A new Oriental species of Gnoristinae (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from Borneo

Dimitar Bechev; Svetlozara Kazandzhieva

Dimitar Bechev https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5697-1197; Svetlozara Kazandzhieva https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5018-8951

2 January 2024 · volume 46 · (issue 1) · pp. 21–25 · PDF [full text]

Abstract: A new species of Mycetophilidae (Diptera), tentatively placed in Dziedzickia Johannsen, is herein described as D. longistyla sp. nov. (Malaysia: Sarawak). The species described herein differs from the two previously known Oriental species included in Dziedzickia in having simple antenae, laterotergite with long setae and extended, apically pointed gonostyle. A brief discussion of the relationships among some genera of Gnoristinae is also presented.

Keywords: Dziedzickia, fungus gnats, Malaysia, new species, Oriental Region, Sciaroidea

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