New and poorly known Palaearctic fungus gnats (Diptera, Sciaroidea)

• Published in: Biodiversity Data Journal
• Main Authors: Salmela, Jukka, Kolcsár, Levente-Péter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017
• Subjects: Animalia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; boreal zone; boreo-alpine species; DNA barcoding; biodiversity; taxonomy; Fennoscandia; Fennoscandian; Lapland; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e11760

Fungus gnats (Sciaroidea) are a globally species rich group of lower Diptera. In Europe, Fennoscandian peninsula in particular holds a notable diversity, ca. 1000 species, of which 10 % are still unnamed. Fungus gnats are predominantly terrestrial insects, but some species dwell in wetland habitats....