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Issue: Vol. 5832 No. 1: 18 Jun. 2026
Type: Monograph
Published: 2026-06-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5832.1.1
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Review of fungus gnats (Diptera, Sciaroidea, excl. Sciaridae and Cecidomyiidae) from Baltic amber

National Museums Scotland; Chambers Street; Edinburgh EH1 1JF; UK
J. Linsley Gressitt Center for Research in Entomology; Bishop Museum; Honolulu; Hawai‘i 96817-2704; USA
Diptera Eocene fossil insects taxonomy nomenclature lectotypes neotypes new species

Abstract

The paper reviews all available data on the Baltic amber fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaroidea, excl. Sciaridae and Cecidomyiidae) taxa described to date. The following nomenclatural and taxonomic changes are proposed: New species (11)—Lyprauta rossi sp. nov., Lyprauta meunieri, sp. nov., Dianepsia electrica, sp. nov., Dianepsia tatianae, sp. nov., Loewiella montypythoni, sp. nov., Loewiella baltica, sp. nov., Palaeoempalia abavus, sp. nov., Synapha fimbriosa, sp. nov., Synapha chandleri, sp. nov., Allodia meunieri, sp. nov., Acnemia silobusi sp. nov. New combinations (58)—Antriadophila ehrhardti (Loew, 1850), Antriadophila pusilla (Meunier, 1899), Lyprauta ceroplatites (Meunier, 1904), Lyprauta ceroplatoides (Meunier, 1904), Lyprauta kunowi (Meunier, 1904), Lyprauta mikii (Meunier, 1904), Lyprauta verralli (Meunier, 1904), Monocentrota graciosa (Meunier, 1904), Monocentrota ectorsii (Meunier, 1904), Monocentrota moniliformis (Meunier, 1904), Pyratula elegantula (Meunier, 1904), Urytalpa longipalpis (Meunier, 1904), Aglaomyia curvipetiolata (Meunier, 1904), Apolephthisa bella (Meunier, 1922), Loewiella armipes (Meunier, 1899), Palaeoboletina anacliniformis (Meunier, 1904), Palaeoboletina broeckii (Meunier, 1904), Palaeoboletina mutabilis (Meunier, 1904), Palaeoboletina notata (Meunier, 1923), Palaeoboletina ornata (Meunier, 1922), Palaeoboletina servata (Meunier, 1922), Palaeodocosia micropora (Meunier, 1899), Palaeodocosia lundstromi (Meunier, 1922), Palaeoempalia minor (Meunier, 1904), Synapha brahmi (Meunier, 1917), Synapha compressa (Loew, 1850), Synapha elongata (Meunier, 1904), Synapha fimbriata (Meunier, 1904), Synapha hirta (Meunier, 1904), Synapha oustaleti (Meunier, 1904), Synapha pilosa (Meunier, 1904), Synapha subhirta (Meunier, 1904), Synapha syntemniformis (Meunier, 1904), Loewiella interrupta (Meunier, 1916), Synapha archaica (Meunier, 1916), Docosia curvipetiolata (Meunier, 1904), Docosia pulvillata (Loew, 1850), Ectrepesthoneura borussica (Meunier, 1904), Ectrepesthoneura detecta (Meunier, 1923), Ectrepesthoneura fixa Meunier, 1923, Ectrepesthoneura glabra (Meunier, 1904), Ectrepesthoneura minuta (Meunier, 1904), Ectrepesthoneura passa (Meunier, 1923), Ectrepesthoneura rectangulata (Meunier, 1904), Ectrepesthoneura tenera Loew, 1850, Novakia macrostyla (Loew, 1850), Brachycampta fungicola (Meunier, 1904), Brachypeza longicalcar (Meunier, 1904), Brevicornu leptocerum Loew, 1850, Brevicornu procerum (Meunier, 1904), Cordyla agilis (Meunier, 1904), Cordyla cordyliformis (Meunier, 1904), Cordyla inflata Meunier, 1916, Exechiopsis (Exechiopsis) unifurcata (Meunier, 1917), Exechiopsis (Xenexechia) eridana (Meunier, 1916), Neallodia brevicornis (Meunier, 1904), Rymosia extincta (Meunier, 1904), Anaclileia interrupta Loew, 1850. New