Bradysia bulbostyla, MOHRIG & MENZEL, 1990

Menzel, Frank, Smith, Jane E. & Chandler, Peter J., 2006, The sciarid fauna of the British Isles (Diptera: Sciaridae), including descriptions of six new species, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 146 (1), pp. 1-147 : 41

BRADYSIA BULBOSTYLA MOHRIG & MENZEL, 1990

Literature: Freeman (1987): 202 [as Bradysia amoena , misidentification]; Chandler (2001): 200 [as Bradysia arcana , misidentification].

New to British and Irish list.

Material examined: Buckingham Palace Garden, Greater London , 1 male, 11.vi.−1.viii.1996; 1 male, 27.iii.−24.iv.1997; 1 male, 19.vi.−18.vii.1997; 1 male, 18.vii.−13.viii.1997, all D.J. Carter & C.W. Plant leg. ( PPCM) . Buckingham Thick Copse , Northamptonshire, 1 male, 8.v.1992, Warne leg. ( PPCM) . Burnham Beeches , Buckinghamshire, 1 male , 10.v.−23.v.1995; 1 male, 31.viii.−13.ix.1996, all Ismay leg. ( PPCM) . Castle Neroche , Somerset, 1 male, 12.v.1936, Edwards leg. ( BMNH) . Chigwell Row Wood, Chigwell Row , Essex, 2 males, 1 female , 13.v.−27.v.2002; 1 male, 1 female, 20.v.2002; 2 males, 11.vi.2002; 28 males, 1 female, 18.vi.2002; 41 males, 3 females, 28.vi.2002; 4 males, 15.ix.2002; 3 males, 1 female, 23.ix.2002; 3 males, 26.ix.2002; 12 males, 8.x.2002; 6 males, 3 females, 16.x.2002; 2 males, 2 females, 22.x.2002, all Ismay & Schulten leg. ( DEI, UMO) . East Burnham , Buckinghamshire, 1 male, 15.vi.1931 (reared), Basden leg. ( BMNH) . Farnham Royal , Buckinghamshire, 1 male , 11.v.1931; 1 male, 8.iv.1932 (all reared), all Basden leg. ( BMNH, NMS) . Formoyle , Clare, 1 male, 17.ix.− 25.ix.1991, Green leg. ( PPCM) . Gearagh , Cork, 1 male, 2.iv.1990, de Courcy Williams leg. ( NMID) . Gibriddings Wood , Staffordshire, 1 male, 14.x.1997, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Hartslock , Oxfordshire, 1 male , 6.v.2000; 1 male, 14.v.2000, all Raper leg. ( PDGB) . Hitchin , Hertfordshire, 1 male, ix.1917, Edwards leg. ( BMNH) . Knebworth , Hertfordshire, 1 male , x.1922; 1 male, 29.iv.1923, all Edwards leg. ( BMNH) . Lackham Park , Wiltshire, 1 male, 2.vii.2002, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Lancaut , Gloucestershire, 1 male, 5.ix.2002, Gibbs leg. ( PDGB) . Letchworth , Hertfordshire, 1 male, v.1918, Edwards leg. ( BMNH) . Oxey Mead , Oxfordshire, 1 male, 15.ix.1999, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Oxford , Oxfordshire, 1 male , 10.iv.1926; 1 male, 12.vii.1926 (all reared), all Hamm leg. ( BMNH) . Oxford University Parks, Oxford , Oxfordshire, 2 males, 8.iii.−6.iv.1926 (reared), Hamm leg. ( BMNH) . Pett’s Wood, Greater London , 1 male, x.1984, Freeman leg. ( BMNH) . Temple, Berkshire , 6 males, 21.iv.− 30.iv.1934 (reared), Basden leg. ( BMNH, NMS) . The Loke, Norwich , Norfolk, 1 male , 26.iv.1987; 1 male, 8.v.1987; 1 male, 18.vi.1987; 1 male, 5.vii.1987; 3 males, 10.viii.1987; 2 males, 15.ix.1987; 1 male, 24.x.− 25.x.1987; 1 male, 5.v.1988; 1 male, 18.ix.−20.ix.1988; 1 male, 5.vi.−13.vi.1989; 1 male, 15.ix.−28.ix.1989; 1 male, 27.vii.1992; 1 male, 27.viii.−1.ix.1992; 1 male, 24.ix.−3.x.1992; 3 males, 29.ix.−3.x.1992, all Laurence leg. ( PBLN) . Turville Heath , Buckinghamshire, 2 males, 20.vii.2002, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . No locality details, Norfolk, 2 males, 1983, no collector details ( PPWM) .

Ecological notes: very common in broad-leaved woodland; ancient woodland with oak, hazel and bramble; heathland; grikes; water meadows by river bank with trees; gardens; in stick insect cage. Reared from nests of blackbird, thrush, robin. iii–x.