@article {60592, title = {Four species of Mycetophilidae (Diptera) new to Ireland}, journal = {The Irish Naturalists{\textquoteright} Journal}, volume = {32}, year = {2013}, month = {145-147}, pages = {10 July 2013}, author = {Deady, Rob J.} } @article {56335, title = {Three New Nearctic Fungus Gnat Species (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Southwestern Entomologist}, volume = {38}, year = {2013}, month = {Jan-09-2013}, pages = {499 - 516}, issn = {0147-1724}, doi = {10.3958/059.038.0312}, url = {http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3958/059.038.0312}, author = {Taber, Stephen W.} } @article {56262, title = {Particularities of seasonal activity of representatives of fungus gnats (Diptera, Sciaroidea) most popular genera in subtaiga of Western Siberia}, journal = {BioClimLand (Biota, Climate, Landscapes)}, volume = {2}, year = {2013}, pages = {4-16}, abstract = {

While studying the ecology of fungus gnats (Diptera, Sciaroidea) in coniferous subtaiga of Western Siberia the dynamics of flight activity within the largest by number of species and the most popular genera (Bolitophila, Mycomya, Exechia, Trichonta, Phronia, Mycetophila) was examined. Structural analysis of the taxonomic composition of fungus gnats active imago during the season has shown that early in the season representatives of the Exechia dominate, in August \– Mycetophila, in mid-summer the importance of Mycomya, Phronia, Trichonta genera grows. The maximum species diversity for genera Bolitophila, Trichonta and Mycetophila is observed in the third decade of May, Exechia \– in the first decade of May, Phronia - in late June. Flying with two periods of activity is characteristic of typical inhabitants of fungi fruiting bodies at the beginning and end of the season, with a mandatory gap between them not less than one month. For species growing on wood-destroying fungi mycelium an extended flying period during the season or in its first half is more typical, with a maximum in the warmest decades. Within each genus several strategies of flight activity are observed, the analysis of which makes it possible to identify five types of flight strategies of Sciaroidea:
1. Species with one period of activity in the first half of the season. This type of flight activity is observed in many species of popular genera. In this group species with pre-dominantly short period of flying, from early May to early June, can be identified: the species of the genera Bolitophila, Exechia, Pseudexechia; and species with a long flight activity with a maximum in the summer months (representatives of Mycomya, Anatella, Rymosia, Phronia, Trichonta and Mycetophila).
2. Species with two short periods of activity \– at the beginning and end of the season, with a gap between them not less than two months. This type of seasonal dynamics is most evident among a number of representatives of the genera Bolitophila and Exechia.
3. Species with two long periods of activity \– at the beginning and end of the season, with a mandatory gap between them that is usually not less than one month. This type of activity is typical first of all for the representatives of the inhabitants of the fruiting bodies of fungi, especially the genus Mycetophila, as well as Phronia. The peculiarity of these fungus gnats is that the spring activity peak is more or less pronounced and occurs at the end of May and June; however, the maximum number is reached in the second half of the season and is associated with fungi fruiting. Decline usually occurs in the middle of summer: the second and third decade of July and early August.
4. The species flying throughout the summer season from mid-May till September. During this period several generations may change. This group includes many species of Phronia, Trichonta and Mycetophila.
5. The species active exceptionally in autumn, flying since the second half of August. It is a small group, including 3 species of the genera Mycetophila and Trichonta, as well as such species as Exechiopsis davatchii, Exechiopsis seducta, Exechiopsis indecisa, Pseudexechia trivittata, Rymosia affinis, Boletina gripha, Allodia ornaticollis.

Thus, in West Siberian coniferous subtaiga five types of fungus gnats\’ flying strategy can be identified, while in the mid-taiga subzone of Karelia four types are distinguished, and in the mountain-taiga landscapes in the central part of the Kuznetsky Alatau only three types. In the Kuznetsky Alatau with its short summers and heavy rainfall, there are no species having two peaks of activity. In Karelia, with a cold and rainy summer, there is not a sharp decline in activity of adults in mid-season, which is characteristic of most species of subtaiga fungus gnats. Thus, it is shown that the strategies of flight activity of local faunas Sciaroidea reflect the characteristics of the landscape and climate conditions of a particular region.

