Scatopsciara (Scatopsciara) neglecta Menzel & Mohrig, 1998

Mohrig, Werner & Kauschke, Ellen, 2016, New Black Fungus Gnats (Diptera, Sciaridae) of North America Part I. Genus Scatopsciara Edwards, 1927, Zootaxa 4150 (4), pp. 401-435 : 409

Scatopsciara (Scatopsciara) neglecta Menzel & Mohrig, 1998

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Scatopsciara (Scatopsciara) neglecta Menzel & Mohrig, 1998: 370 –372. Literature: Menzel & Mohrig (2000): 498 –499, Figs. 464–468.

Material: 2 males, 29.ii.1996, leg. W. Mohrig, USA, California, Los Angeles County, San Gabriel Mountains, San Gabriel Canyon , maple mixed wood, 800 m ; 3 males, 11.vi.–23.vii. 1994, leg. E. Fuller, Canada, Alberta, Munn Creek, 53.30°N, 118.10°W, spruce forest, Malaise trap; 1 male, 23.vii.–15.ix.1994, same location ( PWMP).

Comments. This species is characterized by a sharp pointed gonostylus with a long apical tooth and a variable number (4–8) of hyaline spines, arranged in a straight row on the inner side reaching almost to the base, a flat tegmen, long c (= 2/3w) as well as yellowish haltere and legs. There are no morphological differences to the Palearctic specimens. It is similar to Sc. subdendrotica and Sc. geophila . It belongs to the Sc. atomaria group.

Distribution. Holarctic. USA (California), Canada (Alberta). New for North America.

Figures

FIGURE 4. A. Scatopsciara (Sc.) geophila Tuomikoski. Specimen from Canada. Hypopygium, ventral view. B. Scatopsciara (Sc.) neglecta Menzel & Mohrig. Specimen from Canada. Hypopygium, ventral view.