@article {22053, title = {The influence of honeydew on arthropod community composition in a New Zealand beech forest}, journal = {New Zealand Journal of Ecology}, volume = {26}, number = {1}, year = {2002}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {23-29}, abstract = {The effect of honeydew density on arthropod community structure was investigated in the Nothofagus forest of Nelson Lakes National Park, New Zealand. Pitfall trapping revealed no community response to honeydew density, whereas sticky trapping showed the community composition of trunk-dwelling arthropods varied along a honeydew gradient. Mycetophilidae, Staphylinidae, Pteromalidae and Margarodidae were classified as high honeydew biased, while Diapriidae and Platygasteridae were non-honeydew biased. Arthropod distributions within a forest are not uniform, as a result of honeydew patchiness.}, keywords = {Angiospermae-, Animalia-; [26070-] Fagaceae-, Animalia-; [75304-] Coleoptera-, Animalia-; [75314-] Diptera-, Animalia-; [75326-] Hymenoptera-, Animalia-; arthropod- (Arthropoda-): common-; Staphylinidae- (Coleoptera-): family-; Mycetophilidae- (Diptera-): family-; Nothofagus- (Fagaceae-): genus-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, beech-, common-; Margarodidae- (Homoptera-): family-; scale-insect (Homoptera-): common-; Diapriidae- (Hymenoptera-): family-; Platygasteridae- (Hymenoptera-): family-; Pteromalidae- (Hymenoptera-): family-; Arthropoda-: Animals-, Dicotyledones-, Environmental-Sciences; [75000-] Arthropoda-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; Coleoptera-: Animals-, Invertebrates-; Diptera-: Animals-, Invertebrates-; Fagaceae-: Ang, Plantae-; [75324-] Homoptera-, Spermatophyta-, Terrestrial-Ecology: Ecology-}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/add01/Ewers_2002_The_influence _honeydew.pdf}, author = {Ewers, Robert} } @article {22136, title = {Fossil Diptera in Baltic amber: the collection of the Museum d{\textquoteright}histoire naturelle Neuchatel}, journal = {Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia}, volume = {46}, number = {October}, year = {2003}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {407-410}, abstract = {The history and scope of the collection of inclusions in Baltic amber of the Museum d{\textquoteright}histoire naturelle Neuchatel (MHNN) is briefly outlined. Diptera are largely dominant, with some 4600 specimens belonging to 38 families, some of which are of rare or very rare occurrence in Baltic amber. A table summarizing the families represented in the collection and including the number of specimens of each of them is provided.}, keywords = {Animalia-; Cecidomyiidae- (Diptera-): family-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Biogeography-: Population-Studies; Paleobiology-; [75314-] Diptera-, Fossil-; Ceratopogonidae- (Diptera-): genus-, Fossil-; Chironomidae- (Diptera-): family-, Fossil-; Diptera- (Diptera-): higher-taxa, Fossil-; Diptera-: Animals-, Fossil-; Dolichopodidae- (Diptera-): family-, Fossil-; Empididae- (Diptera-): family-, Fossil-; Limoniidae- (Diptera-): family-, Fossil-; Mycetophilidae- (Diptera-): family-, Fossil-; Phoridae- (Diptera-): family-, Fossil-; Psychodidae- (Diptera-): family-, Fossil-; Scatopsidae- (Diptera-): family-, Fossil-; Sciaridae- (Diptera-): family-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; amber-; Baltic-: Europe-, Palearctic-region; Museum-d; {\textquoteright}; histoire-naturelle-Neuchatel}, author = {Haenni, Jean-Paul} } @article {22146, title = {Insect assemblages in a native (kanuka - Kunzea ericoides) and an invasive (gorse - Ulex europaeus) shrubland}, journal = {New Zealand Journal of Ecology}, volume = {28}, number = {1}, year = {2004}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {35-47}, abstract = {In New Zealand, the European shrub gorse (Ulex europaeus) is becoming the initial post-disturbance shrub, replacing the native myrtaceous manuka (Leptospermum scoparium) and kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) scrub in this role. Change in the dominant vegetation is likely to affect the native invertebrate community. To quantify these changes, we compared the assemblages of four selected insect taxa (Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, and two groups of Diptera, the Tachinidae and the fungus gnats, represented in New Zealand by the families Ditomyiidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) in neighboring stands of kanuka and gorse using Malaise and pitfall traps set during December. We sorted 34387 specimens into 564 recognisable taxonomic units. Ordinations showed that insect assemblages associated with each habitat were distinct for all four insect groups. The gorse habitat was species rich compared with kanuka for tachinids, fungus gnats and Malaise-trapped beetles, and both habitats contained few adventive species. Many species were unique to each habitat. Some species loss might occur if the kanuka-dominated community continues to be replaced by gorse, but gorse is nevertheless considered to be valuable as a habitat for native invertebrates.}, keywords = {Angiospermae-, Animalia-; [26260-] Leguminosae-, Animalia-; [26430-] Myrtaceae-, Animalia-; [75314-] Diptera-, Arthropod, Arthropoda-, Biodiversity-; Biogeography-: Population-Studies; Terrestrial-Ecology: Ecology-, common-, common-; Coleoptera-: Animals-, common-; Leptospermum-scoparium (Myrtaceae-): species-, Dicotyledones-, Environmental-Sciences; [75304-] Coleoptera-, gorse-, Insecta-, Invertebrata-, kanuka-, manuka-, Plantae-; [75330-] Lepidoptera-, Plantae-; Coleoptera- (Coleoptera-): higher-taxa; Diptera- (Diptera-): higher-taxa; Ditomyiidae- (Diptera-): family-; Keroplatidae- (Diptera-): family-; Mycetophilidae- (Diptera-): family-; Tachinidae- (Diptera-): family-; fungus-gnat (Diptera-): common-;, post-disturbance-shrub; Lepidoptera- (Lepidoptera-): higher-taxa; Kunzea-ericoides (Myrtaceae-): species-, Spermatophyta-}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/add01/Harris_et_al_2004_Insect_assemblages_schrubbland.pdf}, author = {Harris, Richard J. and Toft, Richard J. and Dugdale, John S. and Williams, Peter A. and Rees, Joanna S.} } @article {22277, title = {The biodiversity of Diptera in Old World rain forest surveys: a comparative faunistic analysis}, journal = {Journal of Biogeography}, volume = {31}, number = {7}, year = {2004}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {1185-1200}, abstract = {Aim Identify the taxonomic patterns and the relative importance of particular families of Diptera sampled in comparative biodiversity surveys carried out at seven rain forest locations. We test and quantify the contention that different trapping methods routinely target different families. We identify the south-north (and upland/lowland) patterns and generate a set of hypotheses concerning mechanisms underlying these patterns. Location Australia and Papua New Guinea. Methods A total of 28,647 Diptera collected using canopy knockdown, yellow pan (water) traps and Malaise traps have been sorted to 56 families following these surveys. Comparative analyses across sites from Lamington National Park in south-east Queensland, Australia to the Kau Wildlife area in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, of the dipteran assemblages, and separately, of the 14 families which collectively made up 95.8\% of the sample, are presented. Results Ordination by multi-dimensional scaling and analyses of variances showed that the three methods complemented each other in terms of target families and, together, sampled a large proportion of the expected fauna of these sites. Ordinations on a method-by-method basis permitted the identification of groups of sites and analyses of variance indicated which taxa differed significantly across these groups. Main conclusions Recurrent