Revision of Nearctic Phthinia Winnertz (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)

Fitzgerald SJ and Kerr PH. 2014. Revision of Nearctic Phthinia Winnertz (Diptera: Mycetophilidae). Zootaxa. 3856(3):301–325

ABSTRACT: The Nearctic species of Phthinia Winnertz are revised. Eight species are recognized, of which four are newly described; P. tanypus Loew (= P. carolina Fisher n. syn., and P. catawbiensis Shaw n. syn.), P. lobata Zaitzev, P. miranda Zaitzev, P. ramificans Zaitzev, P. nepunei n. sp., P. cascadica n. sp., P. meicigama n. sp. and P. mikmaqi n. sp. A key to these species is also provided.

Type

Journal Article

Authors

Fitzgerald, Scott; Kerr, Peter

Units

GRSM , PORE

Keywords

APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, biodiversity, Diptera, fungus gnats, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, Insecta, new species, Sciophilinae, Sciophilini, SER, Southeast Region, Systematics, taxonomy

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