Brevicornu sericoma ( Meigen, 1830 )

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

47. Brevicornu sericoma ( Meigen, 1830)

Mycetophila sericoma Meigen, 1830

Literature records. Sardinia ( Chandler 2004a).

Material examined. S1 21.III–4.IV.06 ♂♂, 4–18.IV.06 ♂, 18.IV–2.V.06 ♂♂. S2 21.III–4.IV.06 ♂♂, 13– 27.VI.06 ♂♂. T2 31.V.1981 1 ♂. T8 25.V.1981 1 ♂. U1 21.XI.05 1 ♂. U2 21.XI.05 1 ♂.

Chorotype. Type 1 [1.01 of Vigna Taglianti et al. (1999)]. Holarctic.

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

Notes. Chandler (2004a) recorded this species from Sardinia based on the specimens from T2 and T8 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).