Meoneura flavifacies Collin, 1930

Stuke, Jens-Hermann, 2016, Carnidae (Diptera) in the Canadian National Collection of Insects (Ottawa), with the description of five new species, Zootaxa 4084 (4) : -

Meoneura flavifacies Collin, 1930

Material: CANADA: 1♂, 6.vi.1955, Alberta, Orion Alta. [49°28’N 110°50’W], leg. J. R. Vockeroth ; 1♂, 3.ix.1991, British Columbia, 32 km N Nakusp , leg. A. Borkent ; 2♂, 8.vii.1992, British Columbia, 50 km E Bella Coole , leg. A. Borkent ; 1♂, 26.vi.1960, British Columbia, Aiyansh, 500’, leg. R. Nass ; 1♂, 30.i.1960, British Columbia, Kleanza Cr., 14 mi. E Terrace, leg. C. H. Mann ; 6♂, 23.v.2005, British Columbia, Mt Kobaud [49°05.376’N 119°37.834’W], leg. Goulet & Boudreault ; 1♂, 8.vii.1973, British Columbia, Point Grey, Vancouver, leg. J. R. Vockeroth ; 1♂, 18.vi.1953, Ontario, Maynooth, leg. J. F. MacAlpine ; 1♂, 19.vi.1953, ditto ; 1♂, 7.vii.1968, Québec, Lac Phillipe [45°37’N 76°W], leg. J. R. Vockeroth ; GREAT BRITAIN: 1♂, 8.viii.1969, Devon, Clennon Valley , Paignton, leg. J. R. Vockeroth ; 1♂, 14.viii.1960, Devon, Paignton, leg. J. R. Vockeroth ; SWEDEN: 2♂, 3.viii.1951, Abisko, Lapland, leg. J. R. Vockeroth ; USA: 1♂, 17.vii.1961, Wyoming, Union Pass Road, Fremont Co., leg. J. G. Chillcott.

With the key of Sabrosky (1959) Meoneura flavifacies is easily confused with the Holarctic Meoneura pappi Stuke, 2015 . A key to separate these two species is included in Stuke & Bächli (2015).