Corynoptera furcifera, MOHRIG & MAMAEV, 1987

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 : 74

CORYNOPTERA FURCIFERA MOHRIG & MAMAEV, 1987

Synonym: vitella Rudzinski & Drissner, 1992 .

New to British list.

Material examined: Badger Wood , Cambridgeshire, 1 male, vii.1998, C.W. Plant leg. ( PPCM) . Becky Woods, Manaton , Devon, 1 male, 23.vi.2002, J.E. Smith leg. ( HRI) . Boundless Copse , Surrey, 1 male, 26.vii.2002, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Brancaster , Norfolk, 2 males, 17.vi.−1.vii.1988; 1 male, 1.vii.−15.vii.1988, all Foster & Procter leg. ( PBLN) . Burnham Beeches , Buckinghamshire, 1 male, 26.vi.1993, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) ; 4 males, 2 females, 28.v.−5.viii.1996; 1 male, 1.vi.− 8.vi.1999; 3 males, no date, all Ismay leg. ( HRI, PPCM) . Canonteign Falls , Devon, 5 males, 23.vi.2002, J.E. Smith leg. ( HRI) . Castell Cogan, Carmarthen , 1 male, 10.vii.1986, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Chigwell Row Wood, Chigwell Row , Essex, 1 male, 11.vi.2002, Ismay & Schulten leg. ( DEI) . Den of Alyth , Angus, 1 male, 13.vii.1991, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Devichoys Wood , Cornwall, 1 male, no date, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Epping Forest , Essex, 4 males, vi.1999, Dagley leg. ( PPCM) . Glan y Wern , Gwynedd, 1 male, 13.vii.1976, J.H. Cole leg. ( PJCB) . Glencoe , Highland Region, 2 males, 13.vi.1976, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Hickling , Norfolk, 1 male, v.1988, Foster & Procter leg. ( PBLN) . Lackham Park , Wiltshire, 1 male, 2.vii.2002, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Lancaut Nature Reserve , Gloucestershire, 1 male, 28.v.2003, Gibbs leg. ( PDGB) . Leckford Estate , Hampshire, 1 male, 25.vii.1998, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Rotherfield Park , Hampshire, 1 male, 3.vii.2002, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Scadbury Park, Greater London , 1 male, 18.vi.1983, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Sedlescombe , East Sussex, 1 male, 29.vi.2002, Roper leg. ( PPRS) . Sheep Leas, West Horsley , Surrey, 1 male, 29.vii.1991, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Sned Wood, Lower Lye , Herefordshire, 5 males, 14.vii.2003, J.E. Smith leg. ( HRI) . The Coombe , Buckinghamshire, 1 male, 17.vi.1997, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) . Windermere , Cumbria, 1 male, vi.1924, Edwards leg. ( BMNH) . Windsor Forest, Berkshire , 1 male, 15.v.1994, Chandler leg. ( PPCM) .

Ecological notes: very common in broad-leaved and carr woodland; mixed woodland and conifer plantation with broad-leaved fringe; heathland (heather) with oak and holly; wetlands including water meadows and sedge beds; calcareous grassland. v–vii.