Species Lycoriella (Lycoriella) agraria (Felt, 1898)
- Sciara agraria Felt, E.P. 1898. Additional notes on Sciara. The fungus gnats. (Ord. Diptera: fam. Mycetophilidae). pp. 223-228 in Lintner, J.A. (ed.). Twelfth Report on the Injurious and Other Insects of the State of New York. for the year of 1896. Albany : N.Y.P. pp. 161-399. [225].
Type data:
Lectotype USNM 1 ♂, on slide, Albany, Albany Co., New York, USA.
Paralectotype(s) USNM 6 ♂♂ 4 ♀♀ [3 slides], same as Lectotype;
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown ♀ ♂ adults (number unknown), Albany, New York, USA.Subsequent designation references:
Mohrig, W., Heller, K., Hippa, H., Vilkamaa, P. & Menzel, F. 2013. Revision of Black Fungus Gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) of North America. Studia Dipterologica 19(1–2): 141–286 [2012] [209].Type locality references:
Gerbachevskaja-Pavluchenko, A.A. 1986. Family Sciaridae. pp. 11-72 in Soós, Á. & Papp, L. (eds). Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera. Volume 4. Sciaridae—Anisopodidae. Amsterdam : Elsevier 441 pp. [32] (cites type locality as Berlin, Massachusetts, the original description cites only Albany, New York). - Sciara multiseta Felt, E.P. 1898. Additional notes on Sciara. The fungus gnats. (Ord. Diptera: fam. Mycetophilidae). pp. 223-228 in Lintner, J.A. (ed.). Twelfth Report on the Injurious and Other Insects of the State of New York. for the year of 1896. Albany : N.Y.P. pp. 161-399. [223].
Type data:
Lectotype USNM ♂, on slide, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment, New Brunswick, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA.
Paralectotype(s) USNM 2 ♂♂ 6 ♀♀, same as Lectotype;
Syntype(s) USNM number unknown ♂ ♀ adults, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, USA.Subsequent designation references:
Mohrig, W., Heller, K., Hippa, H., Vilkamaa, P. & Menzel, F. 2013. Revision of Black Fungus Gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) of North America. Studia Dipterologica 19(1–2): 141–286 [2012] [209]. - Neosciara cellaris Lengersdorf, F. 1934. 2 neue Sciaridenarten aus einem Keller in 1400 m Höhe aus Schlesien. Mitteilungen über Höhlen und Karstforschung, Berlin 1934: 23-26 [24, fig. 1].
Type data:
Lectotype ZFMK ♂, house “Liechtenstein” below the mountain Králický, Bohemia, Czech Rep.
Paralectotype(s) ZFMK 2 ♂♂, same as Lectotype.Subsequent designation references:
Menzel, F. & Mohrig, W. 2000. Revision der paläarktischen Trauermücken (Diptera, Sciaridae). Studia Dipterologica Supplement 6: 1-761.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Mohrig, W., Heller, K., Hippa, H., Vilkamaa, P. & Menzel, F. 2013. Revision of Black Fungus Gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) of North America. Studia Dipterologica 19(1–2): 141–286 [2012] [209]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Holarctic: Europe, Afghanistan, North America (USA, Canada)
Introduced.
IBRA
NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Pest of mushroom cultivation.
General References
Broadley, A., Kauschke, E. & Mohrig, W. 2018. Black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) found in association with cultivated plants and mushrooms in Australia, with notes on cosmopolitan pest species and biosecurity interceptions. Zootaxa 4415(2): 201-242 [214, Fig. 4 A–E]
Loudon, B.J. 1978. A new species of Lycoriella Frey (Diptera: Sciaridae) infesting cultivated mushrooms in New South Wales. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 17: 163-166 [165] (presence in Australian mushroom cultivation)
MacCarthy, M.D. 1945. Chromosome studies on eight species of Sciara (Diptera) with special reference to chromosome changes of evolutionary significance. American Naturalist 79: 104-121, 228-245 [104] (cytology)
Steffan, W.A. 1989. 11. Family Sciaridae. pp. 146-151 in Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Honolulu and Leiden : Bishop Museum Press and E.J. Brill 1155 pp. [147] (distribution)
Tuomikoski, R. 1960. Zur Kenntnis der Sciariden (Dipt.) Finnlands. Ann. Zool. Soc. Zool.–Bot. Fenn. "Vanamo" 21(4): 1–164. [79] (as Lycoriella (Lycoriella) agraria (Felt, 1898))
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2018 | SCIARIDAE | 26-Oct-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 16-Nov-2011 | 16-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |