Jens-Hermann Stuke

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Carnidae of the genera Meoneura and Hemeromyia in the collection of Miroslav Barták, deposited in the Czech University of Life Sciences (Prague) have been studied. Five species are newly described: Meoneura artoodetoo spec. nov. (Uzbeki-stan), Meoneura baechli spec. nov. (Italy), Meoneura gnomi spec. nov. (Uzbekistan), Meoneura joedaltoni spec. nov...

To date a summary of the Diptera known from Lower Saxony and Bremen has not been compiled. Consequently, this article has evaluated 832 publications in order to determine the currently known Diptera of Lower Saxony and Bremen. 4017 valid species from 109 families are published. The records of 193 of these species are considered to be doubtful. Thes...

New records of 36 species in the conopid genera Aegloconops, Archiconops, Caenoconops, Conops, Euconops, Pleurocerinella, Schedophysoconops, Tammo and Tropidomyia are presented from the Afrotropical Region. Three species new to science are described: Conops occultus n. sp. (Ethiopia), Conops schachti n. sp. (The Gambia) and Pleurocerinella kirkspri...

Hyadina borkumensis sp. n. is described from the East Frisian Island of Borkum (Germany, Lower Saxony, Wadden Sea) based on a single female specimen. The new species is characterized by the basally bent, brown wings with large white spots in radial cells r 2+3 , r 4+5 and apical of crossvein dm-cu and its short radial vein R 2+3. The new species sh...

Recent records of 140 species of Chloropidae are listed from Lower Saxony and Bremen. 47 species are reported for this area for the first time. Of these Chlorops adjunctus Becker, 1910, Dicraeus nitidus Wahlgren, 1913, Dicraeus scibilis Collin, 1946 and Oscinimorpha longirostris (Loew, 1858) are first records for Germany. Additionally, bibliographi...

The checklist of German shore flies (Diptera, Ephydridae) includes 192 species. Thirty-nine additional species have been published for Germany in the past but are insufficiently documented. For Hydrellia concolor and Limnellia stenhammari records from Germany are reported that confirm the previously doubtful occurrence. A bibliography comprises 216...

Recent records of 108 species of shoreflies (Diptera: Ephydridae) are listed from Brandenburg. Hyadina vockerothi Claussen, 1984 and Hydrellia parafrontosa PAPP, 1983 are new records for Germany. The faunistical literature concerning the shoreflies of Brandenburg is compiled, additional five species are reported therein. At all 113 species of Ephyd...

The checklist of German beach flies (Diptera, Canacidae) includes ten species. Two additional species have been published for Germany in the past but are insufficiently documented. A bibliography comprises 39 publications containing original records of beach flies from Germany.

During the annual meeting of the Diptera Working Group (AK DIPTERA) from 17 to 19 June 2022, Diptera (two-winged flies) were collected at five selected localities in and around Landsweiler-Reden, Germany (federal state of Saarland). Additional partly older records are from other localities from the Saarland and in the case of Pseudonapomyza strobli...

Recent records of Shoreflies from the Saarland with the description of a new Philygria STENHAMMAR (Diptera: Ephydridae). Recent records of 59 species of shore flies (Diptera, Ephydridae) are reported for the Saarland (Germany). Philygria macrocercus spec. nov. is described from the Saarland. Parydra minor (ROBINEAU-DESVOIDY, 1830) is recognized as...

Meoneura pacifica spec. nov. (USA: Montana) and Meoneura tyrionlannisteri spec. nov. (Canada: British Columbia, USA: Montana) are described, and their DNA barcode provided.

Based on collecting records, rearing, examination of type specimens and analysis of published data, this paper discusses which species of the genus Hydrellia (Diptera: Ephydridae) mine in Water Soldier, Stratiotes aloides. Seven species of Hydrellia have been reported as leaf miners of S. aloides in the literature during the last 100 years. All rec...

Remarkable true flies (Insecta: Diptera) from Lower Saxony and Bremen 6. – New records of Bombyliidae (6 species), Canacidae (3 species), Carnidae (6 species), Ephydridae (2 species), Mythicomyiidae (1 species), Syrphidae (4 species), Stratiomyidae (1 species), Tabanidae (1 species), Tachinidae (6 species) und Tephritidae (2 species) are listed fro...

The checklist of German thick-headed flies (Diptera, Conopidae) includes 52 species. Seven additional species have been published for Germany in the past but are insufficiently documented. A bibliography comprises 231 publications containing original records of thick- headed flies from Germany.

The checklist of German carnid flies (Diptera, Carnidae) includes 21 species. One additional species has been published for Germany in the past but was misidentified. For two species of carnid flies records for Germany are reported for the first time: Meoneura falcata Papp, 1997 and Meoneura flavifrons Papp, 1981. A bibliography comprises 63 public...

Noteworthy dipterans (Insecta: Diptera) from Lower Saxony and Bremen 5. - New records of Bombyliidae (1 species), Calliphoridae (1 species), Chloropidae (1 species), Conopidae (1 species), Dolichopodidae (1 species), Ephydridae (6 species), Pallopteridae (4 species), Piophilidae (3 species), Scenopinidae (1 species), Strongylophthalmyiidae (1 speci...

Allotrichoma tskarishdidae sp.n. is described from Georgia. Examination of type specimens showed that A. filiforme Becker is a valid species with A. dahli Beschovski, syn.n. its junior synonym; A. sicanum Canzoneri, A. strandi Duda and A. trispinum Becker are valid species. Allotrichoma pseudolaterale Raffone, syn.n. is a junior synonym of A. later...

