BR. J. ENT. NAI llisi , 13; 2001 



Most British records of parviareolata are of specimens taken indoors and the 

 only recent records are those from Buckingham Palace Gardens. No rearing 

 records can be assigned to this species. In addition to 13 British males, material 

 from mainland Spain, Portugal and the holotype from the Canary Islands have 

 been examined. 



'Of the British material re-examined in this study. 33 males are confirmed to 

 be hirta. These are from ENGLAND: Kent, Surrey, Hants. Bucks. Oxon. Herts, 

 Essex, Cambs, Worcs, Hereford, Cheshire, WALES: Merioneth and SCOT- 

 LAND: Midlothian and Inverness-shire (Aviemore). i.e. most counties lifted by 

 Hutson et al (1980). This includes material reared from Collybia maculata, 

 Inonotus hispidus, Trametes versicolor, Bulgaria polymorpha, Auricular ia auricula- 

 judae and a blackbird's nest. Other specimens, both reared by F.W. Edwards 

 were labelled as from a "brownish larva on Stereum ? stramineum on spruce 

 stump" (Hitchin, Herts) and "chocolate brown larva under decaying branch" 

 (Madingley, Cambs). 



British material of S. parviareolata (all records refer to single males): 



ENGLAND: Middlesex, Buckingham Palace Gardens, Malaise trap. 12 

 24.viii.1995, 22.ix-30.x.l995 (via C. Plant, in author's collection); Middlesex. 

 BMNH, 24.ix.1915 (F.W. Edwards, BMNH); Oxon, Oxford. 14.iii.1936 (O.W. 

 Richards, BMNH); Cambs, Newmarket, Sussex Lodge, 8.V.1886. 18.iv.1887. 

 29.iv.1889 (BMNH), 6.vi.l887, 30.viii.1889 (OXUM) (G.H. Verrall): Newmarket. 

 Raylands, on window, 7.V.1931, 8.vii.l931 (J.E. Collin, OXUM); SCOTLAND: 

 Midlothian, Edinburgh, NMS, on window, 13.X.1920 (P.H. Grimshaw. NMS): 

 Perthshire, Blairgowrie, 23.V.1908 (A.E.J. Carter, OXUM). 



Sciophila baltica Zaitzev (Figs 32-34) 



This species runs to couplet 8 in the key by Hutson et al. (1980) but the character 

 used in that couplet of the position of sc-r (Sc 2 in the key) is not reliable as it is just 

 before (The Coombe) or just beyond (New Forest) the base of Rs in specimens of 

 baltica and similar variation occurs in hirta and parviareolata. where it may be before 

 or in line with Rs. The antennal flagellum is either all dark or the first MageUomere 

 yellowish. The thorax is broadly yellow to reddish on the humeral area and on the 

 pleura; it is otherwise dark brown dorsally, with the scutellum. mediotergite and 

 abdomen dark. The legs are yellow. The wing length is 2.7 3.4 mm in material 

 examined. 



The male genitalia (Figs 32-34) are distinctive. Tergite 9 (Fig. 34) is rounded 

 apically as in the above species but shorter and bearing long marginal setae. The 

 gonocoxites (Fig. 32) have broad dorsal lobes with a semicircular internal 

 excavation, unlike any other known Sciophila species. The sites where I have found 

 S. baltica are all ancient beech {Fagus) woodland. 



British material of S. baltica: 



ENGLAND: Hants, New Forest, The Knowles. 8.vi.l986, 1 male: New Forest. 

 Wood Crates, 8.vi.l986, 1 male; Bucks, Ashridge Estate. The Coombe. 17.vi.1997. 1 

 male (all Chandler); Wilts, Wilton, 4.vii.l974, 1 male (C.H. Andrewes. BMNH). 