synonyms (11)—Eokelneria Hebert, Miller & Nel, 2025 (= Kelneria Matile, 1979), syn. nov., Proboletina Meunier, 1904 (= Synapha Meigen, 1818), syn. nov., Palaeoepicypta Meunier, 1904 (= Brachypeza Winnertz, 1864), syn. nov., Platyura distincta Meunier, 1904 (= Platyura ceroplatites Meunier, 1904)), syn. nov., Palaeoboletina elongatissima Meunier, 1904 (= Boletina anacliniformis Meunier, 1904)), syn. nov., Palaeoempalia crassipes Meunier, 1904 (= Palaeoempalia mutabilis Meunier, 1904)), syn. nov., Palaeotrichonta brachycamptites Meunier, 1904 (= Palaeodocosia brachypezoides Meunier, 1904)), syn. nov., Sciomorpha rara Meunier, 1922 (= Syntemna johannseni Meunier, 1922)), syn. nov., Palaeoempalia cylindrica Meunier, 1904 (= Palaeoempalia brongniarti Meunier, 1904)), syn. nov., Brachycampta tomentosa Meunier, 1904 (= Brachycampta extincta Meunier, 1904)), syn. nov., Loewiella brevitarsis Meunier, 1923 (= Syntemna compressa Meunier, 1904)), syn. nov. Lectotype designations (52)—Mycetobia defectiva Loew, 1850, Platyura ehrhardti Loew, 1850, Platyura pusilla Meunier, 1899, Platyura ceroplatites Meunier, 1904, Platyura distincta Meunier, 1904, Platyura ceroplatoides Meunier, 1904, Platyura kunowi Meunier, 1904, Platyura verrali Meunier, 1904, Platyura graciosa Meunier, 1904, Platyura ectorsii Meunier, 1904, Platyura moniliformis Meunier, 1904, Asindulum curvipalpe Meunier, 1904, Asindulum longipalpe Meunier, 1904, Loewiella asinduloides Meunier, 1904, Palaeoempalia broeckii Meunier, 1904, Palaeoempalia mutabilis Meunier, 1904, Palaeoempalia crassipes Meunier, 1904, Palaeodocosia brachypezoides Meunier, 1904, Palaeotrichonta brachycamptites Meunier, 1904, Sciophila micropora Meunier, 1899, Empheria minor Meunier, 1904, Palaeoempalia succinea Meunier, 1904, Boletina brahmi Meunier, 1917, Mycetophila compressa Loew, 1850, Syntemna elongata Meunier, 1904, Boletina fimbriata Meunier, 1904, Boletina hirta Meunier, 1904, Boletina oustaleti Meunier, 1904, Boletina subhirta Meunier, 1904, Docosia petiolata Meunier, 1904, Mycetophila pulvillata Loew, 1850, Docosia varia Meunier, 1904, Tetragoneura borussica Meunier, 1904, Sciophila tenera Loew, 1850, Mycetophila macrostyla Loew, 1850, Proneoglaphyroptera eocenica Meunier, 1904, Brachypeza grandis Meunier, 1917, Mycetophila leptocera Loew, 1850, Brachycampta procera Meunier, 1904, Allodia brevicornis Meunier, 1904, Brachycampta extincta Meunier, 1904, Trichonta crassipes Meunier, 1904, Sciophila helmii Meunier, 1904, Sciophila subquadrata Meunier, 1904, Acnemia bolsuisi Meunier, 1904, Anaclileia dissimilis Meunier, 1904, Leia interrupta Loew, 1850, Proanaclinia gibbosa Meunier, 1904, Syntemna compressa Meunier, 1904, Syntemna pinites Meunier, 1904, Syntemna subcylindrica Meunier, 1904, Syntemna subquadrata Meunier, 1904. Neotype designations (6)—Archaeboletina tipuliformis Meunier, 1904, Dianepsia hissa Meunier, 1899, Sciophila armipes Meunier, 1899, Palaeoempalia urbana Meunier, 1922, Boletina pilosa Meunier, 1904, Anaclileia anacliniformis Meunier, 1904. One species is removed from Sciaroidea: Scudderiella scudderi Evenhuis, 1994 (to ?Ceratopogonidae).

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Blagoderov, V. & Evenhuis, N.L. (2026) Review of fungus gnats (Diptera, Sciaroidea, excl. Sciaridae and Cecidomyiidae) from Baltic amber. Zootaxa, 5832 (1), 1–177. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5832.1.1