patterns and associated hypotheses about their generation emerge from the data. These mirror floristic differences and reflect the biogeographic history of the sites since the Miocene. Clear linkages between the lowland faunas of Papua New Guinea and northern Australia are evident and are reflected in the abundances of the Dolichopodidae, Empididae, Muscidae and Tipulidae (other groupings underlined the essential difference of the New Guinean fauna which had characteristic proportions of Cecidomyiidae, Chironomidae, Dolichopodidae, Phoridae and Psychodidae). A subtropical grouping of families was evident comprising, inter alia, Chloropidae, Mycetophilidae, Drosophilidae and Phoridae which was frequently linked with the higher elevation tropical fauna at Robson{\textquoteright}s Creek, Atherton Tablelands. The long isolated, high elevation, rain-forested massif at Eungella, central Queensland often emerged as a unique entity in the analyses, characterized by the high numbers of and proportions of Chironomidae, Psychodidae, Tipulidae and Empididae. This study supports the case for the wider use of Diptera in biodiversity analyses, complementing extensive earlier analyses which have used, predominantly, large coleopteran assemblages. The results indicate the potential power of family-level analyses at large geographical scales and contribute to the ongoing debate on {\textquoteright}taxonomic sufficiency{\textquoteright}.}, keywords = {Animalia-; Diptera- (Diptera-): higher-taxa; Diptera-: Animals-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Biodiversity-; Biogeography-: Population-Studies; [75314-] Diptera-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; Australia-: Australasian-region; Papua-New-G}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/2000_/Kitching_et_al_2004_biodiversity_of_diptera_old_world_forest.pdf}, author = {Kitching, R. L. and Bickel, D. and Creagh, A. C. and Hurley, K. and Symonds, C.} } @article {22567, title = {Notes sur le genre Greenomyia Brunetti et description d{\textquoteright}une espece nouvelle des Alpes et des Apennins (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France}, volume = {38}, number = {1-2}, year = {2002}, note = {ArticleFrench}, pages = {13-16}, abstract = {The systematic history of the genus Greenomyia Brunetti is briefly related. Greenomyia fugitiva and lepida Sivec and Plassmann, described from Sri Lanka, are attributed to the genus Clastobasis Skuse. Following this emendation, Greenomyia appears as a mainly Holarctic genus. Greenomyia brunettii is proposed as a new name for Leia nigra Brunetti. A new species, G. theresae, is described from the Western and Dinaric Alps and the Apennins. Lastly, a key to the species of the genus is given.}, keywords = {Animalia-; Clastobasis- (Diptera-); Clastobasis-lepida (Diptera-): description-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Europe-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; Alps-: Europe-, new-combination; Greenomyia- (Diptera-); Greenomyia-brunettii (Diptera-): description-, new-name; Greenomyia-theresae (Diptera-): description-, new-species; Diptera-: Animals-, Oriental-region; geographic-distribution; morphology-, Palearctic-region; Apennins-: Italy-, Palearctic-region; Sri-Lanka: Asia-, Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon]}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/add01/Matile_2002_Greenomyia.pdf}, author = {Matile, Loic} } @article {22659, title = {Mycetophilidae s.l. (Diptera) of linden-oak-hornbeam woods in the Bialowieza National Park}, journal = {Fragmenta Faunistica (Warsaw)}, volume = {44}, number = {2}, year = {2001}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {341-351}, abstract = {Fungus gnats were studied in linden-oak-hornbeam woods, the most representative plant associations in the Bialowieza National Park. The species composition, abundance and frequency of Mycetophilidae s. l. at three selected sites were compared. 257 species were recorded. Most of the material was collected by netting, some by light and by odour baits.}, keywords = {Animalia-; Mycetophilidae- (Diptera-); Diptera-: Animals-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Biogeography-: Population-Studies; [75314-] Diptera-, Europe-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; Bialowieza-National-Park: Poland-, Palearctic-region; light-collection-method: field-method; netting-: field-method; odor-baits: field-method; linden-oak-hornbeam-woods; species-abundancy; species-composition}, author = {Mikolajczyk, Waldemar} } @article {22704, title = {Regional diversity of mycetophilids (Diptera: Sciaroidea) in Scandinavian oak-dominated forests}, journal = {Biological Conservation}, volume = {121}, number = {1}, year = {2005}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {9-20}, abstract = {Mycetophilids is a species-rich insect group for which the ecological requirements in temperate forests are poorly understood. This study of mycetophilids was based on trap samples from 15 oak-dominated sites in the boreonemoral zone of southern Sweden. Species richness and composition were analysed in relation to environmental variables at a local and at larger scales (multiple regression), and compared to results from similar studies in spruce-dominated sites in the boreal zone of Norway (PCA and two-sample t tests). Regressions showing a dominance of regional factors over local in-site variables agree with species-richness models assuming that local communities most often are unsaturated. Precipitation (inter-correlated with elevation) was the strongest factor for explaining the variation in species-richness, which is consistent with previous results indicating that mycetophilids are disfavoured by drought. In addition to precipitation, the area of mixed forest with high biodiversity values (woodland key habitats and protected areas) was a positive factor for species-richness, probably because such habitats combine elements of both coniferous and deciduous forests. PCA ordination revealed a clear separation of the species composition between boreal and boreonemoral forests. Species-richness in boreal forest was significantly higher than in boreonemoral forest, indicating a preference for boreal habitats in many of the species. For mycetophilids and other drought-sensitive insects, it is suggested that (partial) cutting in some dense successional oak stands should be avoided, and that some invading spruces should be tolerated. Copyright 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.}, keywords = {Angiospermae-, Animalia-; [26070-] Fagaceae-, Arthropoda-, Biodiversity-; Biogeography-: Population-Studies; Forestry-; Terrestrial-Ecology: Ecology-, Dicotyledones-, Environmental-Sciences; [75314-] Diptera-, Insecta-, Invertebrata-, Plan, Spermatophyta-}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/2000_/Okland_et_al_2005_regional_Mycetophilidae.pdf}, author = {Okland, Bjorn and Gotmark, Frank and Norden, Bjorn and Franc, Niklas and Kurina, Olavi and Polevoi, Alexei} } @article {22708, title = {Pollination by fungus gnats in four species of the genus Mitella (Saxifragaceae)}, journal = {Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society}, volume = {144}, number = {4}, year = {2004}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {449-460}, abstract = {The first example of pollination by fungus gnats in the eudicots is reported. The genus Mitella (Saxifragales) is characteristically produces minute, inconspicuous, mostly dull-coloured flowers with linear, sometimes pinnately branched, petals. To understand the function of these characteristic flowers, we studied the pollination biology of four Mitella species with different floral traits and different sexual expression: dioecious M. acerina, gynodioecious M. furusei var. subramosa, and hermaphroditic M. stylosa var. makinoi and M. integripetala. Flower-bagging experiments showed that wind pollination did not occur in the dioecious and gynodioecious species. Two years of observations of flower visitors at six study sites in Japan revealed that the principal pollinators of all four Mitella were specific species of fungus gnats (Mycetophilidae), which landed on the flowers with their long spiny legs settling on the petals. Characteristically, numerous pollen grains were attached to the fungus gnats in specific locations on the body Although, on average, 1.3-2.6 fungus gnats visited each inflorescence per day, the fruit set of both bisexual and female flowers exceeded 63\%. These results suggest that fungus gnats are highly efficient pollinators of Mitella spp., and that Mitella flowers are morphologically adapted to pollination by fungus gnats. Copyright 2004 The Linnean Society of London.