Brevicornu verralli ( Edwards, 1925 )

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

48. Brevicornu verralli ( Edwards, 1925)

Allodia verralli Edwards, 1925

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

Material examined. S1 4–18.IV.06 1 ♂. S3 21.III–4.IV.06 1 ♂. V1 10.VI.1972 1 ♂.

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

Italian distribution. Northern mainland ( Chandler 2003c, 2008; Kurina 2008), Sicily ( Chandler 2004a) and Sardinia.

Notes. Chandler (2004a) recorded this species from Sardinia based on the specimen from V1 cited above. The Sicilian record by Chandler (2004a) refers to 1 ♂ from Nebradi, 8 km north-west of Cesaro, 1300 m, Messina province, 7.v.1999, leg. P. Gatt (private collection).

Brevicornu spp. ♀

Material examined. C70 9.VI.04 5 ♀. S3 2 –16.V.06 ♀. SAR1 17.X–3.XI.05 1 ♀, 2–16.XII.05 1 ♀. S2 8 – 22.VIII.06 ♀. U1 21.XI.05 1 ♀. U4 22.XI.05 1 ♀.

Notes. These could belong to any of the above species as females in this genus cannot be determined.