A new Neoplatyura Malloch from Finland (Diptera, Keroplatidae)

Jukka Salmela; Anna Suuronen

doi:10.3897/BDJ.2.e1323

A new Neoplatyura Malloch from Finland (Diptera, Keroplatidae)

Biodivers Data J. 2014 Sep 9:(2):e1323. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1323. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Jukka Salmela¹, Anna Suuronen²

Affiliations

¹ Natural Heritage Services (Metsähallitus), Rovaniemi, Finland ; Zoological Museum, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
² University of Jyväskylä, Dept. of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland ; Jyväskylä University Museum, Vesilinna, Jyväskylä, Finland.

Abstract

The genus Neoplatyura Malloch is globally represented by 50 species, of which four are European species. In this article a new European Neoplatyura from Finland is described. The new species, Neoplatyuranoorae Salmela, sp. n. is a dark brown species with tibial bristles arranged in rows. The new species is here reported from seven localities in Finnish Lapland. Based on available data, the new species occurs in mires, especially in calcareous rich fens.

Keywords: Boreal zone; Finland; Fungus gnats; Lapland; mires.