}, keywords = {Angiospermae-, Animalia-; [26745-] Saxifragaceae-, Arthropoda-, Behavior-; Reproductive-System: Reproduction-; [75314-] Diptera-, common-, Dicotyledones-, fungus-gnat, Insecta-, Invertebrata-, Plantae-; Mycetophilidae- (Diptera-): family-, Spermatophyta-}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/2000_/Okuyama_et_al_2004_pollination_mitella.pdf}, author = {Okuyama, Yudai and Kato, Makoto and Murakami, Noriaki} } @article {22742, title = {Histological structure of clypeo-cibarial and labral skeleton and musculature in Nematocera (Diptera). 3. Bibionomorpha}, journal = {Zoologicheskii Zhurnal}, volume = {83}, number = {5}, year = {2004}, note = {ArticleRussian}, pages = {580-596}, abstract = {The labrum in the Bibionomorpha studied is developed to a different extent. It is elongated in Bolitophila, Sylvicola, and Bibio, relatively short in many mycetophilids, and very short in Keroplatus. Its outer wall is usually sclerotized and rarely membranous (Keroplatus, Scatopse, and Sylvicola). The labro-epipharyngeal muscle fibers are found in the majority of species studied. They are mostly located at the labral base and in Bolitophila, through the whole labrum. Except for Keroplatus, there exists a clypeo-labral muscle acting perhaps as a labral levator. The clypeus either has a form of completely sclerotized shield strongly fused with the frons and genae (Bolitophila, Macrocera, Scatopse); or it consists of a sclerotized shield-like centroclypeus surrounded with its membranous zone (Mycetophillidae, Bradysia); or its sclerotized portion is horseshoe-shaped and also surrounded with a membrane, except for a narrow sclerotized stripe connecting it with the frons (Bibio, Sylvicola). Correspondingly, there are three types of clypeo-cibarial junction: distal rod-shaped, central lamellar, and central rod-shaped, the latter being similar to the fulcrum of brachyceran Diptera. Epithelial clypeo-cibarial junction is absent. There is a tentorio-cibarial muscle in all the studied species of Bibionomorpha, whereas a very feeble cranio-cibarial muscle was found only in Boletina and Scartopse.}, keywords = {Animalia-; Bibio- (Diptera-): genus-; Bibionomorpha- (Diptera-): genus-; Bolitophila- (Diptera-): genus-; Bradysia- (Diptera-): genus-; Keroplatus- (Diptera-): genus-; Macrocera- (Diptera-): genus-; Mycetophillidae- (Diptera-): higher-taxa; Nematocera- (D, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, central-rod-shaped, clypeo-cibarial, distal-rod-shaped; histological-structure, Insecta-, Insects-, Integumentary-System: Chemical-Coordination-and-Homeostasis; Muscular-System: Movement-and-Support; [75314-] Diptera-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; centroclypeus-: sclerotized-, labral-; clypeo-cibarial-junction-types: central-lamellar, shield-like; clypeo-labral-muscle: muscular-system; frons-; labral-base; labro-epipharyngeal-muscle-fibers: muscular-system; labrum-: skeletal-system; skeleton-: skeletal-system}, author = {Panov, A. A.} } @article {22745, title = {Contributions to a history of Mexican Dipterology. Part I. Entomologists and their works before the Biologia Centrali-Americana}, journal = {Acta Zoologica Mexicana Nueva Serie}, number = {84}, year = {2001}, note = {Biography; ArticleEnglish}, pages = {65-173}, abstract = {The life and works of entomologists who described species of Diptera from Mexico before the publication of the Biologia Centrali-Americana are presented, including some commentaries about the collectors. Here are listed all the Mexican Diptera species-names proposed by Thomas Say (15 species), Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann (35 species), Pierre Justin Marie Macquart (71 species), John Obadiah Westwood (5 species), Bracy Clark (1 species), Francis Walker (91 species), Luigi Bellardi (176 species), Camilo Rondani (5 species), F. Jaennicke (24 species), Edward Adolph Gerstaecker (8 species), Jaques Marie Frangille Bigot (205 species), Alfred Duges (1 species), Friedrich Moritz Brauer (3 species), F. M. Brauer and J. F. Bergenstamm (13 species), Ermanno Giglio-Tos (177 species), and Ewald Rubsaamen (2 species). Included are a total of 832 specific names of the following 51 current families (in phylogenetic order): Tipulidae, Culicidae, Simuliidae, Anisopodidae, Bibionidae, Ditomyiidae, Mycetophilidae, Sciaridae, Xylomyidae, Stratiomyidae, Tabanidae, Rhagionidae, Pantophtalmidae, Therevidae, Mydidae, Asilidae, Nemestrinidae, Acroceridae, Bombyliidae, Empididae, Dolichopodidae, Syrphidae, Conopidae, Micropezidae, Neriidae, Psilidae, Tanypezidae, Richardiidae, Otitidae, Platystomatidae, Tephritidae, Dryomyzidae, Sepsidae, Sciomyzidae, Lauxaniidae, Lonchaeidae, Ephydridae, Drosophilidae, Chloropidae, Heleomyzidae, Rhinotoridae, Anthomyiidae, Scatophagidae, Muscidae, Hippoboscidae, Streblidae, Nycteribiidae, Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae, Tachinidae, and Cuterebridae. The original reference, type-locality, depository museum or collection, present taxonomic status of each name and additional references are presented.}, keywords = {Animalia-; dipteran- (Diptera-); Diptera-: Animals-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Biography-: History-; Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; Mexico-: North-America, Nearctic-region; dipterology-; ent}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/2000_/Papavero_Bernal_2001_History_of_mexican_dipterology.pdf}, author = {Papavero, Nelson and Ibanez-Bernal, Sergio} } @article {22761, title = {Fungus-gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from maramures depression, at first mention in Romania}, journal = {Travaux du Museum National d{\textquoteright}Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa"}, volume = {44:}, year = {2002}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {261-265}, abstract = {There are presented 35 species, mentioned for the first time in Romania, collected from the Maramures Depression (northern Romania) between 1995-1998. Genera Grzegorzekia and Rondaniella are mentioned for the first time in the Romanian fauna, and the species Leia maculosa Strobl 1900 is found for the first time since its description in Bosnia-Herzegovina.