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Towards a molecular phylogeny of the fungus gnat genus Boletina (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)

Boletina is a species rich genus of fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) with a mainly Holarctic distribution. The systematics within the genus has gained little attention and this is a first attempt to shed some light over the systematics of …

Nya fynd av rödlistade och sällsynta platthornsmyggor (Diptera: Keroplatidae) från Svenska Malaisefälleprojektet

New records for some rare and redlisted species of fungus gnats in the family Keroplatidae recorded in the Swedish Malaise Trap Project are given. Asindulum nigrum Latreille, 1805 is reported from the province of Uppland, from were it was considered …

On the genus Urytalpa Edwards (Diptera: Keroplatidae) in the Nordic and Nearctic regions, with fixation of a new type species and a key to world males

The five Nordic species of the genus Urytalpa Edwards (Diptera: Keroplatidae) are revised, of which one species, Urytalpa galdes Hedmark & Kjaerandsen, sp. n., is described as new to science based on males collected in northern Sweden. We find that …