Mycetophila strigatoides ( Landrock, 1927 )

Chandler, Peter J., 2009, The fungus gnats (Diptera: Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae, Mycetophilidae) of Sardinia, with description of six new species *, Zootaxa 2318 : -

83. Mycetophila strigatoides ( Landrock, 1927)

Fungivora strigatoides Landrock, 1927

Literature records. Sardinia ( Chandler 2004a; Chandler 2008).

Material examined. C82 9–12.VI.04 6 ♂♂ 10 ♀. S1 16 –30.V.06 2 ♂♂. S3 18.IV–2.V.06 1 ♂. T3 27.V.1981 2 ♂♂. T6 9.VI.1981 1 ♂ 1 ♀. T8 25.V.1981 1 ♀. V1 10.VI.1972 1 ♂ 1 ♀.

Chorotype. Type 2 [1.02 of Vigna Taglianti et al. (1999)]. Palaearctic including Mediterranean region .

Italian distribution. Northern mainland ( Chandler 2008; Kurina 2008), Sardinia and Sicily ( Chandler 2004a).

Notes. Chandler (2004a) recorded this species from Sardinia based on the specimens from T3, T6, T8 and V1 cited above. The Sicilian record by Chandler (2004a) refers to 1 ♂ from Randazzo, Lago di Gurrida (Catania province), 870 m, 11.vi.1999, leg. P. Gatt (private collection). Kurina (2008) indicated this species as new to Italy but this was a new record only for the Italian mainland.