Published December 22, 2009 | Version v1
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Brevicornu griseicolle

Description

45. Brevicornu griseicolle (Staeger, 1840)

Mycetophila griseicollis Staeger, 1840

Literature records. Sardinia (Chandler 2004a; Chandler 2008).

Material examined. C70 9.VI.04 2 ♂♂, 8.VI.04 ♂♂, 7.VII.04 ♂♂. C82 11–12.VI.04 1 ♂. S2 18.IV– 2.V.06 ♂♂, 2–16.V.06 ♂♂. S3 17 –31.X.06 ♂♂. SAR1 3–16.XI.05 1 ♂. S1 21.III–4.IV.06 ♂♂, 4–18.IV.06 2 ♂♂, 3–17.X.06 ♂♂. U1 21.XI.05 1 ♂. V1 10.VI.1972 9 ♂♂.

Chorotype. Type 2 (revised from 1 in Chandler et al. (2006)) [1.02 of Vigna Taglianti et al. (1999)]. Palaearctic.

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

Notes. Chandler (2004a) recorded this species from Sardinia based on the specimens from V1 cited above. The Sicilian record by Chandler (2004a) refers to 1 ♂ from the east side of Mount Etna (Catania province), 1450 m, 12.VI.1982, leg. H. Malicky, ZSM (det. N. Caspers).

Notes

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

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Mycetophilidae
Genus
Brevicornu
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Staeger
Species
griseicolle
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Brevicornu griseicolle (Staeger, 1840) sec. Chandler, 2009

References

  • Staeger, R. C. (1840) Systematisk fortegnelse over de i Danmark hidtil funde Diptera. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, 3, 228 - 288.
  • Chandler, P. J. (2004 a) Fauna Europaea: Mycetophilidae. In: De Jong, H. (Ed), Fauna Europaea: Diptera, Nematocera. Fauna Europaea version 1.1, available at http: // www. faunaeur. org [accessed September 2009 as version 1.3 of April 19 th 2007.]
  • Chandler, P. J. (2008) Fungus gnats (Diptera: Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) from Belluno province. In: Hardersen, S., Mason, F., Viola, F., Campedel, D., Lasen, C. & Cassol, M. (Eds), Research on the natural heritage of the reserves Vincheto di Celarda and Val Tovanella (Belluno province, Italy). Conservation of two protected areas in the context of a LIFE Project. Quaderni Conservazione Habitat, 5. Arti Grafiche Fiorini, Verona, pp. 219 - 237.
  • Chandler, P. J., Bechev, D. N. & Caspers, N. (2006) The Fungus Gnats (Diptera: Bolitophilidae, Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) of Greece, its islands and Cyprus. Studia Dipterologica, 12 [2005], 255 - 314.
  • Vigna Taglianti, A., Audisio, P. A., Biondi, M., Bologna, M. A., Carpaneto, G. M., De Biase, A., Fattorini, S., Piattella, E., Sindaco, R., Venchi, A. & Zapparoli, M. (1999) A proposal for a chorotype classification of the Near East fauna, in the framework of the Western Palaearctic region. Biogeographia, Lavori della Societa Italiana di Biogeografia (n. s.), 20, 31 - 59.
  • Chandler, P. J. (2003 c) Mycetophilidae. In: Cerretti, P., Tagliapietra, A., Tisato, M., Vanin, S., Mason, F. & Zapparoli, M. (Eds), Artropodi dell'orizzonte del faggio nell'appennino settentrionale. Primo contributo. Conservazione Habitat Invertebrati, 2. Gianluigi Arcari Editore, Mantova, pp. 128 - 136.
  • Kurina, O. (2008) Sciaroidea excl. Sciaridae. In: Ziegler, J. (Ed.), Diptera Stelviana. A dipterological perspective on a changing alpine landscape. Volume 1. Studia dipterologica, Supplement 16, pp. 245 - 293.