SUBGRACILIS MENZEL &, 2006

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 : 35

EPIDAPUS ( EPIDAPUS ) SUBGRACILIS MENZEL &

MOHRIG SP. NOV. ( FIGS 16–20 )

Type locality: Holibka [south-east of Bílina], 50°31′20″N 13°49′40″E ( Czech Republic) .

Holotype: male, 450 m a.s.l., stony steppe, yellow pan trap, 24.viii.−23.ix.1998, Barták leg.

Paratypes: 1 male, no. 233, England, Essex, Epping Forest , Monument Field ( Great Britain), meadow near ancient broad-leaved woodland, Malaise trap, 29.iii.1999, Dagley leg. ; 1 male, Vitosha Mountains ( Bulgaria), sweep net, 9.ix.1989, Dimitrova leg. ; 2 males, Andalusia, Jimena de la Frontera ( Spain), valley with stream, damp cork oak woodland with bramble, wild olive and grasses, yellow pan trap, iii.–iv.1995, Wilden leg.

Location of types: holotype in the collection of DEI; paratypes in the collections of DEI (2 males), PPCM (1 male) and PWMP (1 male).

Etymology: The name ‘ subgracilis ’ was chosen to show that the new species is closely related to Epidapus gracilis ( Walker, 1848) (latin: sub = near, almost, a little as; gracilis = slender, graceful).

Description. Male. HEAD: head capsule roundish, eyebridge complete, 2 facets wide. Ocelli present. Antennae long, unicolourous brown and slightly rough; basal antennal segments dark; 1st flagellomere elongated, = 3.9–4.7 times as long as wide; 4th flagellomere ( Fig. 18 ) 3.6–4.2 times as long as wide; setae on flagellomeres coarse, bristle-like about 1.5 times as long as flagellomere width; neck long, = 1/3–

Figures

Figures 16–20. Epidapus subgracilis Menzel & Mohrig sp. nov., male. Fig. 16. Hypopygium in ventral view. Fig. 17. Apical part of gonostyle in ventral view. Fig. 18. 4th flagellomere. Fig. 19. Palpus in lateral view. Fig. 20. Haltere.