Megophthalmidia ionica Chandler, Bechev & Caspers, 2006

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

37. Megophthalmidia ionica Chandler, Bechev & Caspers, 2006 **

Material examined. C14 20–24.V.06 1 ♂. C82 9–11.VI.04 5 ♂♂ 3 ♀. S1 21.III–4.IV.06 1 ♂, 4–18.IV.06 3 ♂♂, 18.IV–2.V.06 6 ♂♂ 1 ♀, 2–16.V.06 3 ♂♂ 2 ♀, 16–30.V.06 2 ♂♂. S2 4 –18.IV.06 4 ♂♂ 1 ♀, 18.IV–2.V.06 12 ♂♂ 3 ♀, 2–16.V.06 many ♂♂ ♀, 16–30.V.06 8 ♂♂. S3 4 –18.IV.06 2 ♂♂ 2 ♀, 18.IV–2.V.06 4 ♂♂ 4 ♀, 2–16.V.06 13 ♂♂ 12 ♀, 16–30.V.06 2 ♂♂ 2 ♀, 13–27.VI.06 2 ♀. SAR1 16.II–15.VI.04 21 ♂♂ 17 ♀, 15–30.VI.04 1 ♂, 29.IV–20.V.05 1 ♂ 1 ♀, 20.V–15.VI. 04 1 ♂.

Chorotype. Type 6 [3.01 of Vigna Taglianti et al. (1999)]. Mediterranean, otherwise only known from

Greece. Italian distribution. Sardinia only.