}, author = {Subbotina, Elena and Maximova, Yulia V.} } @article {heller_drei_2013, title = {Drei neue Trauerm{\"u}ckenarten aus Mitteleuropa (Diptera: Sciaridae)}, journal = {Ferrantia}, volume = {39}, year = {2013}, pages = {337{\textendash}348}, doi = {10.13140/2.1.5137.4728}, author = {Heller, Kai and Menzel, Frank} } @article {51562, title = {New Axymyiidae (Insecta: Diptera) from the Mesozoic of East Siberia}, journal = {Polish Journal of Entomology}, volume = {82}, year = {2013}, month = {12/2013}, pages = {257{\textendash}271}, abstract = {

The new species of Axymyiidae Juraxymyia krzeminskii sp. n. and Sinaxymyia szadziewskii sp. n. from the Lower Cretaceous beds of Transbaikalia and Juraxymyia evae sp. n. from the Lower Cretaceous beds (Upper Jurassic not excluded) of Yakutia are described.

}, keywords = {Axymyiidae, Lower Cretaceous; P.-148, new species, Upper Jurassic}, doi = {10.2478/v10200-012-0040-9}, author = {Vladimir A. Blagoderov and Lukashevich, Elena D.} } @article {vaisanen_new_2013, title = {New Mycomya species from the Himalayas (Diptera, Mycetophilidae): 3. Subgenera Cesamya and Mycomyopsis}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3737}, number = {2}, year = {2013}, month = {19/11/2013}, pages = {129{\textendash}153}, abstract = {

Mycomya Rondani specimens from the Himalayas, mostly Nepal and Myanmar, are revised. Altogether four species of the subgenus Cesamya Ko\çak \& Kemal and eleven species of the subgenus Mycomyopsis V\äis\änen are recorded from the Himalayas and the Indian subcontinent. The paper includes a key to the Himalayan species of Mycomya of the two subgenera. The following fourteen new species are described: M. aix, M. alticola, M. banteng, M. cissa, M. ducula, M. irena, M. goral, M. jeti, M. kaa, M. naja, M. niltava, M. pitta, M. sachak, and M. sanar. The holotype of M. unipectinata Edwards from Sri Lanka was also examined and its genitalia are described.

}, keywords = {Burma, Cesamya, Diptera, Key to species, Lycomya, Myanmar, Mycetophilidae, Mycomya, Mycomyopsis, Nepal, new species, new subgeneric name}, issn = {1175-5334}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.3737.2.3}, url = {http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3737.2.3}, author = {V{\"a}is{\"a}nen, Rauno} } @article {50928, title = {Five new species and a new record of Manota (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from Sulawesi}, journal = {Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae}, volume = {53}, year = {2013}, pages = {763{\textendash}775}, author = {Hippa, Heikki and Jan {\v S}ev{\v c}{\'\i}k} } @article {50926, title = {Molecular phylogeny of fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) revisited: position of Manotinae, Metanepsiini, and other enigmatic taxa as inferred from multigene analysis}, journal = {Systematic Entomology}, volume = {38}, year = {2013}, pages = {654{\textendash}660}, author = {Jan {\v S}ev{\v c}{\'\i}k and David Kasp{\v r}{\'a}k and Andrea T{\'o}thov{\'a}} } @article {50925, title = {Nomenclatural and taxonomic problems related to the electronic publication of new nomina and nomenclatural acts in zoology, with brief comments on optical discs and on the situation in botany}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3735}, year = {2013}, month = {10/11/2013}, pages = {1-94}, abstract = {

