Recent noteworthy findings of fungus gnats from Finland and northwestern Russia (Diptera: Ditomyiidae, Keroplatidae, Bolitophilidae and Mycetophilidae)

New faunistic data on fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaroidea excluding Sciaridae) from Finland and NW Russia (Karelia and Murmansk Region) are presented. A total of 64 and 34 species are reported for the first time form Finland and Russian Karelia, respectively. Nine of the species are also new for the E...

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Published in:Biodiversity Data Journal
Main Authors: Jevgeni Jakovlev, Jukka Salmela, Alexei Polevoi, Jouni Penttinen, Noora-Annukka Vartija
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014
Subjects:
Sciaroidea
Fennoscandia
faunistics
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Murmansk
Väisänen
karelia*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.2.e1068
https://doaj.org/article/68cfc33ce47f40c99ac3bc219e762db0
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Summary:New faunistic data on fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaroidea excluding Sciaridae) from Finland and NW Russia (Karelia and Murmansk Region) are presented. A total of 64 and 34 species are reported for the first time form Finland and Russian Karelia, respectively. Nine of the species are also new for the European fauna: Mycomya shewelli Väisänen, 1984, M. thula Väisänen, 1984, Acnemia trifida Zaitzev, 1982, Coelosia gracilis Johannsen, 1912, Orfelia krivosheinae Zaitzev, 1994, Mycetophila biformis Maximova, 2002, M. monstera Maximova, 2002, M. uschaica Subbotina & Maximova, 2011 and Trichonta palustris Maximova, 2002.

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