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New species and new records of black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) from the Viidumäe Nature Reserve, Estonia
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2020Co-Authors: Frank Menzel, Jukka Salmela, Pekka VilkamaaAbstract:An inventory of Sciaridae (Diptera: Sciaroidea) from a eutrophic fen and a spring brook in Viidumae Nature Reserve (Estonia, Saaremaa Island) recorded a total of 60 species, of which 57 are new records for Estonia, including two that are new to science and described herein as Cratyna (Diversicratyna) palustricola sp. nov. (Estonia) and Sciara bryophila sp. nov. (Estonia, Finland). This has raised the number of Sciaridae known from Estonia from 6 to 63.
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Checklist of the family Sciaridae (Diptera) of Finland 151 Checklist of the family Sciaridae (Diptera) of Finland
2016Co-Authors: Pekka VilkamaaAbstract:A checklist of the family Sciaridae (Diptera) recorded from Finland is provided. The genus Sciarosoma Chandler with a disputed family placement is also included in the list
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Taxonomy of Bradysia Winnertz (Diptera, Sciaridae) in the Northern Holarctic, with the description of four new species.
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2015Co-Authors: Kai Heller, Heikki Hippa, Pekka VilkamaaAbstract:Four species of Bradysia Winnertz (Diptera, Sciaridae) from the Northern Holarctic are described and illustrated for the fi rst time: Bradysia bigeminata sp. nov. (Finland, Canada), B. falciceps sp. nov. (Finland, Canada), B. oelandica sp. nov. (Sweden) and B. plusiospina sp. nov. (Finland). A few Bradysia species, described previously and now found in Northern Europe, are also redefi ned and illustrated.
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Checklist of the family Sciaridae (Diptera) of Finland.
ZooKeys, 2014Co-Authors: Pekka VilkamaaAbstract:A checklist of the family Sciaridae (Diptera) recorded from Finland is provided. The genus Sciarosoma Chandler with a disputed family placement is also included in the list.
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Overview of the Black Fungus Gnats from the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, including a redescription of Hyperlasion viridiventris (Frey) (Diptera: Sciaroidea: Sciaridae).
2013Co-Authors: Frank Menzel, Pekka Vilkamaa, Jane E. SmithAbstract:Auf den beiden Inseln Tristan da Cunha und Nightingale im Sudatlantik wurden mit Malaisefallen Trauermucken (Diptera: Sciaridae) gesammelt. Im Ergebnis dessen konnten 4 Arten nachgewiesen werden, von denen Lycoriella sativae (Johannsen, 1912) aus der Literatur schon bekannt war. Drei andere – Bradysia tilicola (Loew, 1850), Hyperlasion viridiventris (Frey, 1945) und Pseudolycoriella setigera (Hardy, 1960) – werden zum ersten Mal von dem Archipel gemeldet. Zur Zeit sind 8 Spezies von der Inselgruppe bekannt. Diese gehoren zu den Gattungen Bradysia Winnertz (3 Spezies), Cosmosciara Frey (1), Hyperlasion Schmitz (1), Lycoriella Frey (2) und Pseudolycoriella Menzel & Mohrig (1). Von den 7 namentlich bekannten Trauermucken-Arten des Archipels wurden die mannlichen Genitalstrukturen abgebildet. Von Hyperlasion viridiventris (Frey) existierten bisher nur die schlecht erhaltenen Typexemplare von den Azoren. Auf der Basis des neuen Materials werden die Mannchen und Weibchen redeskribiert. Auserdem wird eine Ubersicht uber die bis heute bekannt gewordenen Sciaridenfunde von der Inselgruppe gegeben. Die publizierten Funddaten wurden analysiert und mit den neuen Nachweisen verglichen.StichworterDiptera, Sciaroidea, Sciaridae, Bradysia, Cosmosciara, Hyperlasion, Lycoriella, Pseudolycoriella, Afrotropical Region, South Atlantic, Tristan da Cunha archipelago, overview, distribution, redescription, new records.
Kai Heller - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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First DNA barcodes and records of Sciaridae (Insecta, Diptera) from Romania
TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 2019Co-Authors: Levente Péter Kolcsár, Kai HellerAbstract:Sciaridae or the dark-winged fungus gnats fauna of southern and eastern Europe is very poorly known. A total of 29 species were identified from Romania, of which 20 species are reported here for the first time from the country. An updated checklist of dark-winged fungus gnats (Sciaridae) of Romania is provided. DNA barcodes of 39 specimens belonging to 21 species were successfully sequenced, of which some were previously unknown or undetected.