In zoological nomenclature, to be potentially valid, nomenclatural novelties (i.e., new nomina and nomenclatural acts) need first to be made available, that is, published in works qualifying as publications as defined by the International Code of zoological Nomenclature (\“the Code\”). In September 2012, the Code was amended in order to allow the recognition of works electronically published online after 2011 as publications available for the purpose of zoological nomenclature, provided they meet several conditions, notably a preregistration of the work in ZooBank. Despite these new Rules, several of the long-discussed problems concerning the electronic publication of new nomina and nomenclatural acts have not been resolved. The publication of this amendment provides an opportunity to discuss some of these in detail. It is\ important to note that: (1) all works published only online before 2012 are nomenclaturally unavailable; (2) printed copies of the PDFs of works which do not have their own ISSN or ISBN, and which are not obtainable free of charge or by purchase, do not qualify as publications but must be seen as facsimiles of unavailable works and are unable to provide nomenclatural availability to any nomenclatural novelties they may contain; (3) prepublications online of later released online publications are unavailable, i.e., they do not advance the date of publication; (4) the publication dates of works for which online prepublications had been released are not those of these prepublications and it is critical that the real release date of such works appear on the actual final electronic publication, but this is not currently the case in electronic periodicals that distribute such online prepublications and which still indicate on their websites and PDFs the date of release of prepublication as that of publication of the work; (5) supplementary online materials and subsequent formal corrections of either paper or electronic publications distributed only online are nomenclaturally unavailable; (6) nomenclatural information provided on online websites that do not have a fixed content and format, with ISSN or ISBN, is un- available. We give precise examples of many of these nomenclatural problems. Several of them, when they arise, are due to the fact that the availability of nomenclatural novelties now depends on information that will have to be sought not from the work itself but from extrinsic evidence. As shown by several examples discussed here, an electronic document can be modified while keeping the same DOI and publication date, which is not compatible with the requirements of zoological nomenclature. Therefore, another system of registration of electronic documents as permanent and inalterable will have to be devised. ZooBank also clearly needs to be improved in several respects. Mention in a work of its registration number (LSID) in ZooBank would seem to be possible only if this registration has occurred previously, but some works that have purportedly been registered in ZooBank are in fact missing on this web application. In conclusion, we offer recommendations to authors, referees, editors, publishers, libraries and the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, in the hope that such problems can be limited along with the potential chaos in zoological nomenclature that could result, if careful attention is not paid to the problems we highlight here, from a somewhat misplaced, and perhaps now widespread, understanding that electronic publication of nomenclatural novelties is now allowed and straightforward. We suggest that, as long as the problematic points linked to the new amendment and to electronic publication as a whole are not resolved, nomenclatural novelties continue to be published in paper-printed journals that have so far shown editorial competence regarding taxonomy and nomenclature, which is not the case of several recent electronic-only published journals.

}, issn = {1175-5334, 1175-5326}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.3735.1.1}, url = {http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3735.1.1}, author = {Dubois, Alain and Crochet, Pierre-Andr{\'e} and Dickinson, Edward C. and Nem{\'e}sio, Andr{\'e} and Aescht, Erna and Bauer, Aaron M. and Vladimir A. Blagoderov and Bour, Roger and De Carvalho, Marcelo R. and Desutter-Grandcolas, Laure and Fr{\'e}tey, Thierry and J{\"a}ger, Peter and Koyamba, Victoire and Lavilla, Esteban O. and L{\"o}bl, Ivan and Louchart, Antoine and Mal{\'e}cot, Val{\'e}ry and Schatz, Heinrich and Ohler, Annemarie} } @article {50919, title = {New Mycomya species from South Korea (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Entomologica Fennica}, volume = {24}, year = {2013}, month = {8/10/2013}, chapter = {165-171}, abstract = {

The material of the genus Mycomya Rondani from South Korea is revised. The following three new species are described: M. yamagishii sp. n., M. mogera sp. n., and M. sudosanensis sp. n. Mycomya winnertzi (Dziedzicki), M. dziedzickii Vaisanen, M. occultans (Winnertz), M. wuorentausi Vaisanen, and M. paradenlata Vaisanen are recorded as new to the South Korean fauna. A key is given to the South Korean species.

