02026nas a2200313 4500008004100000022002500041245012400066210006900190260001600259300001200275490000700287520111300294653001201407653001801419653001201437653001701449653001301466653001601479653001601495653002301511653001901534653002601553653001301579653001801592653001801610653001301628100002501641856004601666 2022 eng d a1804-6487, 0374-103600aThe true identity of Periscelis winnertzii and description of P. laszloi sp. nov. from Europe (Diptera: Periscelididae)0 atrue identity of Periscelis winnertzii and description of P lasz cDec-14-2022 a301-3230 v623 a

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 Roháček & 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.

10abiology10aCOI barcoding10adiptera10adistribution10aintersex10anew species10anew synonym10aPalaearctic Region10aPeriscelididae10aPeriscelis winnertzii10apuparium10aredescription10arelationships10ataxonomy1 aRoháček, Jindřich uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.37520/aemnp.2022.01802237nas a2200253 4500008004100000022001400041245006600055210006300121260000800184300001200192490000600204520157300210653001701783653001201800653001701812653001001829653001201839653001301851653000901864100002601873700001601899700002501915856004301940 2021 eng d a1314-282800aRevision of the Exechia parva group (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)0 aRevision of the Exechia parva group Diptera Mycetophilidae csep a1–1220 v93 a

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.

10aDNA barcodes10aExechia10afungus gnats10aparva10arepanda10ataxonomy10a_pdf1 aLindemann, Jon, Peder1 aSøli, Geir1 aKjærandsen, Jostein uhttps://bdj.pensoft.net/article/67134/01407nas a2200193 4500008004100000022002500041245008700066210006900153260001600222300001200238490000900250520081800259653001801077653001301095653001301108100002501121700001801146856004901164 2021 eng d a1313-2970, 1313-298900aScenopinus jerei, a new species of window fly (Diptera, Scenopinidae) from Finland0 aScenopinus jerei a new species of window fly Diptera Scenopinida cSep-10-2021 a135-1560 v10593 a

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.

10aDNA barcoding10asynonyms10ataxonomy1 aPohjoismäki, Jaakko1 aHaarto, Antti uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1059.7008502040nas a2200241 4500008004100000245009400041210006900135300001400204490000900218520127300227653001701500653001701517653001101534653001501545653001801560653001501578653001601593653001301609653000901622100001801631700002001649856012901669 2021 eng d00aNew species and records of Lycoriella Frey (Diptera, Sciaridae) from the Holarctic region0 aNew species and records of Lycoriella Frey Diptera Sciaridae fro a501–5300 v50723 a

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.

10abiodiversity10adistribution10aEurope10amorphology10anorth america10aSciaroidea10asystematics10ataxonomy10a_pdf1 aMenzel, Frank1 aVilkamaa, Pekka uhttps://dipteratyoryhma.myspecies.info/fi/content/new-species-and-records-lycoriella-frey-diptera-sciaridae-holarctic-region01275nas a2200169 4500008004100000245008700041210006900128300001400197490000800211520067600219653001800895653001300913653001300926100002500939700001800964856012300982 2021 eng d00aScenopinus jerei, a new species of window fly (Diptera, Scenopinidae) from Finland0 aScenopinus jerei a new species of window fly Diptera Scenopinida a135–1560 v1563 a

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.

10aDNA barcoding10asynonyms10ataxonomy1 aPohjoismäki, Jaakko1 aHaarto, Antti uhttps://dipteratyoryhma.myspecies.info/fi/content/scenopinus-jerei-new-species-window-fly-diptera-scenopinidae-finland01927nas a2200193 4500008004100000245011300041210006900154300001400223490000900237520131000246653001801556653002101574653001901595653001301614100001901627700002001646700002101666856004601687 2021 eng d00aChaoborus flavicans Meigen (Diptera, Chaoboridae) is a complex of lake and pond dwelling species: a revision0 aChaoborus flavicans Meigen Diptera Chaoboridae is a complex of l a151–1960 v49273 a

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.).

10aDNA barcoding10aHolarctic region10aphantom midges10ataxonomy1 aSalmela, Jukka1 aHärmä, Oskari1 aTaylor, Derek, J uhttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4927.2.100993nas a2200289 4500008004100000022001300041245013900054210006900193300001300262490000900275653001700284653001900301653001200320653001100332653001600343653001100359653002400370653002500394653002500419653002500444653001300469100001700482700002000499700002000519700001800539856014600557 2015 eng d a1175533400aA long-lasting taxonomic problem in European Sympycnus resolved, with the description of a new species and data on habitat preferences0 alonglasting taxonomic problem in European Sympycnus resolved wit a81–1020 v403210adistribution10aDolichopodidae10aEcology10aEurope10anew species10aSweden10aSympycnus annulipes10aSympycnus cinerellus10aSympycnus desoutteri10aSympycnus pulicarius10ataxonomy1 aPollet, Marc1 aPersson, Magnus1 aBøggild, Esben1 aCrossley, Roy uhttps://dipteratyoryhma.myspecies.info/fi/content/long-lasting-taxonomic-problem-european-sympycnus-resolved-description-new-species-and-data02004nas a2200205 4500008004100000245007200041210006900113260001300182300001100195490000600206520140000212653001701612653001601629653002501645653001801670653001301688100001901701700002901720856004901749 2017 eng d00aNew and poorly known Palaearctic fungus gnats (Diptera, Sciaroidea)0 aNew and poorly known Palaearctic fungus gnats Diptera Sciaroidea c7/3/2017 ae117600 v53 a

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 & Kolcsár sp.n., B. norokorpii Salmela & Kolcsár 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.