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The first checklist of black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) of Morocco
Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.), 2019Co-Authors: Nour El Houda El Ouazzani, Kai Heller, Kawtar KettaniAbstract:SummaryThe first checklist of black fungus gnats is established; new faunistic records of Sciaridae are presented, providing a list of 10 genera and 55 species. Forty-eight species are newly listed...
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A New Dark-Winged Fungus Gnat (Diptera: Sciaridae) Mining Leaves of Clintonia borealis (Aiton) Raf. (Liliaceae)
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 2018Co-Authors: Charles S. Eiseman, Kai Heller, Björn RulikAbstract:Phytosciara greylockensis, new species (Sciaridae), is described from Mt. Greylock in western Massachusetts, USA. Larvae are initially leafminers on Clintonia borealis (Aiton) Raf. (Liliaceae), later feeding on leaves externally. DNA barcodes of the new and most other Phytosciara species are presented.
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A New Leaf-Mining Dark-Winged Fungus Gnat (Diptera: Sciaridae), with Notes on Other Insect Associates of Marsh Marigold (Ranunculaceae: Caltha palustris L.)
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 2016Co-Authors: Charles S. Eiseman, Kai Heller, Björn RulikAbstract:Abstract. The known insect associates of Caltha palustris L. (Ranunculaceae) in North America are reviewed. Zygoneura calthella new species (Sciaridae) is described from western Massachusetts, USA. Larvae bore in petioles and stems of C. palustris and mine into the basal portions of the leaves. DNA barcodes of the new and other Zygoneura species are presented. Inquilines and parasitoids in the larval galleries of Z. calthella include an undescribed species of Elachiptera Macquart (Chloropidae); Megaselia limburgensis (Schmitz) (Phoridae); Scaptomyza pallida (Zetterstedt) (Drosophilidae); and a species of Neurateles Ratzeburg (Ichneumonidae). Larvae of Prasocuris boreella (Schaeffer) (Chrysomelidae) feed externally on foliage of the same plants.
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Taxonomy of Bradysia Winnertz (Diptera, Sciaridae) in the Northern Holarctic, with the description of four new species.
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2015Co-Authors: Kai Heller, Heikki Hippa, Pekka VilkamaaAbstract:Four species of Bradysia Winnertz (Diptera, Sciaridae) from the Northern Holarctic are described and illustrated for the fi rst time: Bradysia bigeminata sp. nov. (Finland, Canada), B. falciceps sp. nov. (Finland, Canada), B. oelandica sp. nov. (Sweden) and B. plusiospina sp. nov. (Finland). A few Bradysia species, described previously and now found in Northern Europe, are also redefi ned and illustrated.
Frank Menzel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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New species and new records of black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) from the Viidumäe Nature Reserve, Estonia
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2020Co-Authors: Frank Menzel, Jukka Salmela, Pekka VilkamaaAbstract:An inventory of Sciaridae (Diptera: Sciaroidea) from a eutrophic fen and a spring brook in Viidumae Nature Reserve (Estonia, Saaremaa Island) recorded a total of 60 species, of which 57 are new records for Estonia, including two that are new to science and described herein as Cratyna (Diversicratyna) palustricola sp. nov. (Estonia) and Sciara bryophila sp. nov. (Estonia, Finland). This has raised the number of Sciaridae known from Estonia from 6 to 63.
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The Black Fungus Gnats (Diptera, Sciaridae) of Norway - Part I: species records published until December 2019, with an updated checklist.
ZooKeys, 2020Co-Authors: Frank Menzel, Øivind Gammelmo, Kjell Magne Olsen, Arne KöhlerAbstract:Black Fungus Gnats (Sciaridae) are a megadiverse, cosmopoliltan family of bibionomorph Diptera. Even in Europe, the continent with the longest tradition in sciarid taxonomy, numerous taxonomic issues remain unresolved and countless species await discovery and description. The fauna of Norway is in these respects no exception. Recognising considerable knowledge gaps, the Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre provided substantial funding for a detailed inventory of the Sciaridae species occurring in Norway, which was realised in 2014-2018. The results of this project will be published in a series of papers, of which the first is presented here, summarising available data on the taxonomy, faunistics, and autecology of Norwegian Sciaridae beginning with Zetterstedt's pioneering work in 1838 and ending with 31 December 2019 as the cut-off date. All published records from that period were analysed. The result is a list of 143 species and four unplaced names. Following a consistent scheme, verified locality details are provide including alternative spellings, habitats, and flight times of adults in Norway, literature citations for the faunistic records, and general taxonomic references for classification or identification. A checklist of the sciarid fauna of Norway and a complete list of the relevant literature are also presented.
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Five mitochondrial genomes of black fungus gnats (Sciaridae) and their phylogenetic implications.
