Bradysia aspercera Mohrig, 2016

Mohrig, Werner, Kauschke, Ellen & Broadley, Adam, 2018, New black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) from Eastern Australia, Zootaxa 4450 (2), pp. 203-241 : 210-212

Bradysia aspercera Mohrig, 2016

( Fig. 6 A–B )

Bradysia aspercera Mohrig, 2016 [Mohrig (2016): 5, fig. 2 a–D; platE I, fig. 1].

Material : 2 males, Australia, New South Wales, 17.–25.xii.1993, yellow pan trap, leg. A. Kallies ( PWMP, PABM) ; 11 males, 2 females, 3.vii.2000, North-East Queensland, Palm Cove near Cairns, mangrove forest along the coastline, caught by net, leg. Mohrig ( PWMP, 1 in PABM, 1 in PKHH) .

Comments. The species is characterized by the flagellomeres having a rough surface and strongly curved hairs, and a yellowish scape, pedicel and first flagellomere, bicoloured necks, short hairs at the base of the hypopygium and the inner margin of the gonocoxites, gonostylus without an apical tooth, but with an apical group of 4 rather strong spines. It is similar to B. aspera Mohrig and B. quinquespina Mohrig from Papua New Guinea. The species belongs to the B. fungicola group near to B. scabricornis Tuomikoski.

Distribution. Australia: New South Wales, Queensland; Papua New Guinea.

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FIGURE 6. Bradysia aspercera Mohrig, 2016. A. Hypopygium; B. Basal sEgmEnts of antEnnaE.