}, keywords = {Animalia-; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon], Animalia-; animal- (Animalia-): common-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Biogeography-: Population-Studies; [33000-] Animalia-, Europe-, fauna-; Grzegorzekia- (Diptera-): genus-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; Bosnia-: Europe-, Mycetophilidae-; fungus-gnat (Diptera-): common-; Animalia-: Animals-; Diptera-: Animals-, Mycetophilidae-; Leia-maculosa (Diptera-): species-, Mycetophilidae-; Rondaniella- (Diptera-): genus-, New-record, Palearctic-region; faunistics-; geographic-distribution, Palearctic-region; Herzegovina-: Europe-, Palearctic-region; Maramures-Depression: Romania-}, author = {Parvu, Corneliu} } @article {22855, title = {Insect production from temporary and perennially flowing headwater streams in western Oregon}, journal = {Journal of Freshwater Ecology}, volume = {17}, number = {3}, year = {2002}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {391-407}, abstract = {To evaluate the contribution of headwater streams to the forest ecosystem of the Pacific Northwest, we used emergence traps to examine the effect of stream flow (perennial vs. dry-season temporary) on emergent aquatic insect fauna at three sites in the conifer forests of western Oregon. Total density and biomass of aquatic insects were higher in temporary streams than in perennial streams. Taxonomic richness was consistently higher in perennial streams. The number of Chironomidae exceeded those of all other taxa during the spring, but the chironomids were largely replaced by Mycetophilidae as the most abundant taxon during the summer, especially in temporary streams. Trichoptera and Ephemeroptera emerged in higher numbers from perennial than from temporary streams. These results are consistent with our hypothesis that the absence of vertebrate predators (fish and giant salamanders) allows the populations of arthropods in temporary streams to flourish, serving as: (1) a potential source of colonization and (2) an important role in the terrestrial food web as an abundant food source for terrestrial insectivores.}, keywords = {Amphibia-, Animalia-; [75300-] Insecta-, Animalia-; [75314-] Diptera-, Animalia-; [75318-] Ephemeroptera-, Animalia-; [75354-] Trichoptera-, Animalia-; [85200-] Pisces-, Animalia-; salamander- (Caudata-): insectivore-, Animals-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Chordata-, Chordates-, Environmental-Sciences; [85304-] Caudata-, Fish-, Freshwater-Ecology: Ecology-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; Ephemeroptera-: Animals-, Invertebrates-; Insecta-: Animals-, Invertebrates-; Pisces-: Animals-, Nonhuman-Vertebrate, Nonhuman-Vertebrates, predator-; Chironomidae- (Diptera-); Mycetophilidae- (Diptera-); Ephemeroptera- (Ephemeroptera-); insect- (Insecta-): fauna-; fish- (Pisces-): insectivore-, predator-; Trichoptera- (Trichoptera-); Caudata-: Amphibians-, Vertebrata-, Vertebrates-; Diptera-: Animals-}, author = {Progar, R. A. and Moldenke, A. R.} } @article {22870, title = {Contribution to the study of fungus-gnats (Diptera: Mycetophiloidea) of Portugal. 7: Two new records}, journal = {Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Entomologia}, number = {207}, year = {2002}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {305-307}, abstract = {In this study two new mycetophilid records are presented to Portugal: Keroplatus reaumurii (Dufour, 1839) and Synapha vitripennis (Meigen, 1818).}, keywords = {Animalia-; Keroplatus-reaumurii (Diptera-): species-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, description-; fungus-gnat (Diptera-): common-; Diptera-: Animals-, description-; Synapha-vitripennis (Diptera-): species-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; Portugal-: Europe-, new-species, Palearctic-region; geographic-distribution, Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon]}, author = {Ribeiro, Eugenia} } @article {22871, title = {Nine new fungus gnats (Diptera, Sciaroidea, Mycetophilidae) of Portugal}, journal = {Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Entomologia}, number = {214}, year = {2003}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {401-411}, abstract = {In Vilar de Mouros (North of Portugal) we used a Malaise trap, to access entomological biodiversity of the region. Some of the specimens collected are treated in this work. Data for nineteen mycetophilid species are given. Nine of these species are new records to the entomofauna of Portugal. For ten species, a new locality is presented, The new species for Portugal are: Apolephthisa subincana (Curtis, 1837); Mycomya fimbriata (Meigen, 1818); Mycomya occultans (Winnertz, 1863); Neoempheria bimaculata (Von Roser, 1840); Neoplatyura modesta (Winnertz, 1863); Phronia tyrrhenica Edwards, 1928; Platurocypta testata (Edwards, 1925); Sceptonia pilosa Bukowski, 1934 and Tetragoneura sylvatica (Curtis, 1837).}, keywords = {Animalia-; Apolephthisa-subincana (Diptera-): species-, Arthropoda-, Biodiversity-; Biogeography-: Population-Studies; Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon], Insecta-, Invertebrata-, new-record; Mycomya-fimbriata (Diptera-): species-, new-record; Mycomya-flavicollis (Diptera-): species-; Mycomya-occultans (Diptera-): species-, new-record; Neoempheria-bimaculata (Diptera-): species-, new-record; Neoplatyura-modesta (Diptera-): species-, new-record; Neoplatyura-nigricauda (Diptera-): species-; Phronia-nigricornis (Diptera-): species-; Phronia-nitidiventris (Diptera-): species-; Phronia-tyrrhenica (Diptera-): species-, new-record; Platurocypta-testata (Diptera-): species-, new-record; Rymosia-fasciata (Diptera-): species-; Sceptonia-cryptocauda (Diptera-): species-; Sceptonia-nigra (Diptera-): species-; Sceptonia-pilosa (Diptera-): species-, new-record; Synapha-fasciata (Diptera-): species-; Tetragoneura-sylvatica (Diptera-): species-, new-record; Trichonta-vitta (Diptera}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/add01/Ribeiro_2003_9_new_ Portugal.pdf}, author = {Ribeiro, Eugenia} } @article {22917, title = {Fungus gnats of the genus Neuratelia Rondani in Japan (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Esakia}, number = {44}, year = {2004}, note = {Taxonomic-Key,-Taxonomic-Review; ArticleEnglish}, pages = {67-79}, abstract = {Five new species of the genus Neuratelia (Mycetophilidae) are described from Japan: japonica, yukawai, tibialis, microdigitata and kamijoi. They are closely related to each other in general appearance, but they have the specific pregenital tergites and sternite, and male genitalia, respectively, as figured. A key is provided to the seven species from Japan.}, keywords = {Animalia-; Neuratelia-japonica (Diptera-): species-, Arthropoda-, Insecta-, Invertebrata-, Morphology-; Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon], new-species; Neuratelia-kamijoi (Diptera-): species-, new-species; Neuratelia-microdigitata (Di}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/2000_/Sasakawa_2004_Neuratelia_Japan_n_sp.pdf}, author = {Sasakawa, Mitsuhiro} } @article {22966, title = {First record of Cordyla Meigen and Monoclona Mik from the Oriental region (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Beitraege zur Entomologie}, volume = {51}, number = {1}, year = {2001}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {155-160}, abstract = {Cordyla orientalis sp. n. and Monoclona laosilvatica sp. n. are described from the Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos. This is the first record of these principally Holarctic genera from the Oriental region. The new species of Cordyla belongs to the species group with yellowish coloration, 12 flagellomeres and long stem of Cu-fork, and is thus most closely related to the Palaearctic Cordyla flaviceps (STAEGER, 1840) and C. fasciata MEIGEN, 1830. The new species of Monoclona belongs to the species group with ventrally separated gonocoxites and is closely related to Monoclona silvatica ZAITZEV, 1983, M. orientalis ZAITZEV, 1983 and M. rufilatera (WALKER, 1837).