@article {60291, title = {Diversity of Lygistorrhina (Probolaeus) Williston, 1896 (Diptera: Keroplatidae, Lygistorrhininae) of Mitaraka (French Guiana), with descriptions of three new species}, journal = {Zoosystema}, volume = {42}, year = {2020}, month = {Dec-08-2020}, pages = {593-606}, abstract = {

Three new species of Lygistorrhina (Probolaeus) Williston, 1896 are described, Lygistorrhina maculipennis n. sp., Lygistorrhina conica n. sp. and Lygistorrhina mitarakensis n. sp. The material was collected mainly by Malaise and SLAM traps in Mitaraka, southwestern French Guiana, during the \“Our Planet Revisited\” expedition in 2015. Lygistorrhina cerqueirai Lane, 1958 and Lygistorrhina urichi Edwards, 1912 are illustrated and their descriptions emended. A key to all known species of the subgenus Lygistorrhina (Probolaeus) is provided.

}, issn = {1280-9551}, doi = {10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a30}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a30}, author = {Blagoderov, Vladimir and Pollet, Marc} } @article {60123, title = {Hidden in Plain Sight: Comprehensive Molecular Phylogeny of Keroplatidae and Lygistorrhinidae (Diptera) Reveals Parallel Evolution and Leads to a Revised Family Classification}, journal = {Insects}, volume = {11}, year = {2020}, pages = {1-16}, abstract = {

We provide the first molecular phylogeny of Keroplatidae and Lygistorrhinidae, families of fungus gnats (Diptera: Bibionomorpha: Sciaroidea). Phylogenies reconstructed by Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian methods, based on four nuclear and four mitochondrial gene markers (5106 base pairs) sequenced for 75 genera and 105 species, show Keroplatidae as monophyletic only with the family Lygistorrhinidae included, herewith treated as the subfamily Lygistorrhininae stat. nov. The subfamily Arachnocampinae is retained in the family, although lowering its overall support. An early branching clade, comprising species of Platyura Meigen, 1803 and Paleoplatyura melanderi Fisher, 1941, forms subfamily Platyurinae Loew, 1850 stat. nov. The subfamilies Sciarokeroplatinae and Macrocerinae grouped together with three genera considered here as Keroplatidae incertae sedis. Subfamily Lygistorrhininae forms a sister clade to subfamily Keroplatinae, both retained monophyletic with high support. The traditional division of the subfamily Keroplatinae into the tribes Orfeliini and Keroplatini appears as outdated, resting largely on adaptive characters prone to parallel evolution. We find support for an alternative tribe corresponding to the Cloeophoromyia\–Asindulum genus group, but a tribal reclassification of the Keroplatinae is left for future studies. The genus Heteropterna Skuse, 1888 is considered as identical with Ctenoceridion Matile, 1972 syn. nov.

}, doi = {10.3390/insects11060348}, url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/6/348}, author = {Manti{\v c}, Michal and Sikora, Tom{\'a}{\v s} and Burd{\'\i}kov{\'a}, Nikola and Blagoderov, Vladimir and Kj{\ae}randsen, Jostein and Kurina, Olavi and {\v S}ev{\v c}{\'\i}k, Jan} } @article {57398, title = {True flies (Insecta: Diptera) from the late Eocene insect limestone (Bembridge Marls) of the Isle of Wight, England, UK}, journal = {Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh}, volume = {110}, year = {2019}, month = {18/12/2019}, pages = { 495{\textendash}554}, abstract = {

