Psychodidae (Diptera) of Azerbaijan and Georgia – faunistics with biodiversity notes

By

Ježek, Jan
Manko, Peter
Obona, Jozef

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1049

Pages

15--42

Subjects

Biodiversity , Caucasus , Faunistics , moth flies , new records , new synonymy , taxonomy , Zoogeography

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1049.66063

 

Abstract

Records of 46 Psychodidae (Sycoracinae 1, Trichomyiinae 1, Psychodinae 44) species/subspecies are presented in this paper based on specimens collected by sweep-netting in Azerbaijan and Georgia in 2019. Nine species are recorded for the first time since their original description; 12 species are new for Transcaucasia; 22 species are new for Azerbaijan; and 17 species are new for Georgia. Saraiella ressli montana Ježek, 1990 is proposed as a synonym of S. ressli Wagner, 1983, syn. nov. Knowledge of some aspects of the ecology and biogeography of selected (especially rare) species has been expanded and a clear pattern was found in species richness, rare species, and new records in relation to land use, habitat diversity, and preservation of the environment surrounding the sampling site.