}, keywords = {Animalia-; Cordyla- (Diptera-); Cordyla-fasciata (Diptera-); Cordyla-flaviceps (Diptera-); Cordyla-orientalis (Diptera-): description-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; Oriental-Region: Asia-, new-species; Monoclona- (Diptera-); Monoclona-laosilvatica (Diptera-): description-, new-species; Monoclona-orientalis (Diptera-); Monoclona-silvatica (Diptera-); Diptera-: Animals-, Oriental-region; geographic-distribution; morphology-, Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon]}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/add01/Sevcik_2001_oriental cordyla-monoclona.pdf}, author = {Jan {\v S}ev{\v c}{\'\i}k} } @article {22967, title = {Diptera (excluding Mycetophilidae s. str.) associated with fungi in Czech and Slovak Republics: A survey of rearing records from 1998-2000}, journal = {Acta Universitatis Carolinae Biologica}, volume = {45}, number = {1-2}, year = {2001}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {157-168}, abstract = {New data on the biology of Diptera associated with fungi are presented in this paper based on the investigations in 1998-2000. Altogether 67 species of Diptera (excl. Mycetophilidae) belonging to 22 families were reared from 82 species of fungi collected in Czech and Slovak Republics. Five species of parasitoids from the families Braconidae and Eucoilidae (Hymenoptera) reared from their hosts are also recorded. Thirteen species of Diptera and 4 species of Hymenoptera are recorded for the first time from Czech or Slovak Republics. The first record of a host fungus is given for the following species: Keroplatus tuvensis A.ZAITZEV, 1991; Scatopsciara neglecta MENZEL and MOHRIG, 1998; Monardia modesta (WILLISTON, 1896); Spaniocera squamigera WINNERTZ, 1863; Psychomora vanharai JEZEK, 1995; Agathomyia antennata (ZETTERSTEDT, 1819) and Seri obscuripennis (OLDENBERG, 1916).}, keywords = {Animalia-; [15000-] Fungi-, Arthropoda-, Environmental-Sciences; [75314-] Diptera-, Insecta-, Invertebrata-, Plantae-; Agathomyia-antennata (Diptera-); Braconidae- (Diptera-); Diptera- (Diptera-); Eucoilidae- (Diptera-); Ker, Terrestrial-Ecology: Ecology-}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/2000_/Sevcik_2001_Diptera_and_fungus.pdf}, author = {Jan {\v S}ev{\v c}{\'\i}k} } @article {22970, title = {New records of Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae (Diptera) from Slovakia}, journal = {Biologia (Bratislava)}, volume = {57}, number = {2}, year = {2002}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {198, 212}, keywords = {Animalia-; Bolitophilidae- (Diptera-): new-record; Keroplatidae- (Diptera-): new-record; Mycetophilidae- (Diptera-): new-record; Diptera-: Animals-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Biogeography-: Population-Studies; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon], Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; Slovakia-: Europe-, Palearctic-region; sweep-netting: collection-method; yellow-pan-traps: field-equipment}, author = {Jan {\v S}ev{\v c}{\'\i}k} } @article {22973, title = {The identity of Mycetophila obsoleta Zetterstedt, 1852 and the description of M. boreocruciator sp. n. (Diptera, Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Biologia (Bratislava)}, volume = {58}, number = {2}, year = {2003}, note = {Taxonomic-Review; ArticleEnglish}, pages = {201-204}, abstract = {The type material of Mycetophila obsoleta Zetterstedt has been examined. The lectotype of Mycetophila obsoleta is designated and its synonymy with Platurocypta punctum (Stannius) established. A new species, Mycetophila boreocruciator sp. n., is described. The new species belongs to the M. cruciator (Laffoon) group and is recorded from Sweden, Estonia and Slovakia.}, keywords = {Animalia-; Mycetophila-boreocruciator (Diptera-): species-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, description-; Mycetophila-cruciator (Diptera-): species-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; Estonia-: Europe-, Mycetophilidae-, Mycetophilidae-; Diptera-: Animals-, Mycetophilidae-; Mycetophila-obsoleta (Diptera-): species-, new-species, Palearctic-region; geographic-distribution; lectotype-designation; morphology-; synonymy-, Palearctic-region; Slovakia-: Europe-, Palearctic-region; Sweden-: Europe-, synonym-; Platurocypta-punctum (Diptera-): species-, Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon]}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/add01/Sevcik_2003_Mycetophila.pdf}, author = {Jan {\v S}ev{\v c}{\'\i}k} } @article {23047, title = {Sticholeia loici sp. n., a new species from Indonesia (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France}, volume = {38}, number = {1-2}, year = {2002}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {55-56}, abstract = {Sticholeia loici n. sp. is described and the male terminalia are figured. The species originates from Maluku (Mollucs), Indonesia, and seems closely related to S. dolichostyla from New Guinea.}, keywords = {Animalia-; Sticholeia-dolichostyla (Diptera-); Sticholeia-loici (Diptera-): description-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-;, new-species; Diptera-: Animals-, Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon]}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/2000_/Soli_2002_Sticholeia_sp_n.pdf}, author = {Soli, Geir E. E.} } @article {23048, title = {New species of Eumanota Edwards, 1933 (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France}, volume = {38}, number = {1-2}, year = {2002}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {45-53}, abstract = {An emended diagnosis of Eumanota Edwards, 1933 is given. All available material of previously described species has been studied, and three new species are described, E. malukuensis from Maluku (Moluccas), Indonesia, E. racoli sp. n. from Thailand, and E. suthepensis sp. n. from Thailand and Laos. The monotypic genus Promanota Tuomikoski, 1966 is considered to be a subjective junior synonym of Eumanota. In all, six species are included in the genus, all from the Oriental region.}, keywords = {Animalia-; Eumanota-racoli (Diptera-): new-species; Eumanota-suthepensis (Diptera-): new-species; Diptera-: Animals-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; Laos, Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon]}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/2000_/Soli_2002_Eumanota_sp_n.pdf}, author = {Soli, Geir E. E.} } @article {23111, title = {Impacts of the weed Tradescantia fluminensis on insect communities in fragmented forests in New Zealand}, journal = {Biological Conservation}, volume = {102}, number = {1}, year = {2001}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {31-46}, abstract = {The impact of the weed Tradescantia fluminensis on insect communities, as represented by Malaise-trapped beetles (Coleoptera) and fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae s. l.), was studied in three forest fragments. Each fragment contained three plots with and without a dense weed cover. Data on vegetation and habitat variables were collected. Twinspan and Decorana analyses separated the plots by fragment for fungus gnat communities, and nearly so for the presence/absence of beetle species. The fungus gnat communities separated into plots with and without tradescantia at two sites, and there were fewer species of fungus gnats and beetles in tradescantia plots at the site with the simplest habitat structure. The richness of beetle and fungus gnat species was correlated with vascular plant richness. As tradescantia is known to prevent regeneration of many native plants, we predict a corresponding decline in invertebrate diversity and fragment complementarity where the weed is established.}, keywords = {Angiospermae-, Animalia-; [25260-] Commelinaceae-, Animalia-; beetle- (Coleoptera-); Tradescantia-fluminensis (Commelinaceae-): weed-; fungus-gnat (Diptera-); Coleoptera-: Animals-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Biodiversity-; Conservation-; [75304-] Coleoptera-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; Commelinaceae-: Angiosperms-, Invertebrates-; New-Zealand: Australasian-region; Decorana-analysis: analytical-method; Twinspan-analysis: analytical-method; fragmented-forests; insect-communities; species-richness, Monocots-, Monocotyledones-, Plantae-; [75314-] Diptera-, Plants-, Spermatophyta-, Spermatophytes-, Vascular-Plants; Diptera-: Animals-}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/add01/Toft_et_al_2001.pdf}, author = {Toft, Richard J. and Harris, Richard J. and Williams, Peter A.