Bradysia distincta, (STAEGER, 1840)

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 : 42-43

BRADYSIA DISTINCTA (STAEGER, 1840)

Synonyms: egregia (Beling, 1873) ; fastuosa ( Winnertz, 1867) ; insignis ( Winnertz, 1867) .

Literature: Edwards (1925a): 539 [as Sciara insignis ]; Freeman (1983b): 36 [as Bradysia insignis ]; Menzel (1998): 20.

Material examined: Baldock , Hertfordshire, 1 female, vi.1918, Edwards leg. ( BMNH) . Cors Erddreiniog , Isle of Anglesey, 2 males, 27.vii.1988; 3 males, 6.x.1988, all Holmes, Boyce & Reed leg. ( PPWM) . Crag Wood , North Yorkshire, 1 male, 18.vi.1920, Cheetham leg. ( BMNH) . Fowl Mere , Norfolk, 1 male, 1 female, vi.1939, Edwards leg. ( BMNH) . Ivybridge , Devon, 1 male, 18.v.1893, Yerbury leg. ( BMNH) . Thompson Common , Norfolk, 1 male, 7.vi.1986, Withers leg. ( PPWM) . Trawsfynydd , Gwynedd, 1 male, 5.viii.1988, Holmes, Boyce & Reed leg. ( PPWM) . No locality details, 2 males, 1 female, no date [19th century], Dale leg. ( BMNH) .

Ecological notes: found in broad-leaved woodland; wetlands with Cladium , Phragmites , Molinia and Myrica ; grassland with pingo pools. v–viii, x.