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2020Co-Authors: Xiaoqian Miao, Frank Menzel, Junhao Huang, Qingyun Wang, Qiaoyu Wei, Xiao-long LinAbstract:Abstract Sciaridae is a family of great species diversity, distributed worldwide, that includes important agricultural pests of cultivated mushrooms and plants produced in greenhouses. Here we sequenced five nearly complete mitochondrial genomes representing three subfamilies of Sciaridae. The lengths of these mitogenomes range from 13,849 bp to 16,923 bp with 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 20–22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, two ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, and a control region (CR). Compared with other dipteran species, rearrangements in Sciaridae are more common. Inversion or transition is observed frequently of trnL2, and in the tRNA clusters trnI-trnQ-trnM, trnW-trnC-trnY, and trnA-trnR-trnN-trnS1-trnE-trnF. Phylogenetic relationships within the family were reconstructed based on these newly sequenced species, combined with the published mitogenomes of related families, and recovered the topology within Sciaroidea as Cecidomyiidae + (Sciaridae + Keroplatidae). Relationships recovered within Sciaridae were Sciarinae + (‘Pseudolycoriella group’ + Megalosphyinae).
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Taxonomic study on the Phytosciara genus group (Diptera: Sciaridae) in Korea, including the description of a new species
Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 2020Co-Authors: Seunggwan Shin, Frank Menzel, Heung-sik Lee, Seunghwan LeeAbstract:Abstract The Phytosciara genus group (Diptera, Sciaridae: Phytosciara Frey, Dolichosciara Tuomikoski, and Prosciara Frey) are studied in the Korean peninsula. Dolichosciara koreaensis Shin & Menzel sp. n. is described and illustrated as new to science. Additionally, four species are reported as new to Korea: Dolichosciara orcina ( Tuomikoski, 1960 ), Dolichosciara semiferruginea (Menzel, 1995), Prosciara producta ( Tuomikoski, 1960 ), and Prosciara ussuriensis ( Antonova, 1977 ). Identification keys are given for the genera of the Phytosciara genus group and for the Korean species of the genera Dolichosciara Tuomikoski and Prosciara Frey. The COI barcode for the new species is studied.
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Review of the genus Cratyna Winnertz (Diptera: Sciaridae) in Korea, including the description of a new species.
Zootaxa, 2014Co-Authors: Seunggwan Shin, Frank Menzel, Kai Heller, Heung-sik Lee, Seunghwan LeeAbstract:The genus Cratyna Winnertz, 1867 (Diptera: Sciaridae) is studied in the Korean peninsula. Cratyna (s. str.) suwonensis Shin, Menzel & Lee sp. nov. is described as new to science. Additionally, three species are redescribed and illustrated as new to Korea: C. (s. str.) ambigua (Lengersdorf, 1934), C. (s. str.) nigerrima (Mohrig & Krivosheina, 1979), and C. (Peyerimhoffia) vagabunda (Winnertz, 1867). A key to the Korean species is given.
Heikki Hippa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Taxonomy of Bradysia Winnertz (Diptera, Sciaridae) in the Northern Holarctic, with the description of four new species.
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2015Co-Authors: Kai Heller, Heikki Hippa, Pekka VilkamaaAbstract:Four species of Bradysia Winnertz (Diptera, Sciaridae) from the Northern Holarctic are described and illustrated for the fi rst time: Bradysia bigeminata sp. nov. (Finland, Canada), B. falciceps sp. nov. (Finland, Canada), B. oelandica sp. nov. (Sweden) and B. plusiospina sp. nov. (Finland). A few Bradysia species, described previously and now found in Northern Europe, are also redefi ned and illustrated.
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Taxonomy of the Sciaridae (Diptera) of Northern Europe: description of eight new species (Zur Taxonomie der Sciaridae (Diptera) Nordeuropas: Beschreibung von acht neuen Arten)
2013Co-Authors: Pekka Vilkamaa, Heikki Hippa, Kai HellerAbstract: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.
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The genus Camptochaeta in Nearctic caves, with the description of C. prolixa sp. n. (Diptera, Sciaridae).
ZooKeys, 2011Co-Authors: Pekka Vilkamaa, Heikki Hippa, Steven J. TaylorAbstract:Camptochaeta prolixa sp. n. (Diptera, Sciaridae) is described from caves in Nevada, and three other congeneric species are recorded from caves in Nevada and Arkansas, United States. The new species shows some indication to a subterranean mode of life, including long antenna and legs, and in some specimens, reduction of the eye bridge.