} } @article {23166, title = {The origin, diversity, and structure function relationships of insect luciferases}, journal = {CMLS Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences}, volume = {59}, number = {11}, year = {2002}, note = {Literature-Review; ArticleEnglish}, pages = {1833-1850}, abstract = {Luciferases are the enzymes that catalyze the reactions that produce light in bioluminescence. Whereas the oxidative mechanism which leads to light emission is similar for most luciferases, these enzymes and their substrates are evolutionarily unrelated. Among all bioluminescent groups, insects constitute one of the most diverse in terms of biochemistry. In the fungus-gnats (Mycetophilidae: Diptera), for example, bioluminescence is generated by two biochemically distinct systems. Despite the diversity, investigations on insect luciferases and biochemistry have been conducted mostly with fireflies. The luciferases from the related phengodid beetles, which can produce green to red bioluminescence using the same chemistry as firefly luciferases, have been recently investigated. Beetle luciferases originated from ancestral acylCoA ligases. Present data suggest that conserved motifs among this class of ligases are involved in substrate adenylation. The three-dimensional structure of firefly luciferase was recently solved and mutagenesis studies have been performed identifying putative residues involved in luciferin binding and bioluminescence color determination in several beetle luciferases. The knowledge gained through these studies is helping in the development of useful reporter gene tools for biotechnological and biomedical purposes.}, keywords = {121295-11-2Q; 9013-18-7; 9014-00-0Q; 61869-41-8Q; 61969-99-1Q; 61970-00-1Q; 62213-54-1Q; 76106-81-5Q; 2591-17-5Q; 7273-34-9Q; 21730-91-6Q; 50909-86-9Q; 55779-48-1Q; 58947-91-4Q; 61369-27-5Q; 121295-11-2Q; light-emission, 21730-91-6Q, 50909-86-9Q, 55779-48-1Q, 58947-91-4Q, 61369-27-5Q, 61869-41-8Q, 61969-99-1Q, 61970-00-1Q, 62213-54-1Q, 7273-34-9Q, 76106-81-5Q; luciferin-: 2591-17-5Q, Animalia-; beetle- (Coleoptera-): common-; Coleoptera-: Animals-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Enzymology-: Biochemistry-and-Molecular-Biophysics; [75304-] Coleoptera-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; firefly-; acyl-CoA: acyl-coenzyme-A; acyl-CoA-ligases: 9013-18-7; luciferases-: 9014-00-0Q}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/add01/Viviani_2002_Luciferace.pdf}, author = {Viviani, Vadim R.} } @article {23167, title = {Two bioluminescent diptera: The North American Orfelia fultoni and the Australian Arachnocampa flava. Similar niche, different bioluminescence systems}, journal = {Photochemistry and Photobiology}, volume = {75}, number = {1}, year = {2002}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {22-27}, abstract = {Orfelia fultoni is the only bioluminescent dipteran (Mycetophilidae) found in North America. Its larvae live on stream banks in the Appalachian Mountains. Like their Australasian relative Arachnocampa spp., they build sticky webs to which their bioluminescence attracts flying prey. They bear two translucent lanterns at the extremities of the body, histologically distinct from the single caudal lantern of Arachnocampa spp., and emit the bluest bioluminescence recorded for luminescent insects (lambdamax=460 nm versus 484 nm from Arachnocampa). A preliminary characterization of these two bioluminescent systems indicates that they are markedly different. In Orfelia a luciferin-luciferase reaction was demonstrated by mixing a hot extract prepared with dithiothreitol (DTT) under argon with a crude cold extract. Bioluminescence is not activated by adenosine triphosphate (ATP) but is strongly stimulated by DTT and ascorbic acid. Using gel filtration, we isolated a luciferase fraction of apprx140 kDa and an additional high molecular weight fraction (possibly a luciferin-binding protein) that activated bioluminescence in the presence of luciferase and DTT. The Arachnocampa luciferin-luciferase system involves a 36 kDa luciferase and a luciferin soluble in ethyl acetate under acidic conditions; the bioluminescence is activated by ATP but not by DTT. The present findings indicate that the bioluminescence of O. fultoni constitutes a novel bioluminescent system unrelated to that of Arachnocampa.}, keywords = {111839-44-2Q; argon-: 7440-37-1; ascorbic-acid: 50-81-7Q, 121295-11-2Q; Appalachian-Mountains: USA-, 21730-91-6Q, 42530-29-0Q, 50909-86-9Q, 55779-48-1Q, 58947-91-4Q, 61369-27-5Q, 61869-41-8Q, 61969-99-1Q, 61970-00-1Q, 62213-54-1Q, 62624-30-0Q; dithiothereitol-: DTT-; ethyl-acetate: 141-78-6; luciferase-: 9014-00-0Q, 7273-34-9Q, 76106-81-5Q; luciferin-: 2591-17-5Q, 94587-45-8Q, Animalia-; Arachnocampa-flava (Diptera-): Australian-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Bioenergetics-: Biochemistry-and-Molecular-Biophysics; Radiation-Biology; [75314-] Diptera-, bioluminescent-, bioluminescent-; Keroplatus- (Diptera-): bioluminescent-; Orfelia-fultoni (Diptera-): North-American, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; caudal-lantern; ATP-: 56-65-5Q, larvae-; Diptera-: Animals-, Nearctic-region; 56-65-5Q; 42530-29-0Q; 94587-45-8Q; 111839-44-2Q; 7440-37-1; 50-81-7Q; 62624-30-0Q; 141-78-6; 9014-00-0Q; 61869-41-8Q; 61969-99-1Q; 61970-00-1Q; 62213-54-1Q; 76106-81-5Q; 2591-17-5Q;, North-America}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/add01/Viviani_et_al_2002_fultoni_\&_aracnocampa.pdf}, author = {Viviani, Vadim R. and Hastings, J. Woodland and Wilson, Therese} } @article {23226, title = {Notes on Chinese species of Rymosia Winnertz (Diptera, Mycetophilidae), with descriptions of four new species}, journal = {Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica}, volume = {28}, number = {3}, year = {2003}, note = {28(3): 538-541Taxonomic-Key; ArticleEnglish}, pages = {538-541}, abstract = {The present paper describes members of the genus Rymosia Winnertz found in China, and describes 4 new species. A key to species is provided. The type specimens are deposited in the Zhejiang Forestry College, China.}, keywords = {Animalia-; Rymosia-elliptica (Diptera-): species-, Arthropoda-, description-; Rymosia-inflata (Diptera-): species-, Exe, Exechiini-, Insecta-, Invertebrata-, Mycetophilidae-, new-species, Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon]}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/2000_/Wu_Xu_2003_Rymosia_n_sp.pdf}, author = {Wu, Hong and Xu, Hua Chao} } @article {23227, title = {New species of the genus Exechia Winnertz from China (Diptera, Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica}, volume = {29}, number = {3}, year = {2004}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {553-556}, abstract = {Five species of Exechia Winnertz from China are recorded in this paper, of which 4 species are described and 1 species is reported for the First time from China.}, keywords = {Animalia-; Diptera- (Diptera-): higher-taxa; Exechia-atridonta (Diptera-): species-, Arthropoda-, Biogeography-: Population-Studies; Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon], description-; Exechia-hebeta, Insecta-, Invertebrata-, new-species}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/2000_/Wu_Xu_Yu_2004_Exechia_n_sp.pdf}, author = {Wu, Hong and Xu, Hua Chao and Yu, Xiao Xia} } @article {23249, title = {First record of Allodia Winnertz (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) in China with descriptions of seven new species}, journal = {Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica}, volume = {28}, number = {2}, year = {2003}, note = {28(2): 349-355ArticleEnglish}, pages = {349-355}, abstract = {This paper describes Chinese species of Allodia Winnertz. Seven species are listed and described as new to science. A key to known species is provided. The type specimens are deposited in Zhejiang Forestry College, China.