Corynoptera macricula, MOHRIG &

Menzel, Frank, Smith, Jane E. & Chandler, Peter J., 2006, The sciarid fauna of the British Isles (Diptera: Sciaridae), including descriptions of six new species, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 146 (1), pp. 1-147 : 77

CORYNOPTERA MACRICULA MOHRIG &

KRIVOSHEINA, 1986

New to British list.

Material examined: Buckingham Palace Garden, Greater London, 2 males, 11.iv.−9.v.1996, D.J. Carter & C.W. Plant leg. ( PPCM). Burnham Beeches , Buckinghamshire , 4 males, 28.v.−14.vi.1996; 2 males, 14.vi.−1.vii.1996; 1 male, 1.vii.−8.vii.1996; 2 males, 8.vii.−22.vii.1996; 12 males, 13.ix.−26.ix.1996; 2 males, 26.ix.−9.x.1996; 6 males, 9.x.−26.xi.1996; 1 male, 14.x.−28.xi.1999, all Ismay leg. (PPCM).

Ecological notes: found in ancient beech and other broad-leaved woodland; formal garden with wooded fringes and lake. iv–vii, ix–xi.