The Diptera fauna from the late Eocene of the Isle of Wight (Bembridge Marls) is studied including redescriptions of formerly described material. The fauna includes the following taxa: Anisopodidae \– one species; Bibionidae \– 11 species; Ceratopogonidae \– one described and two unidentified species; Chironomidae \– undetermined species of three subfamilies; Culicidae \– four species; Cylindrotomidae \– one species; Dixidae \– one species; Keroplatidae \– one described and four unidentified species; Limoniidae \– 31 species; Mycetophilidae \– 14 species; Psychodidae \– two species; Scatopsidae \– two species; Sciaridae \– three species; Simuliidae \– an unnamed species; Tipulidae \– nine species. Diptera Brachycera: Agromyzidae \– unidentified species; Anthomyzidae \– two species; Asilidae \– two species; Bombyliidae \– one species; Chloropidae \– one species; Dolichopodidae \– unidentified species; Empididae \– unidentified species; Ephydridae \– two species; Heleomyzidae \– unidentified species; Lauxaniidae \– unidentified species; Otitidae \– one species; Phoridae \– unidentified species; Rhagionidae \– two species; Stratiomyidae \– two species; Syrphidae \– unidentified species; Tabanidae \– one species. Following new taxa are described: Leptotarsus (Longurio) fragmentatus Krzemin\´ ski, n. sp., Leptotarsus (Longurio) wegiereki Krzemin\´ ski, n. sp., Tipula (s. lato) anglicana Krzemin\´ ski, n. sp. (Tipulidae); Cyttaromyia rossi Krzemin\´ ski, n. sp. (Cylindrotomidae); Gurnardia corami Krzemin\´ ski, n. gen, n. sp., Pilaria hooleyi Krzemin\´ ski, n. sp., Pilaria volodii Krzemin\´ ski, n. sp., Cheilotrichia (Cheilotrichia) duplicata Krzemin\´ ski, n. sp., Cheilotrichia (Empeda) szwedoi Krzemin\´ski, n. sp., Symplecta (Psiloconopa) gurnetensis Krzemin\´ski, n. sp., Orimarga (Orimarga) lenae Krzemin\´ski, n. sp., Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) azari Krzemin\´ski, n. sp., Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) fasciata Krzemin\´ski, n. sp., Helius (Helius) edmundi Krzemin\´ski, n. sp., Helius (Helius) popovi Krzemin\´ski, n. sp., Dicranoptycha staryi Krzemin\´ski, n. sp. (Limoniidae); Wightipsychoda Azar, n. gen. (Psychodidae); Dilophus andrewrossi Nel, Colomb \& Waller, n. sp., Bibiodes massiliensis Nel, Colomb \& Waller, n. sp. (Bibionidae); Azana cockerelli Blagoderov, n. sp., Aglaomyia vectis Blagoderov, n. sp., Dziedzickia oligocenica Blagoderov, n. sp., Palaeoempalia saxea Blagoderov, n. sp., Mycomya hoolei Blagoderov, n. sp., Leia gurnardensis Blagoderov, n. sp. (Mycetophilidae); Regmoclemina haennii Krzemin\´ ski, n. sp. (Scatopsidae); Sylvicola problematica Krzemin\´ ski, n. sp. (Anisopodidae); Palaeoberidops barkeri Nicholson, n. gen., n. sp. (Stratiomyidae). The Diptera fauna and palaeohabitat of the Insect Bed is discussed.

}, doi = {10.1017/S1755691018000464}, url = {https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1755691018000464/type/journal_article}, author = {Krzemi{\'n}ski, Wies{\l}aw and Blagoderov, Vladimir and Azar, Dany and Lukashevich, Elena D. and Szadziewski, Ryszard and Wedmann, Sonja and Nel, Andre and Colomb, Fran{\c c}ois-Marie and Waller, Alain and Nicholson, David B.} } @article {57392, title = {A new species of Micrepimera Matile (Diptera: Keroplatidae) from Baltic Amber}, journal = {Palaeoentomology}, volume = {2}, year = {2019}, month = {20/11/2019}, pages = {643{\textendash}649}, abstract = {

A new species of Micrepimera Matile, 1990 (Diptera: Keroplatidae) from Baltic amber is described. Known species of Macrocera from Baltic amber are reviewed. Macrocera elegantissima Meunier, 1904 is transferred to Micrepimera; a lectotype is designated for this species.

}, doi = {10.11646/palaeoentomology.2.6.15}, url = {https://www.mapress.com/j/pe/article/view/palaeoentomology.2.6.15}, author = {Blagoderov, Vladimir and Krzeminski, Wieslaw and Skibi{\'n}ska, Kornelia} }