Trichosiopsis elongatula
From Species-ID
Ordo: Diptera
Familia: Sciaridae
Genus: Trichosiopsis
Name
Trichosiopsis elongatula (Lengersdorf, 1944) – ZooBank link
- Lycoria elongatula Lengersdorf, 1944[1]: 128, fig. 5
- Leptosciarella elongatula (Lengersdorf, 1944)[2]: 62
Type material
Holotype ♂, 04.12.1932, leg. Dampf, in SDEI
Type locality
Mexico, Chiapas, Finca Prusia
Discussion
By the wing venation and the structure of the gonostylus, Trichosiopsis elongatula is a typical member of the genus, although with a length of 2 mm quite small. It is one of the few representatives in the Neotropical region.
Etymology
lat. elongatus = prolonged. The name probably refers to the elongate shape of the gonostylus.
Distribution
Mexico[1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lengersdorf, F. 1944: Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Lycoriiden (Sciariden) in Mexiko. (Diptera: Lycoriidae). 2. Teil. Arbeiten über morphologische und taxonomische Entomologie aus Berlin-Dahlem, 11(2–4), 123–130.
- ↑ Amorim, D.S. 1992: A catalogue of the family Sciaridae (Diptera) of the Americas south of the United States. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 36, 55–77.
