TY - JOUR T1 - Ctenosciara alexanderkoenigi sp. n. (Diptera: Sciaridae), an exotic invader in Germany? JF - Biodiversity Data Journal Y1 - 2016 DO - 10.3897/BDJ.4.e6460 A1 - Heller, Kai A1 - Rulik, Björn SP - e6460 KW - DNA barcoding KW - Faunistics KW - identification key KW - invasive species KW - new species AB -

A new species of the genus Ctenosciara Tuomikoski, 1960 is here described based upon a single specimen, obtained from collectings in the garden at Museum Alexander Koenig in Bonn. Ctenosciara alexanderkoenigi sp. n. differs from all other congeneric European species by its striking coloration and distinct male genitalia. However, DNA barcoding reveals associations with two specimens from New Zealand. Therefore a recent migration of Ctenosciara species from the Australasian Region, the likely center of origin of the genus, is discussed. A key to the European species of Ctenosciara is provided. Barcoding results reveale that Ctenosciara exigua is not clearly distinguished from Ctenosciara hyalipennis by its COI sequence (both share the same BIN BOLD:AAH3983) and that its species status may be questionable.

L2 - 56246 L3 - 68775 VL - 4 SN - 1314-28361314-2828 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e6460 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Drei neue Trauermückenarten aus Mitteleuropa (Diptera: Sciaridae) JF - Ferrantia Y1 - 2013 DO - 10.13140/2.1.5137.4728 A1 - Heller, Kai A1 - Menzel, Frank SP - 337–348 L2 - 51928 L3 - 61134 VL - 39 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Fünf neue europäische Arten von Trauermücken (Diptera, Sciaridae) aus dem Artenkreis um Leptosciarella pilosa JF - Veröffentlichungen des Museums für Naturkunde ChemnitzVeröffentlichungen des Museums für Naturkunde Chemnitz Y1 - 2012 A1 - Heller, Kai SP - 91 EP - 102 L2 - 51921 L3 - 61127 VL - 35 ER - TY - CHAP T1 - IV 6.3 Familie Sciaridae (Trauermücken) T2 - Quellen Y1 - 2012 A1 - Heller, Kai ED - Gerecke, Reinhard ED - Haseke, Harald ED - Klauber, Jörg ED - Maringer, Alexander SP - 189 EP - 199, 373 KW - Sciaridae L2 - 51919 L3 - 61125 JA - Quellen T3 - Schriften des Nationalparks Gesäuse CY - Weng im Gesäuse VL - 7 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Revision of the Black Fungus Gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) of North America JF - Studia dipterologica Y1 - 2013 A1 - Mohrig, Werner A1 - Heller, Kai A1 - Hippa, Heikki A1 - Vilkamaa, Pekka A1 - Menzel, Frank SP - 141 EP - 286 KW - Canada KW - Greenland KW - Nearctic region KW - new combinations KW - new records KW - new synonyms KW - revision KW - Sciaridae KW - Systematics KW - Taxonomy KW - type designations KW - USA AB -

The North American fauna of Black Fungus Gnats (Diptera: Sciaroidea: Sciaridae) currently comprises
25 genera and 166 species (including 8 species incertae sedis). 82 species are distributed only
in the Nearctic and 67 species in the Holarctic, 1 species in the Holarctic/Neotropical Regions and
8 species in North and Central America including the Caribbean islands. 223 species-group names
have been applied to taxa occurring in North America (north of Mexico). These were described or
have been reported from North America (USA and Canada) since 1827. For these names, 42 new
species-group combinations, 60 new species-group synonyms, and one new genus-group synonym
are here proposed. Two species remain unplaced but have been redescribed and figured, whereas
six species-group names cannot be interpreted (one described by CURRAN, three by FITCH, one
by KIEFFER, one by WALKER). Seven species-group names from SAY are considered to be nomina
dubia. Twelve species-group names described or reported from Greenland have been excluded
from this revision (section 10).

L2 - 50916 L3 - 52494 VL - 19 (2012) CP - 1/2 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Molecular phylogeny of black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaroidea: Sciaridae) and the evolution of larval habitats JF - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Y1 - 2013 DO - 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.11.008 A1 - Seunggwan Shin A1 - Sunghoon Jung A1 - Menzel, Frank A1 - Heller, Kai A1 - Heungsik Lee A1 - Seunghwan Lee SP - EP - KW - ancestral character states KW - black fungus gnats KW - Diptera KW - larval habitats KW - molecular phylogeny KW - Sciaridae KW - Systematics AB -

The phylogeny of the family Sciaridae is reconstructed, based on maximum likelihood, maximum parsimony, and Bayesian analyses of 4,809 bp from two mitochondrial (COI and 16S) and two nuclear (18S and 28S) genes for 100 taxa including the outgroup taxa. According to the present phylogenetic analyses, Sciaridae comprise three subfamilies and two genus groups: Sciarinae, Chaetosciara group, Cratyninae, and Pseudolycoriella group + Megalosphyinae. Our molecular results are largely congruent with one of the former hypotheses based on morphological data with respect to the monophyly of genera and subfamilies (Sciarinae, Megalosphyinae, and part of postulated “new subfamily”); however, the subfamily Cratyninae is shown to be polyphyletic, and the genera Bradysia, Corynoptera, Leptosciarella, Lycoriella, and Phytosciara are also recognized as non–monophyletic groups. While the ancestral larval habitat state of the family Sciaridae, based on Bayesian inference, is dead plant material (plant litter + rotten wood), the common ancestors of Phytosciara and Bradysia are inferred to living plants habitat. Therefore, shifts in larval habitats from dead plant material to living plants may have occurred within the Sciaridae at least once. Based on the results, we discuss phylogenetic relationships within the family, and present an evolutionary scenario of development of larval habitats.

L2 - 50565 L3 - 52077 VL - 66 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S105579031200440X?v=s5 CP - 834-846 ER -