10abiodiversity10aBoreal zone10aboreo-alpine species10aDNA barcoding10ataxonomy1 aSalmela, Jukka1 aKolcsár, Levente-Péter uhttp://bdj.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=1176001637nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245009500055210006900150260001200219300001100231490000600242520096800248653001601216653001601232653001701248653002101265653001301286100001901299700001901318700002201337856004801359 2016 eng d a1314-282800aNew and poorly known Holarctic species of Boletina Staeger, 1840 (Diptera, Mycetophilidae)0 aNew and poorly known Holarctic species of Boletina Staeger 1840  c01/2016 a1–280 v43 a

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 Lundström are reported for the first time from Canada. Boletina subnitidula Sasakawa (syn. n.) is proposed as a junior synonym of B. pallidula Edwards.

10aarctic zone10aBoreal zone10afungus gnats10aspecies richness10ataxonomy1 aSalmela, Jukka1 aSuuronen, Anna1 aKaunisto, Kari, M uhttp://bdj.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=721802159nas a2200205 4500008004100000022001300041245019400054210006900248520144400317653001301761653001501774653001601789653001401805653001701819653001301836100002101849700002001870700002001890856004301910 2014 eng d a0947574500amtDNA COI in efficient use: clarifying taxonomy, linking morphologically discordant sexes and identifying the immature stages of Agathomyia Verrall flat-footed flies (Diptera: Platypezidae)0 amtDNA COI in efficient use clarifying taxonomy linking morpholog3 a

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 Ståhls & Rättel sp.n. and A. shatalkini Ståhls 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.

10a28S rDNA10aAgathomyia10aAntrodiella10amtDNA COI10aPlatypezidae10ataxonomy1 aStåhls, Gunilla1 aMiettinen, Otto1 aRättel, Elvira uhttp://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/jzs.1209102604nas a2200205 4500008004100000022001400041245015700055210006900212260001300281300001300294490000800307520194000315653000802255653000902263653001602272653001302288100001802301700002102319856005802340 2014 eng d a1313-297000aWhen mtDNA COI is misleading: congruent signal of ITS2 molecular marker and morphology for North European Melanostoma Schiner, 1860 (Diptera, Syrphidae)0 aWhen mtDNA COI is misleading congruent signal of ITS2 molecular  c6/8/2014 a93–1340 v4313 a

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') and the nuclear second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) were analysed separately under parsimony. The obtained COI-3'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.

10aCOI10aITS210aMelanostoma10ataxonomy1 aHaarto, Antti1 aStåhls, Gunilla uhttp://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/7207/02579nas a2200325 4500008004100000245016800041210006900209300001100278490000700289520147800296653002101774653002301795653003601818653002501854653002601879653002301905653003601928653002301964653001601987653003302003653002502036653001302061653003002074100002402104700002202128700002202150700002102172700002302193856003702216 2013 eng d00aTaxonomic approach to the tachinid flies Dinera carinifrons (Fallén)(Diptera: Tachinidae) and Dinera fuscata Zhang and Shima using molecular and morphometric data0 aTaxonomic approach to the tachinid flies Dinera carinifrons Fall a1–180 v133 a

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 (Fallén) 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).

10a12S and 16S rDNA10aBayesian inference10acanonical discriminant analysis10acharacter evaluation10alectotype designation10amaximum likelihood10amitochondrial molecular markers10aPalaearctic Region10aparasitoids10aprincipal component analysis10aspecies delimitation10ataxonomy10atraditional morphometrics1 aLutovinovas, Erikas1 aMalenovský, Igor1 aTóthová, Andrea1 aZiegler, Joachim1 aVaňhara, Jaromír uhttp://insectscience.org/13.139/01323nas a2200265 4500008004100000245009300041210006900134300001200203490000700215520051600222653001200738653001100750653001200761653001600773653001100789653002300800653001400823653001500837653001100852653001300863100002000876700001800896700001600914856012700930 2013 eng d00aTaxonomy of the Sciaridae (Diptera) of Northern Europe: description of eight new species0 aTaxonomy of the Sciaridae Diptera of Northern Europe description a47–580 v203 a

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.

10aAustria10aEurope10aFinland10anew species10aNorway10aPalaearctic Region10aSciaridae10aSciaroidea10aSweden10ataxonomy1 aVilkamaa, Pekka1 aHippa, Heikki1 aHeller, Kai uhttps://dipteratyoryhma.myspecies.info/fi/content/taxonomy-sciaridae-diptera-northern-europe-description-eight-new-species