Sceptonia nigra ( Meigen, 1804 )

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

94. Sceptonia nigra ( Meigen, 1804)

Mycetophila nigra Meigen, 1804

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

Material examined. S1 21.III–4.IV.06 3 ♂♂, 4–18.IV.06 ♂♂, 18.IV–2.V.06 ♂♂. S2 21.III–4.IV.06 ♂♂, 4–18.IV.06 ♂♂, 18.IV–2.V.06 ♂♂. S3 21.III–4.IV.06 5 ♂♂ 1 ♀. SAR1 16.VI–14.VII.05 1 ♂. T2 31.V.1981 1 ♂. V1 10.VI.1972 1 ♂.

Chorotype. Type 2 [1.02 of Vigna Taglianti et al. (1999)]. Palaearctic, possibly Holarctic.

Italian distribution. North and south of mainland ( Dahl et al. 1995; Chandler 2008; Kurina 2008) and Sardinia.

Notes. Chandler (2004a) recorded this species from Sardinia, based on the specimens from T2 and V1 cited above.