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Phylogeny of the Sciaroidea (Diptera): the implication of additional taxa and character data
Zootaxa, 2006Co-Authors: Heikki Hippa, Pekka VilkamaaAbstract:A cladistic analysis of the extant Sciaroidea was made, using re-evaluated morphological characters, with some additional taxa and with or without the Mesozoic Mesosciophilidae in the ingroup. When the new data were incorporated, the conflict between our earlier phylogenies, with extant taxa only and with both extant and fossil taxa in the ingroup, was resolved. The present result is similar to the one we reached earlier with extant + fossil taxa, which showed the Cecidomyiidae as the sister group of all other Sciaroidea, instead of the Cecidomyiidae appearing as the sister group of the Mycetophilidae + Sciaridae. In the new hypothesis, the main clades of the Sciaroidea outside the Cecidomyiidae were as follows: Ditomyiidae + (Diadocidiidae + ((Keroplatidae + (((Bolitophilidae + ((((Mesosciophila + (((((Starkomyia + rest of Sciaroidea))))). The placement of the recently described, enigmatic New Zealand genus Starkomyia Jaschhof was similar regardless of whether the fossil Mesosciophilidae were included in the analysis or not. The two stillundescribed Neotropical taxa that we included fell in the Rangomaraminae clade within the Sciaridae. Unlike our earlier result with extant taxa only, and similar to our extant + fossil result, the Ohakunea + Colonomyia clade now appears as the sister group of the MycetophilidaeLygistorrhinidae-Sciaridae lineage.
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Cladistic analysis finds a placement for an enigmatic species, Peyerimhoffia sepei sp. n. (Diptera: Sciaridae), with a note on its spermatophore
Zootaxa, 2005Co-Authors: Heikki Hippa, Pekka VilkamaaAbstract:A new species of Sciaridae from northern Europe, with an exceptional combination of characters, is placed in the phylogenetic system of the family by a cladistic analysis. The new species, Peyerimhoffia sepei sp. n., is described and illustrated, and the spermatophores of Sciaridae are briefly discussed.
Kauschke Ellen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Revision of black fungus gnat species (Diptera, Sciaridae) described from the Hawaiian Islands by D.E. Hardy and W.A. Steffan, and a contribution to the knowledge of the sciarid fauna of the Galápagos Islands
2019Co-Authors: Mohrig Werner, Kauschke Ellen, Broadley AdamAbstract:Mohrig, Werner, Kauschke, Ellen, Broadley, Adam (2019): Revision of black fungus gnat species (Diptera, Sciaridae) described from the Hawaiian Islands by D.E. Hardy and W.A. Steffan, and a contribution to the knowledge of the sciarid fauna of the Galápagos Islands. Zootaxa 4590 (4): 401-439, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4590.4.
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New black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) from Eastern Australia
2018Co-Authors: Mohrig Werner, Kauschke Ellen, Broadley AdamAbstract:Mohrig, Werner, Kauschke, Ellen, Broadley, Adam (2018): New black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) from Eastern Australia. Zootaxa 4450 (2): 203-241, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4450.2.
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New Black Fungus Gnats (Diptera, Sciaridae) of North America. Part III. Genera Camptochaeta Hippa & Vilkamaa, Claustropyga Hippa, Vilkamaa & Mohrig and Dichopygina Vilkamaa, Hippa & Komarova
2017Co-Authors: Mohrig Werner, Kauschke EllenAbstract: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): 301-326, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4258.4.
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Black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) of Queensland, Australia. Part I. Genera Chaetosciara Frey, Corynoptera Winnertz, Cratyna Winnertz, Epidapus Haliday, Keilbachia Mohrig, Lobosciara Steffan, Phytosciara Frey and Scatopsciara Edwards
2017Co-Authors: Mohrig Werner, Kauschke Ellen, Broadley AdamAbstract:Mohrig, Werner, Kauschke, Ellen, Broadley, Adam (2017): Black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) of Queensland, Australia. Part I. Genera Chaetosciara Frey, Corynoptera Winnertz, Cratyna Winnertz, Epidapus Haliday, Keilbachia Mohrig, Lobosciara Steffan, Phytosciara Frey and Scatopsciara Edwards. Zootaxa 4303 (4): 451-481, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4303.4.
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Austrosciara Schmitz & Mjöberg, 1924, a senior synonym of Ctenosciara Tuomikoski, 1960 (Diptera: Sciaridae) and the description of a new brachypterous species in the genus
2017Co-Authors: Mohrig Werner, Kauschke Ellen, Heller KaiAbstract:Mohrig, Werner, Kauschke, Ellen, Heller, Kai (2017): Austrosciara Schmitz & Mjöberg, 1924, a senior synonym of Ctenosciara Tuomikoski, 1960 (Diptera: Sciaridae) and the description of a new brachypterous species in the genus. Zootaxa 4344 (2): 357-366, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4344.2.1