Bryophaenocladius sp. cf. scanicus ( Brundin, 1947 ) sensu Langton and Pinder 2007

Baranov, Viktor & Kvifte, Gunnar Mikalsen, 2016, NEW RECORDS OF NON-BITING MIDGES (DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE, ORTHOCLADIINAE) FROM MALLORCA, SPAIN Abstract, CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research 29, pp. 11-14 : 12

Bryophaenocladius sp. cf. scanicus ( Brundin, 1947) sensu Langton and Pinder 2007

Locality : Spain, Mallorca, Puigpunyant, between Ma-1041-11 and 12, 39.614133 oN, 2.553593 oE, 1♂, 12 February 2015, waterfall and stream edges near bridge .

The species recorded here is the same as the one illustrated by Langton and Pinder (2007), which appears to be quite different from the B. scanicus sensu stricto redescribed and illustrated in Du et al. (2011). Bryophaenocladius scanicus sensu stricto is listed as occurring in Spain ( Soriano et al. 1997, Ashe and O’Connor 2012), but the species must be considered as new to the fauna of the Balearic Islands. However, further studies of Bryophaenocladius sp. cf. scanicus sensu Langton and Pinder 2007 is required to clarify its status and distribution.