Corynoptera membranigera, (KIEFFER, 1903)

Menzel, Frank, Smith, Jane E. & Chandler, Peter J., 2006, The sciarid fauna of the British Isles (Diptera: Sciaridae), including descriptions of six new species, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 146 (1), pp. 1-147 : 78

CORYNOPTERA MEMBRANIGERA (KIEFFER, 1903)

Synonym: trispina Tuomikoski (1960) .

Literature: Menzel (1998): 21; Withers (2002): 114.

Material examined: Becky Woods, Manaton , Devon, 2 males, 1 female, 23.vi.2002, J.E. Smith leg. ( HRI) . Burnham Beeches , Buckinghamshire, 1 male, 22.vii.− 5.viii.1996, Ismay leg. ( PPCM) . Canonteign Falls , Devon, 1 male, 23.vi.2002, J.E. Smith leg. ( HRI) . Coed Tycanol , Pembrokeshire, 1 male, 18.vi.−29.vi.1999, Levey & Pavett leg. ( PPCM) . Craigmore Wood, Aberfoyle , Stirling, 1 male, 21.vi.1999, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Crowborough , East Sussex, 1 male, 14.viii.1906, Jenkinson leg. ( BMNH) . Gearagh , Cork, 1 male, 9.vii.1990, Withers leg. ( PPWM) . Loch Park , Moray, 1 male, 3.vii.1936, Coe leg. ( BMNH) . Sedlescombe , East Sussex, 1 male, 1.vii.1996, Roper leg. ( PPRS) . Selsdon, Greater London , 1 male, 5.vii.1934, Coe leg. [paratype of Corynoptera curvispinosa ] ( BMNH) . Sned Wood, Lower Lye , Herefordshire, 2 males, 1 female, 14.vii.2003, J.E. Smith leg. ( HRI) .

Ecological notes: found in beech and other broadleaved woodland; conifer plantation with broad-leaved fringe; grassland at woodland fringe; river side. vi– viii.