}, author = {V{\"a}is{\"a}nen, Rauno} } @article {50918, title = {Types of Neotropical Mycetophilidae (Diptera) at the Natural History Museum collection, London}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3726}, year = {2013}, month = {25/10/2013}, pages = {1{\textendash}119}, abstract = {

The primary types, secondary types, and some other identified specimens of 407 Neotropical species of Mycetophilidae at the Natural History Museum, London were examined. Notes were made on the condition of the primary types, their labels, and presence of other specimens in the type series. Additional comments are made about types, secondary types and some few other cases worth of note mistakenly determined to be at the NHM. Lectotypes are designated for syntypes of 17 species: Epicypta insipiens (Williston), Epicypta dolosa (Williston), Leia amabilis Williston, Leia concinna (Williston), Leia nitens (Williston), Megalopelma cellularis Edwards, Megalopelma fraudulenta (Williston), Megalopelma platyura Edwards, Mycetophila borgmeieri Edwards, Mycomya meridionalis Johannsen, Monoclona digitata Edwards, Mycomya peruviana Edwards, Neoempheria maculipennis Williston, Procycloneura paranensis Edwards, Stenophragma nigricauda Edwards, Tetragoneura simplex Edwards, Trizygia nitens Edwards. Three species\–Leia biamputata Edwards, Leia fuscicornis Edwards, and Neallodia flavida Edwards\–previously considered subjective junior synonyms in the literature were revalidated. Mycetophila rufoides nom. nov. is proposed for Mycetophila rufa Lane (preocc. Macquart 1826). Mycetophila dolosa Williston is transferred to Epicypta, without being assigned to a particular subgenus. The type of Sceptonia paiaguensis Freeman is formally considered lost. Photographs taken of holotypes and lectotypes are included, helping taxonomic documentation and in some extent, species identification. After the nomenclatural acts in this paper, the Natural History Museum, London, now holds holotypes of 292 Neotropical species of the Mycetophilidae, 23 lectotypes, syntypes of 3 species that have syntypes in other collections, paratypes of 81 species that have holotypes in other collections, identified specimens of 5 species with types lost and specimens of three species which fit in other cases.

}, keywords = {Diptera, Mycetophilidae, Natural History Museum, Neotropics, Taxonomy, types}, issn = {1175-5334}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.3726.1.1}, url = {http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3726.1.1}, author = {Amorim, D.d.Souza and Oliveira, S.S.} } @article {50917, title = {The first Cordyla Meigen species (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) from continental Australia and Tasmania}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {342}, year = {2013}, month = {10/2013}, chapter = {29-43}, abstract = {

A new species of Mycetophilidae, Cordyla australica sp. n., is described from continental Australia and
Tasmania, representing the first Cordyla record in the region. A detailed description of its morphology
with illustrations of male and female terminalia and a map of the collecting localities are provided. According
to the structure of male terminalia, C. australica sp. n. belongs to the C. murina species-group
that has 13 species worldwide. Within the group C. australica sp. n. resembles C. murina but has a unique
outline of the hypoproct and medial branch of the gonostylus. The observed distributional pattern is
restricted to the rainforest of eastern Australia and Tasmania.

}, keywords = {Australia, Cordyla, Diptera, Mycetophilidae, new species, Tasmania}, issn = {1313-2970}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.342.6045}, url = {http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/issue/342/}, author = {Kurina, Olavi and Oliveira, Sarah Siqueira} } @article {50916, title = {Revision of the Black Fungus Gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) of North America}, journal = {Studia dipterologica}, volume = {19 (2012)}, year = {2013}, month = {07/2013}, pages = {141-286}, abstract = {

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).

}, keywords = {Canada, Greenland, Nearctic region, new combinations, new records, new synonyms, revision, Sciaridae, Systematics, Taxonomy, type designations, USA}, issn = {0945-3954}, author = {Mohrig, Werner and Heller, Kai and Hippa, Heikki and Vilkamaa, Pekka and Menzel, Frank} } @article {50914, title = {A new species of Lygistorrhina Skuse (Diptera: Sciaroidea: Lygistorrhinidae) from South Africa}, journal = {Biodiversity Data Journal}, volume = {1}, year = {2013}, month = {16/09/2013}, pages = {e962}, abstract = {

A new species of Lygistorrhina (Diptera, Sciaroidea, Lygistorrhinidae) from South Africa is described and a key for Afrotropical species of the genus is provided.