}, keywords = {Animalia-; Allodia- (Diptera-): genus-, Arthropoda-, description-; Allodia-fuliginosa (Diptera-): species-, Insecta-, Invertebrata-, n, new-record; Allodia-attenuata (Diptera-): species-, new-species, Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon]}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/2000_/Wu_Zheng_Xu_2003_Allodia_n_sp.pdf}, author = {Wu, Hong and Zheng, Le Yi and Xu, Hua Chao} } @article {23258, title = {New Chinese record of the genus Docosia with a description of a new species (Diptera, Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica}, volume = {28}, number = {2}, year = {2003}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {343-348}, abstract = {The present paper lists 7 species of a genus newly recorded in China, Docosia Winnertz, of which D. gutianshana sp. nov., D. monstrosa sp. nov., D. sinensis sp. nov., D. laxa sp. nov., D. yangi sp. nov. and D. flabellata sp. nov. are described and illustrated as new to science. The characteristics, biology, behavior and geographical distribution of the genus are discussed briefly. A key to Chinese species is provided. The type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Insect Collection of Zhejiang Forestry College.}, keywords = {Animalia-; Docosia- (Diptera-): genus-; Docosia-flabellata (Diptera-): species-, Arthropoda-, description-; Docosia-gutianshana (Diptera-): species-, Insecta-, Invertebrata-, new-species, Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon]}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/2000_/Xu_Wu_Yu_2003_Doscosia_n_sp.pdf}, author = {Xu, Hua Chao and Wu, Hong and Yu, Xiao Xia} } @article {23325, title = {A review of the Palaearctic species of the Leptomorphus quadrimaculatus (Matsumura) group (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae}, volume = {48}, number = {3}, year = {2002}, note = {Taxonomic-Review; ArticleEnglish}, pages = {203-211}, abstract = {Four species of the Leptomorphus quadrimaculatus species group were recognized. Leptomorphus quadrimaculatus (MATSUMURA, 1916) is known from Japan and the Russian Far East, L. forcipatus LANDROCK, 1918 sp. restit. from Central Europe, L. subforcipatus sp. n. from Russia and Finland, and L. talyshensis sp. n. from Azerbaijan.}, keywords = {Animalia-; Leptomorphus-forcipatus (Diptera-): species-, Arthropoda-, description-; Leptomorphus-quadrimaculatus (Diptera-): species-, Insecta-, Invertebrata-, Mycetophi, Mycetophilidae-, Sciaroidea-, Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon]}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/2000_/Zaitzev_\&_sevcik_2002_Leptomorphus_n_sp.pdf}, author = {Zaitzev, Alexander I. and Jan {\v S}ev{\v c}{\'\i}k} } @article {22319, title = {Notes on the Palaearctic species of the genus Polylepta Winnertz (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) with a new synonymization}, journal = {Entomologica Fennica}, volume = {14}, number = {2}, year = {2003}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {91-97}, abstract = {

Morphological differences between three Palaearctic species of Polylepta Winnertz-P. borealis Lundstrom, P. guttiventris (Zetterstedt) and P. zonata (Zetterstedt) - are discussed and detailed genital figures for males and females are given. Polylepta meridionalis Bechev, 1990 is shown to be a junior synonym of Polylepta zonata (Zetterstedt, 1852).

}, keywords = {Animalia-; Polylepta- (Diptera-): genus-; Polylepta-borealis (Diptera-): species-; Polylepta-guttiventris (Diptera-): species-; Polylepta-meridionalis (Diptera-): species-; Polylepta-zonata (Diptera-): species-; Diptera-: Animals-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; morphological-differences; synonymization-, Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-}, author = {Kurina, Olavi} } @article {22850, title = {New species of the genus Boletina Winnertz (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from Fennoscandia}, journal = {Entomologica Fennica}, volume = {15}, number = {1}, year = {2004}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {23-33}, abstract = {

Nine new species of the fungus-gnat genus Boletina Winnertz (B.alcata sp. n., B. hedstroemi sp. n., B. struthioides sp. n., B. kivachiana sp. n., B. fennoscandica sp. n., B. lapponica sp. n., B. subtriangularis sp. n., B. atridentata sp. n. and B. cot-data sp. n.) are described from Russian Karelia, Finland and Sweden. The descriptions are based on recently collected specimens as well as on the old material deposited in the collection of the Museum of Natural History, Helsinki, Finland. Most of the collecting localities are situated in oldgrowth reservations or habitats suggested to protection. Detailed descriptions and illustrations of genitalia are given. Ecological data and information on closely related species are provided.

}, keywords = {Animalia-; Boletina-altridentata (Diptera-): species-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Asia-, description-; Boletina-cordata (Diptera-): species-, description-; Boletina-falcata (Diptera-): species-, description-; Boletina-fennoscandica (Diptera-): species-, description-; Boletina-hedstroemi (Diptera-): species-, description-; Boletina-kivachiana (Diptera-): species-, description-; Boletina-lapponica (Diptera-): species-, description-; Boletina-struthioides (Diptera-): species-, description-; Boletina-subtriangularis (Diptera-): species-, description-; Diptera-: Animals-, Economic-Entomology; Systematics-and-Taxonomy; Terrestrial-Ecology: Ecology-, Environmental-Sciences; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon], Europe-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; Fennoscandia-: Europe-, new-species, Palearctic-region;, Palearctic-region; Finland-: Europe-, Palearctic-region; Karelia-: Russia-}, author = {Polevoi, Alexei V. and Hedmark, Kjell} } @article {22978, title = {Mycetophilidae (Diptera): Additions and corrections to the "Checklist of the Diptera of Hungary"}, journal = {Folia Entomologica Hungarica}, volume = {63}, year = {2002}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {149-156}, abstract = {

One genus (Pseudorymosia) and 33 species of Mycetophilidae are recorded as new for the Hungarian fauna. Epicypta fumipennis Bukowski, 1934, syn. nov., is a junior subjective synonym of Platurocypta testata (Edwards, 1925). Some corrections to the Checklist are given.

}, keywords = {Animalia-; Epicypta-fumipennis (Diptera-): species-; Mycetophilidae- (Diptera-): family-; Platurocypta-testata (Diptera-): species-; Pseudorymosia- (Diptera-): genus-; Diptera-: Animals-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Biogeography-: Population-Studies; Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; Hungary-: Europe-, Palearctic-region; new-synonymy}, author = {Jan {\v S}ev{\v c}{\'\i}k and Papp, Laszlo} } @article {23091, title = {Fungus-gnat Platurocypta punctum (Stannius) (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) having emerged from a fruiting body of slime mold (Myxomycetes)}, journal = {Japanese Journal of Entomology (New Series)}, volume = {5}, number = {4}, year = {2002}, note = {ArticleJapanese}, pages = {143-144}, abstract = {

Platurocypta punctum (Stannius) (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) was firstly recorded from Japan based on the adult specimens emerged from a fruiting body of Fuligo septica (L.) (Myxomycetes: Physarales: Physaraceae). We observed the larvae feeding on spores within the fruiting body at Kamigamo Experimental Forest in Kyoto, central Japan. P. punctum may be closely associated with slime molds.

