs.12091}, author = {St{\r a}hls, Gunilla and Miettinen, Otto and R{\"a}ttel, Elvira} } @article {82, title = {When mtDNA COI is misleading: congruent signal of ITS2 molecular marker and morphology for North European Melanostoma Schiner, 1860 (Diptera, Syrphidae)}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {431}, year = {2014}, month = {6/8/2014}, pages = {93{\textendash}134}, abstract = {

The northern European taxa of genus Melanostoma Schiner, 1860 (Syrphidae, Diptera) are revised. A longstanding question concerning the number of Melanostoma taxa occurring in northern Europe prompted us to contrast and compare their morphological and molecular variability. Particular uncertainty concerned the putative existence of a sibling species of Melanostoma mellinum, and the identity of the taxon Melanostoma dubium in northern Europe due to existence of morphologically similar dark forms of M. mellinum in the northern parts of its distributional range. Partial sequences of two DNA markers, the mitochondrial protein-coding gene cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI-3\&$\#$39;) and the nuclear second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) were analysed separately under parsimony. The obtained COI-3\&$\#$39;gene fragment showed taxon-specific haplotypes and haplotypes that were shared among the taxa. The ITS2 sequences presented genotypes unique to each species, and congruence with our independently established taxonomic entities. Based on congruent signal of the ITS2 sequences and study of morphological characters we establish the presence of four taxa in northern Europe: Melanostoma mellium (= M. dubium nec auctt., syn. n.), M. certum sp. n. (= M. dubium auctt.), M. mellarium stat. n. (= M. mellinum auctt. partim) and M. scalare. Lectotype designations were made for Musca mellina, Syrphus mellarius and Melanostoma mellinum var. melanatus. The following synonymies were established: Melanostoma mellarium = Melanostoma melanatum syn. n.; Melanostoma mellinum = Scaeva dubia syn. n., Melanostoma tschernovi syn. n., and Melanostoma clausseni syn. n. Morphological circumscriptions of the taxa and an identification key are presented.

}, keywords = {COI, ITS2, Melanostoma, taxonomy}, issn = {1313-2970}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.431.7207}, url = {http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/7207/}, author = {Haarto, Antti and St{\r a}hls, Gunilla} } @article {79, title = {Taxonomic approach to the tachinid flies Dinera carinifrons (Fall{\'e}n)(Diptera: Tachinidae) and Dinera fuscata Zhang and Shima using molecular and morphometric data}, journal = {Journal of Insect Science}, volume = {13}, year = {2013}, pages = {1{\textendash}18}, abstract = {

Molecular phylogenetic and traditional morphometric methods were applied to examine six Palaearctic taxa of the taxonomically difficult tachinid fly genus Dinera Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tachinidae), with particular reference to D. carinifrons (Fall\én) and D. fuscata Zhang and Shima. Results of a phylogenetic analysis based on the mitochondrial markers 12S and 16S rDNA and multivariate statistical analyses of 19 morphometric characters were used to delimit both species. A lectotype was designated for D. carinifrons to stabilize the nomenclature in the group. Dinera carinifrons has a transpalaearctic distribution and is present in Central Europe, especially in high altitudes of the Alps. It differs from the similar and closely related D. fuscata in that it has a slightly larger body size, a dense greyish microtrichosity on the body, and different head proportions. Dinera fuscata, as delimited here, is widespread in the Palaearctic region, including Europe. Slight differences in both molecular and morphometric characters were found between western (Europe and Iran) and eastern (China and Japan) populations of D. fuscata, which are interpreted as an intraspecific variation. Differential diagnosis between D. carinifrons and D. fuscata is provided in the form of a revised portion of the determination key to the Palaearctic Dinera by Zhang and Shima (2006).

}, keywords = {12S and 16S rDNA, Bayesian inference, canonical discriminant analysis, character evaluation, lectotype designation, maximum likelihood, mitochondrial molecular markers, Palaearctic Region, parasitoids, principal component analysis, species delimitation, taxonomy, traditional morphometrics}, url = {http://insectscience.org/13.139/}, author = {Lutovinovas, Erikas and Malenovsk{\'y}, Igor and T{\'o}thov{\'a}, Andrea and Ziegler, Joachim and Va{\v n}hara, Jarom{\'\i}r} } @article {59, title = {Taxonomy of the Sciaridae (Diptera) of Northern Europe: description of eight new species}, journal = {Studia Dipterologica}, volume = {20}, year = {2013}, pages = {47{\textendash}58}, abstract = {

Eight new species of Sciaridae (Diptera: Sciaroidea) are described from Northern Europe: Cratyna (s. str.) sicata spec. nov., Dolichosciara spissispina spec. nov., Lycoriella (s. str.) tenera spec. nov., Lycoriella (Hemineurina) piristylata spec. nov., Peyerimhoffia quadrifera spec. nov., Pseudolycoriella enigmatica spec. nov., Scatopsciara (Xenopygina) obliqua spec. nov. and Xylosciara (s. str.) senta spec. nov. The important morphological details of the new species are illustrated and discussed.

}, keywords = {Austria, Europe, Finland, new species, Norway, Palaearctic Region, Sciaridae, Sciaroidea, Sweden, taxonomy}, author = {Vilkamaa, Pekka and Hippa, Heikki and Heller, Kai} }