Monepidosis scepteri Spungis, 2006

Jaschhof, Mathias & Jaschhof, Catrin, 2017, Mycophagous gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae: Lestremiinae, Micromyinae, Winnertziinae, Porricondylinae): first records in Sweden and descriptions of closely related new species from elsewhere, Zootaxa 4226 (4), pp. 546-570 : 563

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4226.4.6
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6028402
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scientific name	Monepidosis scepteri Spungis, 2006
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The only specimens existing of Monepidosis scepteri have previously been the holo- and paratype males, which the describing author collected in two different sites in Latvia in 1980 and 1981, respectively ( Spungis 2006). The third specimen of this species is reported here from southeast Sweden .

Previous distribution. Latvia. Occurrence in Sweden: Öland.

Specimen studied. SWEDEN: male (CEC282), Öland , Mörbylånga, Skogsby forest NR, mixed deciduous forest with much dead ash, 15 July–17 Aug. 2015, Malaise trap, M. & C. Jaschhof.

References

Spungis, V. (2006) A revision of the gall midges of species of the genus Monepidosis Mamaev, 1966 (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae, Porricondylinae). Latvijas Entomologs, 43, 18 - 32.