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| Ordo = Diptera
| Familia = Sciaridae
| Genus = Trichosiopsis
| Specific name = scutellata
| Infraspecific name = elegans
| Taxon rank = subspecies
| Taxon authority = (Winnertz, 1867)
| Taxon status =
| Nomenclature citation = {{Nomenclature citation |''Sciara elegans'' {{aut|Winnertz, 1867}}<ref name="SC035">{{aut|Winnertz, J.}} 1867: ''Beitrag zu einer Monographie der Sciarinen''. W. Braunmüller, Wien. [http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14069069#page/7 BHL]</ref>: 27}}
{{Nomenclature citation |''Trichosia (Leptosciarella) elegans'' ({{aut|Winnertz, 1867}})<ref name="SC043">{{aut|Tuomikoski, R.}} 1960: Zur Kenntnis der Sciariden (Dipt.) Finnlands. ''Annales Zoologici Societatis Zoologicae Botanicae Fennicae “Vanamo”'', '''21''', 1–164.</ref>: 21}}
| Wikispecies page name =
| ZooBank ID = urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:39E1D87D-4C1C-4C50-92FC-AC67171981F9
}}

==Type material==
Lectotype male, no. 13 in ZFMK

===Type locality===
Germany, Krefeld

==Barcoded material studied==
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|-
! Stadium
! Country
! Province
! Locality
! Habitat
! Method
! Date
! Collector
! Collection Number
! Collection
! Latitude
! Longitude
! Elevation (m)
|-
| 1 ♂
| Norway
| Akershus
| Nesodden, Ommen
|
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 11.06.2011
| O.J. Lønnve
| bf-sci-00242
| NHMO
| align="right" | 59.803
| align="right" | 10.612
| 80
|-
| 1 ♂
| Norway
| Hedmark
| Eidskog, Ekeberget
| sandtak
| Malaise trap
| align="right" | 15.06.2014
| Kjell-Magne Olsen
| bf-sci-00296
| NHMO
| align="right" | 60.01
| align="right" | 12.124
| 190
|-
| 1 ♂
| Norway
| Vestfold
| Larvik, Smaas
|
| Malaise trap
| align="right" | 02.09.2014
| Stefan Olberg
| bf-sci-00673
| NHMO
| align="right" | 59.211
| align="right" | 10.01
| 75
|-
| 1 ♂
| Norway
| Telemark
| Tinn, Ovre Gunleiksrud  Eng E garden
|
| Malaise trap
| align="right" | 16.06.2014
| S. Reiso
| bf-sci-01137
| NHMO
| align="right" | 60.137
| align="right" | 8.65
| 810
|-
| 1 ♂
| Norway
| Buskerud
| Hurum, Holtnesdalen
|
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 07.07.2010
| L.O. Hansen
| bf-sci-01329
| NHMO
| align="right" | 59.5409
| align="right" | 10.4285
| 110
|-
| 1 ♂
| Norway
| Troms
| Tromso, SE Lillehaug  (Smavvagieddi) Both south and north of Fv293
|
| Sweep netting
| align="right" | 13.07.2017
| Kai Heller
| bf-sci-01552
| NHMO
| align="right" | 69.3928
| align="right" | 19.4971
|
|-
| 1 ♂
| Norway
| Troms
| Storfjord, Neset, Rasteby  East of Fv868
|
| Netted
| align="right" | 11.07.2017
| Kai Heller
| bf-sci-01568
| NHMO
| align="right" | 69.4006
| align="right" | 20.1424
|
|-
| 1
| Norway
| Finnmark
| Batsfjord, Komagdalen, Bajit Suovka
|
| Malaise trap
| 14.7.–2.8.2009
| T. E. Barstad
| TSZD-JKJ-103791
| TSZD
| align="right" | 70
| align="right" | 30
|
|-
| 1 ♂
| Norway
| Finnmark
| Batsfjord, Komagdalen, Bajit Suovka
|
| Malaise trap
| 14.7.–2.8.2009
| T. E. Barstad
| TSZD-JKJ-103792
| TSZD
| align="right" | 70
