Neoplatyura nigricauda ( Strobl, 1893 )

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

8. Neoplatyura nigricauda ( Strobl, 1893)

Platyura nigricauda Strobl, 1893

Literature records. Sardinia ( Chandler 2008).

Material examined. C07 20–24.V.06 ♀. C82 9–10.VI.04 ♂♂. S1 2 –16.V.06 ♂♂ ♀, 16–30.V.06 ♂♂, 30.V–13.VI.06 ♂♂, 13–27.VI.06 ♂♂ ♀, 22.VIII.5.IX.06 ♀, 5–19.IX.06 ♂♂, 19.IX–3.X.06 ♂♂, 3–17.X.06 ♂♂. S2 2 –16.V.06 ♂♂, 16–30.V.06 ♂♂, 30.V–13.VI.06 ♂♂, 13–27.VI.06 ♀, 3–17.X.06 ♂♂, 17–31.X.06 ♂♂. S3 30.V–13.VI.06 ♂♂. SAR1 29.IX–21.X.03 1 ♂ 2 ♀, 31.VIII–14.IX.03 1 ♂ 3 ♀, 30.VI–16.VIII.04 ♀, 16.VIII.8.IX.04 ♂♂ ♀, 8–21.IX.04 ♀, 5.VIII.13.IX.05 7 ♂♂ 3 ♀, 13–30.IX.05 2 ♂♂, 6.X–5.XI.06 ♂♂ ♀.

Chorotype. Type 3 [1.03 of Vigna Taglianti et al. (1999)]. Western Palaearctic including the Near East .

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

Notes. The Sicilian record by Chandler (2004a) refers to 2 ♂♂ from 7 km north-west of Francavilla [di Sicilia, Messina province], 14.v.1981 and 1 ♂ from same locality, 21.v.1981, all leg. H. Malicky, ZSM (det. N. Caspers) .

Neoplatyura spp. ♀

Material examined. C31 20–23.V.06 ♀. S1 2 –16.V.06 1 ♀.

Notes. The identity of these specimens is uncertain. That from C31 is a large robust specimen, wing length 5.6 mm, while that from S1 is delicate with wing length 3.1 mm. Both are clear-winged and mainly yellow, the smaller with brown thoracic stripes.