}, keywords = {adult-, Animalia-; [15700-] Myxophyta-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Asia-, Behavior-; Terrestrial-Ecology: Ecology-, common-, Environmental-Sciences; [75314-] Diptera-, food-, Fungi-, fungus-gnat, host-; Diptera-: Animals-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; Myxophyta-: Fungi-, larva-; Fuligo-septica (Myxophyta-): species-, Microorganisms-, Nonvascular-Plants, Palearctic-region; emergence-behavior; feeding-behavior, Palearctic-region; Kyoto-: Japan-, Plantae-; Platurocypta-punctum (Diptera-): species-, Plants-; fruiting-body; Kamigamo-Experimental-Forest: Japan-, slime-mold, spore-}, author = {Sugiura, Shinji and Fukasawa, Yu and Yamazaki, Kazuo} } @article {22741, title = {Histological structure of the food canal in Nematocera (Diptera) imago head. 3. Sciaroidea}, journal = {Zoologicheskii Zhurnal}, volume = {80}, number = {4}, year = {2001}, note = {ArticleRussian}, pages = {421-432}, abstract = {

Sciaroid gnats have different pharyngeal apparatus, despite similar mouthparts and food specialization. The pharynx in Bolitophilidae and Sciaridae is similar to that in Tipulomorpha, Psychodomorpha species and in some representatives of Culicomorpha. Whereas another pharynx type was found in Macroceridae, Keroplatidae, and in some Mycetophilidae species. Its specific features are as follows: nonsclerotized intima, folded epithelium, and a layer of circular muscular fibers around the epithelium. When the sclerotization of the pharynx wall becomes weaker, muscular fibers of the posterior dorsal dilators shift their insertion from the dorsal wall of the pharynx to its lateral longitudinal ridges. The structure of the pharynx in Keroplatidae-Macroceridae is similar to that in Chironomidae described earlier. The characteristics of the pharynx in representatives of these three families may reflect both a weakening of its activity and changes in its mode of function.

}, keywords = {Animalia-; Bolitophilidae- (Diptera-): gnat-; Culicomorpha- (Diptera-): gnat-; Keroplatidae- (Diptera-): gnat-; Macroceridae- (Diptera-): gnat-; Mycetophilidae- (Diptera-): gnat-; Psychodomorpha- (Diptera-): gnat-; Sciaridae- (Diptera-): gnat-; Tipulomorp, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Dental-and-Oral-System: Ingestion-and-Assimilation; Digestive-System: Ingestion-and-Assimilation; [75314-] Diptera-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; pharynx-: dental-and-oral-system; food-canal; food-specialization}, author = {Panov, A. A.} } @article {22318, title = {On the identification of Palaearctic species in the genus Cordyla Meigen (Diptera, Mycetophilidae); preliminary results}, journal = {Norwegian Journal of Entomology}, volume = {48}, number = {1}, year = {2001}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {231-235}, abstract = {

The morphology of male specimens of 14 Palaearctic Cordyla species is studied. The species can be arranged according to the colour of the swollen segment of palpus, the number of flagellar segments and the structure of male genitalia. On the basis of the colour of the swollen segment of palpi the species can be divided into two groups, the number of flagellar segments into four groups, and the structure of the genitalia into three groups. Morphological differences between the groups are discussed with an emphasise on genital differences.

}, keywords = {Animalia-; Cordyla- (Diptera-): male-; Diptera-: Animals-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; genitalia-: reproductive-system; palpus-; coloration-; morphological-differences; morphology-, Morphology-; Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-}, author = {Kurina, Olavi} } @article {22922, title = {Fungus gnats of the genera Anatella, Allodia and Cordyla in Japan (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Entomological Science}, volume = {6}, number = {2}, year = {2003}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {97-109}, abstract = {Six new mycetophilid species from three genera belonging to the tribe Exechiini are described: Anatella prominens on a fungus of the Polyporaceae, Allodia bipexa and Allodia conifera on fungi of the Russulaceae, Allodia quadrata on fungi of the Hygrophoraceae, Tricholomataceae, Rhodophyllaceae, Russulaceae and Fistulinaceae, Allodia laccariae on a fungus of the Tricholomataceae, and Cordyla bidenticulata on a fungus of the Boletaceae. Their characteristic male genitalia are illustrated. Cordyla flaviceps Staeger, Cordyla fusca Meigen and Cordyla pusilla Edwards are newly recorded from Japan.}, keywords = {Animalia-; Fistulinaceae- (Basidiomycetes-): family-, Arthropoda-, Biogeography-: Population-Studies; Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [15300-] Basidiomycetes-, Fungi-, host-; Hygrophoraceae- (Basi, Insecta-, Invertebrata-, Plantae-; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon]}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/2000_/Sasakawa_\&_Ishizaki_2003_Allodia_anatella_Cordyla_Japan.pdf}, author = {Sasakawa, Mitsuhiro and Ishizaki, Hironori} } @article {22977, title = {Bolitophilidae and Mycetophilidae (Diptera): genera and species new to Hungary}, journal = {Folia Entomologica Hungarica}, volume = {62}, year = {2001}, note = {ArticleEnglish}, pages = {217-229}, abstract = {

Three species of Bolitophilidae, as well as 50 species and three genera (Syntemna, Megophthalmidia and Pseudexechia) of Mycetophilidae are recorded as new for the Hungarian fauna. Dynatosoma nigripes sp. n. is described. Twenty-two additional species of the Mycetophilidae, whose specimens were identified but not published by specialists from the materials of the HNHM, are reported for the first time.

}, keywords = {Animalia-; Dynatosoma-nigripes (Diptera-): description-, Arthropoda-, Arthropods-, Biogeography-: Population-Studies; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon], Insecta-, Insects-, Invertebrata-, Invertebrates-; Hungary-: Europe-, new-species; Megophthalmidia- (Diptera-); Pseudexechia- (Diptera-); Syntemna- (Diptera-): new-record; Diptera-: Animals-, Palearctic-region}, author = {Jan {\v S}ev{\v c}{\'\i}k and Papp, Laszlo} } @article {22916, title = {Notes on the Japanese Diptera: Part 2}, journal = {Japanese Journal of Entomology (New Series)}, volume = {6}, number = {3}, year = {2003}, note = {ArticleJapanese}, pages = {119-133}, abstract = {Japanese species of the Mycetophilidae and Sciaridae were reviewed. Ten Palaearctic species of the mycetophilid gnats, Mycomya matilei, M. simulans and M. neodentata, Sciophila dziedzickii and S. interrupta, Leia alternans and L. bilineata, Exechia dorsalis, Trichonta vittata and Phronia willistoni, and eight Palaearctic species of the sciarid gnats, Bradysia subbetuleti and B. brachystyla, Ctenosciara nudata, Phytosciara flavipes, P. ninae and P. ussuriensis, and Sciara humeralis and S. lackschewitzi, were recorded from Japan for the first time. Larval host fungi for the mycetophilid gnats were given. A replacement name, subgenus Merizomma nom. nov., for the subgenus Chorizomma Sasakawa, 1997, of the genus Lycoriella Frey (Sciaridae) was proposed, because Chorizomma was preoccupied as an arachnid genus name by Simon, 1872.}, keywords = {Animalia-; [15000-] Fungi-, Arthropoda-, Biogeography-: Population-Studies; Systematics-and-Taxonomy; [75314-] Diptera-[new-taxon], Insecta-, Invertebrata-, new-record; Bradysia-subbetuleti (Diptera-):, Plantae-; Bradysia-brachystyla (Diptera-): species-}, url = {http://www.online-keys.net/sciaroidea/2000_/Sasakawa_2003__Japan_Diptera_fungus.pdf}, author = {Sasakawa, Mitsuhiro} }