| align="right" | 30
|
|-
| 1 ♂
| Norway
| Troms
| Tromsø, Skjelhollet, Kvaloy
|
| Malaise trap
| 12.7.–26.7.2015
| J. Kjærandsen
| TSZD-JKJ-103844
| TSZD
| align="right" | 69.768
| align="right" | 18.851
|
|-
| 1 ♂
| Norway
| Troms
| Bardu, Kjeleelvdalen, Rohkunborri NP
|
| SLAM trap
| 29.6.–13.7.2015
| J. Kjærandsen & M. T. Dahl
| TSZD-JKJ-103916
| TSZD
| align="right" | 68.588
| align="right" | 18.591
|
|-
| 1 ♂
| Norway
| Troms
| Tromsø, Tromsø Museum
|
| window trap
| 11.6.–27.6.2015
| J. Kjaerandsen
| TSZD-JKJ-104001
| TSZD
| align="right" | 68.635
| align="right" | 18.91
|
|-
| 1 ♂
| Norway
| Finnmark
| Batsfjord, Komagdalen, andre porten
|
| Malaise trap
| 12.7.–17.7.2008
| T. E. Barstad
| TSZD-JKJ-104083
| TSZD
| align="right" | 70.317
| align="right" | 30
|
|-
| 1 ♂
| Germany
| Schleswig-Holstein
| Alveslohe, Hellerholz
| Eichen-, Buchen-, Fichtenwald
| Sweep netting
| align="right" | 14.07.2013
| Kai Heller
| ZFMK-TIS-14914
| ZFMK
| align="right" | 53.776
| align="right" | 9.918
| 34
|-
| 1 ♂
| Germany
| Rhineland-Palatinate
| Bremm
| Wald
| Malaise trap
| 2.8.–9.8.2012
| Björn Rulik
| ZFMK-TIS-2527951
| ZFMK
| align="right" | 50.103
| align="right" | 7.11
|
|-
| 1 ♂
| Germany
| Schleswig-Holstein
| Quickborn, an der Gronau
| birch forest
| sweep netting
| align="right" | 29.05.2014
| Kai Heller
| ZFMK-TIS-2531975
| ZFMK
| align="right" | 53.733
| align="right" | 9.917
|
|-
| 1 ♂
| Germany
| Schleswig-Holstein
| Quickborn, an der Gronau
| birch forest
| sweep netting
| align="right" | 29.05.2014
| Kai Heller
| ZFMK-TIS-2531976
| ZFMK
| align="right" | 53.733
| align="right" | 9.917
|
|-
| 1 ♂
| Germany
| Saxony
| Dresden, Klotzsche, nördlicher Zipfel der Dresdner Heide, am Friedersdorfer Weg
| ehem. Windbruchfläche
| Malaise trap
| 25.7.–25.6.2014
| Andre Reimann
| ZFMK-TIS-2552121
| ZFMK
| align="right" | 51.134
| align="right" | 13.811
| 206
|-
| 1 ♀
| Germany
| Schleswig-Holstein
| Alveslohe, Kaden, Buchenwald am Golfplatz
| Buchenwald
| Sweep netting
| align="right" | 01.08.2015
| Kai Heller
| ZFMK-TIS-2559632
| ZFMK
| align="right" | 53.7831
| align="right" | 9.94972
| 37
|}

==Diagnosis==
The subspecies is solely based on its COI sequence.

===DNA Barcoding===
The COI sequence is assigned to BIN {{BIN|ACD6061}} (average distance 0.43%, max. 1.12%, n=26, K2P: 1.29%).

==Etymology==
''lat.'' elegans = elegant.

==Discussion==
No morphological differences to the nominotypical subspecies ''[[Trichosiopsis scutellata scutellata]]'' could be detected, so the distinction is based only on the slight genetic dustance between bith BINs. However, there are differences in the distribution of both widespread taxa. Both subspecies occur sympatrically in Germany, but ''Tr. scutellata elegans'' apparently replaces ''Tr. scutellata scutellata'' in Northern Europe and is missing in North America. The available synonym species epithet ''elegans'' was chosen, because the type locality in Germany is included in the known subspecies range.

==Distribution==
Germany, Norway.

==References==
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