New records of Trichoceridae (Diptera) from the island of Mallorca ​

By

Petrašiūnas, Andrius
Kvifte, Gunnar Mikalsen

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016-1-21

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

4

Pages

1--8

Subjects

Balearic Islands , Faunistics , Majorca , Mallorca , new records , Trichoceridae , winter gnats

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e7610

 

Abstract

The Trichoceridae are a small family distributed mainly in the Holarctic Region, most of which are associated with cold seasons and even snow. From the Iberian peninsula, 5 species have been recorded; however only a single previous occurence record exists from the Balearic islands.<br> In this paper we present new records of two species from Mallorca, of which Trichocera (Saltrichocera) saltator (Harris, 1776) has not previously been recorded from the Balearic islands. Trichocera (Saltrichocera) annulata Meigen, 1818 is recorded for the first time from Mallorca. We furthermore discuss the species' distributions within the Mediterranean region and report new morphological data for the Mallorca island form of T. saltator.