Bradysia conjuncta ( Skuse, 1890 )

Mohrig, Werner, Kauschke, Ellen & Broadley, Adam, 2018, New black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) from Eastern Australia, Zootaxa 4450 (2), pp. 203-241 : 215

Bradysia conjuncta ( Skuse, 1890)

Sciara conjuncta SkusE, 1890 [ SkusE (1890): 403 –404].

LitEraturE: BroaDlEy et al. (2016): 416–419, fig. 10 A–F.

Material [unless denoted otherwise all slides are deposited in ASCU]: 1 male, 17.– 24.12.1993, New South Wales, Candelo, near Bega, yellow trap, leg. Kallies ( PWMP) ; 2 males, 23.ix.1978, New South Wales, Bengalee , 8 km NW of Nowra, leg. M.J. Fletcher, ASCT00053648 /53650 ; 2 males, June 1979, Alstonville , at MV light, leg. N. Cartwright, ASCT00053538 /53550 ; 1 male, 6.ix.1977, New South Wales, Rydalmere, water trap, leg. B. Domidiak, ASCT00053616 ( PWMP) ; 1 male, November 1978, New South Wales, Wollongbar , at M.V. light, leg. N. Cartwright, ASCT00053754 ; 2 males, New South Wales, Rydalmere , 8.xi.1976, light trap, ASCT00053591 / 53593 ( PWMP) ; September 1979, New South Wales, Rydalmere, light trap, leg. B.J. Loudon ASCT00053579 / 53580 ( PWMP)/53581/53582/53583/53587/53590/ ; 3 males, 30.iv.1981, New South Wales, Rydalmere , light trap, ASCT00053415 ( PWMP)/53417/53418 ; 1 male, Wilsons Promontory, Spring, 1.ix.1977, leg. A.J. Stocker ASCT00053712; 1 male, 27.vii.1979, Rydalmere , light trap, ASCT00053597 ; 1 male, 7.vi.1978, Victoria Park ( Lismore ), rainforest, leg. B.J. Loudon, ASCT00053703 ; 1 male, 24.iv.1978, Royal National Park , leg. B.J. Loudon, ASCT00053695 ; 1 male, 29.iv.1978, Royal Nat. Park , leg. B.J. Loudon, ASCT00053700 ; 1 male, 18.ii.2010, Victoria, Barnawatha, on Plane tree, leg. C. Murdoch, VAIC73179 ( VAIC) ; 1 male, November 2015, Victoria, Twin River Drive, South Morang, vegetable garden, leg. A. Broadley, #86 ( PABM) ; 10 males, 13.– 20.viii.2014, New South Wales, Ridge west of Lake George , dry sclerophyll gully on steep ridge, 34°59’43.5” S, 149°22’37.9” E, Malaise trap 3, Elev. 841 m, leg. J. Lumbers ( PABM) ; 13 males, 3.–10.ix.2014, New South Wales, Ridge west of Lake George , dry sclerophyll gully on steep ridge, 34°59’24” S, 149°22’34” E, Malaise trap, leg. J. Lumbers (2 in ANIC / 10 PWMP / 1 PABM).

Comments. The species is characterized by having two macrosetae on the ventral apex of the gonocoxites, like B. pernitida (Skuse) . The gonostylus is large, prolonged and at the end slightly inwardly curved. The shape of the gonostylus is variable depending on the position of the hypopygium on the slide. The hypopygium is very similar to B. pernitida (Skuse) . The main difference is that B. conjuncta has much shorter flagellomeres.

Distribution. Australia: New South Wales, Victoria.