Corynoptera cuniculata, (LENGERSDORF, 1942)

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 : 70

CORYNOPTERA CUNICULATA (LENGERSDORF, 1942)

Synonym: caldariorum Tuomikoski, 1960 .

New to British list.

Material examined: Burnham Beeches , Buckinghamshire, 9 males, 28.v.−26.xi.1996; 1 male, 22.vii.− 5.viii.1996, all Ismay leg. ( PPCM) . Chigwell Row Wood, Chigwell Row , Essex, 1 male, 11.vi.2002; 2 females, 18.vi.2002; 1 male, 1 female, 8.x.2002, all Ismay & Schulten leg. ( DEI) . Monk’s Soham , Suffolk, 1 male, 5.vi.1915, Morley leg. ( BMNH) . Sedlescombe , East Sussex, 1 male, 21.viii.1994, Roper leg. ( PBLN) .

Ecological notes: found in ancient broad-leaved woodland; ancient woodland with oak, hazel and bramble; heathland (heather) with oak and holly; on fungal growth on old willow. v–xi.