}, keywords = {Lygistorrhinidae, new species, South Africa, Taxonomy}, doi = {10.3897/BDJ.1.e962}, url = {http://biodiversitydatajournal.com/articles.php?id=962}, author = {Vladimir A. Blagoderov and Papp, Laszlo and Hippa, Heikki} } @article {50908, title = {On the systematics and distribution of some poorly known species of Boletina (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) in northern Europe, with the description of a new species}, journal = {Zoosystematica Rossica}, volume = {22}, year = {2013}, pages = {114-122}, abstract = {

A new Palaearctic species, Boletina palmata sp. nov., is described, and three other species, B. kurilensis Zaitzev, B. jamalensis Zaitzev and B. pinusia Maximova, are redescribed. It is demonstrated that many specimens from Fennoscandia formerly identified as B. kurilensis belong to B. palmata, while true B. kurilensis occurs only in northern parts of Murmansk Province in Russia, northern Norway and northern Finland. European specimens previously identified as B. jamalensis are proved to belong to B. pinusia, while another closely-related species, B. struthioides Polevoi et Hedmark, is found to be a junior synonym of B. jamalensis.

}, keywords = {mycetophilidae Taxonomy new species}, author = {Polevoi, A. V.} } @article {23153, title = {New Mycomya species from the Himalayas (Diptera, Mycetophilidae): 2. Subgenera Calomycomya, Cymomya, Neomycomya and Pavomya subg. n.}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3666}, number = {3}, year = {2013}, note = {English}, pages = {301-318}, abstract = {

Mycomya Rondani specimens from the Himalayas, mostly Nepal and Myanmar, are revised. Pavomya subg. n. is de- scribed. Altogether nine species from the subgenera Calomycomya, Cymomya, Neomycomya and Pavomya subg. n. are recorded from the Himalayas and Indian subcontinent. The paper includes a key to the subgenera of Mycomya and the Himalayan species of Mycomya of the four subgenera. The following eight new species are described: M. aonyx, M. cuon, M. kambaitiensis, M. marmota, M. paguma, M. panthera, M. ratufa and M. wah. Mycomya fimbriata (Meigen) is recorded from Myanmar.

}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.3666.3.1}, author = {Vaisanen, R.} } @article {50890, title = {New species and new records of Manota Williston (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) in the Neotropical region}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3686}, year = {2013}, pages = {101-132}, abstract = {

The following 17 new species are described: Manota anfracta (Ecuador), M. appendiculata (Ecuador, French Guyana), M. aristata (Ecuador), M. bisulca (Ecuador), M. depilis (Ecuador), M. inermis (Ecuador), M. iota (Ecuador, French Guyana), M. micula (Ecuador), M. panda (Argentina), M. papillosa (Ecuador), M. patula (French Guyana), M. paula (Ecuador), M. pisinna (French Guyana), M. quantilla (Ecuador), M. quantula (Ecuador), M. senta (Nicaragua), M. virgata (Ecuador). New records of the following species are given: Manota acuminata Jaschhof and Hippa (Ecuador), M. acutistylus Jaschhof and Hippa (Ecuador, French Guyana), M. diversiseta Jaschhof and Hippa (Ecuador, French Guyana), M. ibanezi Hippa and Huerta (Ecuador, French Guyana, Peru), M. inornata Jaschhof \& Hippa (French Guyana), M. multisetosa Jaschhof and Hippa (Ecuador), M. parva Jaschhof and Hippa (Ecuador), M. rotundistylus Jaschhof and Hippa (Ecuador), and M. squamulata Jaschhof and Hippa (Ecuador).

