Trichosiopsis hispida sellrain
Ordo: Diptera
Familia: Sciaridae
Genus: Trichosiopsis
Species: Trichosiopsis hispida
Name
Trichosiopsis hispida sellrain unpublished
Type material
Holotype: ♂, 27.07.2013, Sweep netting, leg. Heller, ZFMK-TIS-2515071 in ZFMK
Type locality
Austria, Tyrol, Sellrain valley, Gleirschkar, near Potsdamer Hütte, 47.149 N 11.055 E
Paratypes
2 ♂, same data as holotype, 8251 in PKHH
Diagnosis
The subspecies is distinguished from Trichosiopsis hispida hispida by its COI sequence. Morphologically there are no noticeable differences to the nominotypical subspecies. Only the setae at the hind coxa are longer.
DNA Barcoding
The COI sequence is assigned to BIN BOLD:ACO9229 (n=1, K2P: 3.86%).
Etymology
The subspecies is named after the collecting place.
Discussion
Trichosiopsis hispida sellrain is apparently a High Alpine variant of the common, nominotypical lowland subspecies. This finding underlines the still underestimated – cryptic and non-cryptic – diversity of Sciaridae in Alpine environment.
Distribution
Austria.
