The genus Sciara Meigen (Diptera, Sciaridae) in New Caledonia, with the description of two new species

PEKKA VILKAMAA; HEIKKI HIPPA; WERNER MOHRIG

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3974.4.10

Issue: Vol. 3974 No. 4: 24 Jun. 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-06-24

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3974.4.10

Page range: 589–594

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**The genus Sciara Meigen (Diptera, Sciaridae) in New Caledonia, with the description of two new species**

PEKKA VILKAMAA⁺⁻
HEIKKI HIPPA⁺⁻
WERNER MOHRIG⁺⁻

Finnish Museum of Natural History, Zoology Unit, P.O. Box 17, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.

Gribbylunds all 2, SE-183 65 Täby, Sweden.

Puddemin 6, D-18574 Poseritz, Germany.

Sciaroidea Australasian region biodiversity systematics

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Abstract

The genus Sciara Meigen includes two species in New Caledonia, both newly described: Sciara insulana sp. n. and S. turgidula sp. n. The species are diagnosed and figured.