}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.3686.2.1}, author = {Hippa, Heikki and Kurina, Olavi} } @article {50888, title = {First records of the fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) reared from fruiting bodies of Agaric fungi in Kermanshah province, Iran}, journal = {Journal of Crop Protection}, volume = {2}, year = {2013}, pages = {163-169}, abstract = {

A survey was conducted to identify the fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) in Kermanshah province (west of Iran) during 2010-2011. The specimens were collected from nine different localities. Adults were reared from the fruiting bodies of Agaric fungi. Five species are recorded for the first time from Iran: Mycetophila strigatoides (Lundrock), Allodia ornaticollis (Meigen), Rymosia pseudocretensis Burghele-Balacesco, Synplasta gracilis (Winnertz) and Sciophila eryngii Chandler. Eight host associations (gnats-fungi) are also reported for the first time. The diagnostic characters, host range and geographical distribution of each species are given.

}, issn = {2251-9041}, url = {http://jcpi.ir/?_action=articleInfo\&article=487}, author = {Somayeh Barzegar and Abbas Ali Zamani and Saeed Abbasi and Reza Vafaei Shooshtari} } @article {50788, title = {Review of the genus Prosciara Frey (Diptera, Sciaridae) from China}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3640 }, year = {2013}, month = {04/2013}, pages = {301 {\textendash} 342 }, abstract = {The genus Prosciara from China is reviewed and 36 species are recognized. Among them, 16 new species, P. oligotricha sp. nov., P. gyracantha sp. nov., P. hemicrypta sp. nov., P. angusta sp. nov., P. euryacantha sp. nov., P. ellipsoidea sp. nov., P. paucispina sp. nov., P. myriacantha sp. nov., P. columellata sp. nov., P. fossulata sp. nov., P. ternidigitata sp. nov., P. globoidea sp. nov., P. longispina sp. nov., P. extumida sp. nov., P. sinensis sp. nov. and P. tetracantha sp. nov. and 16 species, P. falcicula Vilkamaa \& Hippa, P. latilingula Hippa \& Vilkamaa, P. duplicidens Vilkamaa \& Hippa, P. scopulifera Vilkamaa \& Hippa, P. megachaeta Hippa \& Vilkamaa, P. pentadactyla Hippa \& Vilkamaa, P. pollex Hippa \& Vilkamaa, P. crassidens Hippa \& Vilkamaa, P. producta (Tuomikoski), P. exsecta Vilkamaa \& Hippa, P. bisulcata Vilkamaa \& Hippa, P. furcifera Hippa \& Vilkamaa, P. latifurca Hippa \& Vilkamaa, P. prolixa Vilkamaa \& Hippa, P. triloba Hippa \& Vilkamaa and P. decamera Hippa \& Vilkamaa are reported for the first time from China. Manusciara Yang, Zhang \& Yang, 1995 is recognized as a synonym of Prosciara, therefore, P. quadridigitata (Yang, Zhang \& Yang, 1995) is a new combination. In addition, geographical distribution of 36 Chinese species are provided, as well as a key to all these Chinese species. This study raises the number of the species of Chinese Prosciara from three to 36.}, keywords = {China, Diptera, new combination, new species, Sciaridae}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3640.3.1}, url = {http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2013/f/zt03640p342.pdf}, author = {KAI SHI and Huang, Junhao and LYUDMILA KOMAROVA and SUJIONG ZHANG and Wu, Hong} } @article {50786, title = {Two New Nearctic Species of Boletina Staeger Fungus Gnat (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {Southwestern Entomologist}, volume = {38}, year = {2013}, pages = {119-132}, abstract = {

Two new species of Boletina Staeger fungus gnat were discovered in western Michigan. Adult males of both species flew to a Malaise trap in spring and a second generation of one species flew during the transition from late summer to autumn. The habitat was an ecotone between swamp and second-growth forest dominated by black ash (Fraxinus nigra Marshall), paper birch (Betula papyrifera Marshall), red maple (Acer rubrum L.), and black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrhart). Females and juvenile stages of Boletina dentata Taber and Boletina tricinctoides Taber are either unknown or have not been described.

