Check List 19(3): 381-389, doi: 10.15560/19.3.381

On the identity and distribution of the rare Rymosia tolleti Burghele-Balacesco, 1965 (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) encountered in European caves

Olavi Kurina^‡, Jostein Kjærandsen^§, Heli Kirik^‡, Dominika Hadbavná^|, Anna Dénes^¶, Jozef Oboňa^|, Peter Manko^|

‡ Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia§ The Arctic University Museum of Norway, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway| University of Prešov, Prešov, Slovakia¶ Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, Romania

Corresponding author: Olavi Kurina ( olavi.kurina@emu.ee )

Academic editor: Maíra Araújo

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Citation: Kurina O, Kjærandsen J, Kirik H, Hadbavná D, Dénes A, Oboňa J, Manko P (2023) On the identity and distribution of the rare Rymosia tolleti Burghele-Balacesco, 1965 (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) encountered in European caves. Check List 19(3): 381-389. https://doi.org/10.15560/19.3.381

Abstract

The identity and distribution of a neglected fungus gnat species, Rymosia tolleti Burghele-Balacesco, 1965, in Europe is reviewed based on examination of newly collected specimens as well as available museum mate-rials. Rymosia tolleti is widespread but rather rare in Central Europe, with confirmed records from Romania, Slo-vakia, Germany, and France. All the specimens with known collection details originate from cave environments. Detailed photographs of the male terminalia are provided for the first time, along with two unique DNA barcodes for the species.

Keywords

Central Europe, DNA barcode, faunistics, fungus gnats, taxonomy