}, doi = {10.3958/059.038.0101}, url = {http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3958/059.038.0101}, author = {Stephen W. Taber} } @article {50784, title = {Replacement for a preoccupied Docosia Winnertz (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) name}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3630}, year = {2013}, month = {03/2013}, pages = {400}, issn = {ISSN 1175-5326}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3630.2.15}, url = {http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/content.html}, author = {Kurina, O. and Jan {\v S}ev{\v c}{\'\i}k} } @article {50783, title = {Two peculiar new Orfelia Costa species from Georgia (Diptera: Keroplatidae)}, journal = {Entomologica Fennica}, volume = {24}, year = {2013}, month = {03/2013}, pages = {21-27}, chapter = {21}, url = {http://www.entomologicafennica.org/Index.htm}, author = {Kurina, Olavi and J{\"u}rgenstein, Siiri} } @article {10.3897/zookeys.269.4252, title = {Review of the Palaearctic Acomopterella Zaitzev (Diptera, Sciaroidea, Mycetophilidae)}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {269}, year = {2013}, month = {02}, pages = {11{\textendash}32}, publisher = {Pensoft Publishers}, abstract = {

The distribution of Acomopterella species in the Palaearctic region has been re-examined in this study, using recently collected material. The European species was found to be distributed in the eastern Palaearctic as well. A second Palaearctic species from Honshu (Japan) is herein described. The morphology of adult specimens was studied by light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The shape of functional specialized setae on mid tibiae in Acomopterella and seven further fungus gnat genera is described and the suitability of this character for systematic studies is discussed. Details of a \“hind tibial organ\” are described.The position of Acomopterella in the tribe Gnoristini is briefly discussed. Acomopterella is found to be more closely related to Speolepta Edwards, 1925, than to any other recent genus.

}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.269.4252}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.269.4252}, author = {Kallweit, Uwe} } @article {SYEN:SYEN12002, title = {Phylogeny of the tribe Sciophilini (Diptera: Mycetophilidae: Sciophilinae)}, journal = {Systematic Entomology}, volume = {38}, year = {2013}, pages = {407-427}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing Ltd}, abstract = {

The monophyly and phylogenetic relationships within the species rich Sciophilini (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) were analysed, based on 96 adult morphological characters. The cladistic analysis included 80 Sciophilini exemplar species (representing all but 1 of the 36 genera placed previously in the Sciophilini) and 11 outgroup taxa of other mycetophilid tribes. The monophyly of Sciophilini was supported in the parsimony analysis by four synapomorphies. The tribe now contains 34 genera: Acnemia Winnertz, Acomoptera Vockeroth, Adicroneura Vockeroth, Afrocnemia Matile, Allocotocera Mik, Anaclileia Meunier, Aneura Marshall, Austrosciophila Tonnoir, Azana Walker, Baeopterogyna Vockeroth, Cluzobra Edwards, Drepanocercus Vockeroth, Duretophragma Borkent gen.n., Eudicrana Loew, Leptomorphus Curtis, Loicia Vockeroth, Megalopelma Enderlein, Monoclona Mik, Morganiella Tonnoir \& Edwards, Neoallocotocera Tonnoir, Neoaphelomera Miller, Neotrizygia Tonnoir \& Edwards, Neuratelia Rondani, Paramorganiella Tonnoir, Paratinia Mik, Paratrizygia Tonnoir, Parvicellula Marshall, Phthinia Winnertz, Polylepta Winnertz, Sciophila Meigen, Stenophragma Skuse, Tasmanina Tonnoir, Taxicnemis Tonnoir \& Edwards, and Trizygia Skuse. Four genera placed previously in Sciophilini (Coelophthinia Edwards, Impleta Plassmann, Speolepta Edwards and Syntemna Winnertz) are transferred to the Gnoristini. Neoneurotelia Shinji and Neoparatinia Shinji are considered nomina dubia. Diagnoses are given for all genera in the tribe. Duretophragmagen.n. is described for the following species (all of which are comb.n.): Duretophragma andina (Duret), Duretophragma argentina (Duret), Duretophragma glabanum (Johannsen), Duretophragma fusca (Edwards), Duretophragma humeralis (Edwards), Duretophragma intermedia (Edwards), Duretophragma longifurcata (Freeman) (type species), Duretophragma morigenea (Edwards), Duretophragma naumanni (Duret), Duretophragma nigricauda (Edwards), Duretophragma obscura (Duret), Duretophragma ochracea (Freeman), Duretophragma pleuralis (Edwards) and Duretophragma similis (Johannsen). Other new generic combinations include: Trizygia albidens (Oliveira \& Amorim) comb.n., Trizygia alvesi (Oliveira \& Amorim) comb.n., Trizygia balbi (Oliveira \& Amorim) comb.n., Trizygia camargoi (Oliveira \& Amorim) comb.n. and Afrocnemia stellamicans (Chandler) comb.n.

}, issn = {1365-3113}, doi = {10.1111/syen.12002}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/syen.12002}, author = {Borkent, Christopher J. and Wheeler, Terry A.} } @article {SYEN:SYEN652, title = {The phylogenetic relationships among infraorders and superfamilies of Diptera based on morphological evidence}, journal = {Systematic Entomology}, volume = {38}, number = {1}, year = {2013}, pages = {164{\textendash}179}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing Ltd}, abstract = {Members of the megadiverse insect order Diptera (flies) have successfully colonized all continents and nearly all habitats. There are more than 154 000 described fly species, representing 10{\textendash}12\% of animal species. Elucidating the phylogenetic relationships of such a large component of global biodiversity is challenging, but significant advances have been made in the last few decades. Since Hennig first discussed the monophyly of major groupings, Diptera has attracted much study, but most researchers have used non-numerical qualitative methods to assess morphological data. More recently, quantitative phylogenetic methods have been used on both morphological and molecular data. All previous quantitative morphological studies addressed narrower phylogenetic problems, often below the suborder or infraorder level. Here we present the first numerical analysis of phylogenetic relationships of the entire order using a comprehensive morphological character matrix. We scored 371 external and internal morphological characters from larvae, pupae and adults for 42 species, representing all infraorders selected from 42 families. Almost all characters were obtained from previous studies but required revision for this ordinal-level study, with homology assessed beyond their original formulation and across all infraorders. We found significant support for many major clades (including the Diptera, Culicomorpha, Bibionomorpha, Brachycera, Eremoneura, Cyclorrhapha, Schizophora, Calyptratae and Oestroidea) and we summarize the character evidence for these groups. We found low levels of support for relationships between the infraorders of lower Diptera, lower Brachycera and major lineages of lower Cyclorrhapha, and this is consistent with findings from molecular studies. These poorly supported areas of the tree may be due to periods of rapid radiation that left few synapomorphies in surviving lineages.}, issn = {1365-3113}, doi = {10.1111/j.1365-3113.2012.00652.x}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3113.2012.00652.x}, author = {Christine Lambkin and Sinclair, Bradley J. and Pape, Thomas and Gregory W. Courtney and Jeffrey H. Skevington and Rudolf Meier and Yeates, David K. and Vladimir A. Blagoderov and Brian M. Wiegmann} } @article {50578, title = {Diptera associated with sporocarps of Meripilus giganteus in an urban habitat}, journal = {Central European Journal of Biology}, volume = {8}, year = {2013}, pages = {143-167}, doi = {10.2478/s11535-013-0119-z}, url = {http://link.springer.com/journal/11535/8/2/page/1}, author = {Roh{\'a}{\v c}ek, Jind{\v r}ich and Jan {\v S}ev{\v c}{\'\i}k} } @article {Shin2012, title = {Molecular phylogeny of black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaroidea: Sciaridae) and the evolution of larval habitats}, journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution}, volume = {66}, year = {2013}, pages = {-}, abstract = {

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.

}, keywords = {ancestral character states, black fungus gnats, Diptera, larval habitats, molecular phylogeny, Sciaridae, Systematics}, issn = {1055-7903}, doi = {10.1016/j.ympev.2012.11.008}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S105579031200440X?v=s5}, author = {Seunggwan Shin and Sunghoon Jung and Menzel, Frank and Heller, Kai and Heungsik Lee and Seunghwan Lee} }