Neue Nachweise von Hornfliegen (Diptera: Niedersachsen) aus Niedersachsen und Bremen

Coenia caucasica Krivosheina, 2001, is recorded from Germany and Finland. A key for the four European Coenia species with illustrations of the terminalia is presented.

Axysta clausseni spec. nov. is described from Finland and Germany. All available names of European Axysta are discussed and Hydrina viridula Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 is placed as nomen dubium in the genus Hyadina (status rev.).

New records of 21 species of Conopidae from Greece are presented. Flower-visiting observations are reported for 19 species. Of these, Brachyceraea brevicornis (Loew, 1847) was observed on flowers for the first time.

Das Typenmaterial von Blasenkopffliegen (Diptera: Conopidae) in der Zoologischen Sammlung des Zentralmagazins Natur-wissenschaftlicher Sammlungen der Martin-Luther-Universität in Halle an der Saale (ZNS, früher MLUH) wird revidiert. Der bemerkenswerteste Teil davon ist die Sammlung von Victor von Röder. Insgesamt enthält die Sammlung Typenmaterial...

The number of species of Ptilomyia Coquillett, 1900 occurring in Europe is confirmed as three, with two previously recorded species being synonymised and one species being newly added: Ptilomyia shoka Mathis & Zatwarnicki, 2017 is herewith reported from Georgia for the first time. The available type material of European Ptilomyia species was examin...

New records of 29 species of Heleomyzid flies (Heleomyzidae) are listed from Lower Saxony and Bremen. Six species are reported for this area the first time. Several previously published records are not proberly documented and are not reliable. At all a total of 29 species of Heleomyzid flies are now known to occur in Lower Saxony and nine species a...

Polytrichophora gellergrimmi sp. n. is described from Georgia and Croatia. A key for the European Polytrichophora species is presented and the male terminalia of all these species are illustrated. Keywords: Ephydridae, Polytrichophora , Europe, new species, key, Georgia, Croatia

Paramyopa clementsi spec. nov. (Diptera, Conopidae) is described from South Africa (Northern Cape), and its diagnosis from the two other known species of this Afrotropical genus is set out. Zusammenfassung Paramyopa clementsi spec. nov. (Diptera, Conopidae) wird aus Südafrika (Nordkap) beschrieben, und ihre Abgren-zung von den beiden anderen bekann...

A neotype is designated for Sicus indicus Kröber, 1940, the original type material of which is lost. This species is accepted as valid (rev. stat.) and is redescribed and illustrated from material collected in the Kashmir Valley of the Western Himalayas of India. Sicus indicus is distinguished from other Sicus Scopoli, 1763 species primarily by the...

A neotype is designated for Sicus indicus Kröber, 1940, the original type material of which is lost. This species is accepted as valid (rev. stat.) and is redescribed and illustrated from material collected in the Kashmir Valley of the Western Himalayas of India. Sicus indicus is distinguished from other Sicus Scopoli, 1763 species primarily by the...

Athyroglossa (Athyroglossa) fennica spec. nov. (Finland) and Athyroglossa (Athyroglossa) kuraensis spec. nov. (Georgia) are described. A key to European species of Athyroglossa is presented. The male terminalia and sternites 3–5 of all European species are illustrated.

Philygria doczkali spec. nov. is described from Zugspitze (Wetterstein Mountains, Germany) in the Bavarian Alps and Philygria dispar spec. nov. is described from southern Lower Saxony (Germany).

Recent records of 140 species of Chloropidae are listed from Lower Saxony and Bremen. 47 species are reported for this area for the first time. Of these Chlorops adjunctus Becker, 1910, Dicraeus nitidus Wahlgren, 1913, Dicraeus scibilis Collin, 1946 and Oscinimorpha longirostris (Loew, 1858) are first records for Germany. Additionally, bibliographi...

During the 35th meeting of the German Diptera working group (AK DIPTE RA) from June 8th to 10th, 2018, Diptera were recorded at three locations in the Biosphere Reserve ‘Niedersächsische Elbtalaue’ and in the surroundings of the Youth Hostel Hitzacker. A total of 383 species from 47 families were collected. Of these, 47 species (12 %) are first rec...

Recent records of louse flies on birds in Lower Saxony (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) Recent records of six louse-fly species (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) on birds have been reported from Lower Saxony. An appeal is renewed to record louse flies from Lower Saxony and Bremen

The Fruit Flies (Diptera, Drosophilidae) of Lower Saxony and Bremen. New records of 36 species of fruit flies (Drosophilidae) are listed from Lower Saxony and Bremen. 17 of these species are reported for this area the first time. A total of 39 species of fruit flies are now known to occur in Lower Saxony and Bremen. 9 species are reported for Breme...

New records of 32 species of Acroceridae, Blephariceridae, Bombyliidae, Calliphoridae, Conopidae, Dolichopodidae, Drosophilidae, Ephydridae, Syrphidae, Stratiomyidae, Tabanidae, Tachinidae and Ulidiidae are listed from Lower Saxony and Bremen. Ten species are reported from the aerea for the first time.

Sicus ogumae is recorded in Europe for the first time, with 58 locations reported from Finland. Its worldwide distribution is described and new records are added from China, Japan, Mongolia and Russia. The identification, distribution, taxonomy and known biology of S. ogumae are summarised.

Gellergrimmellus fritzi gen. et spec. nov. and Hauserimyia martini gen. et spec. nov. are described from Sichuan Province, China. A key to the Palaearctic and Oriental genera of Conopinae with a short proboscis is presented which includes both of the new genera described herewith.

Mit der vorliegenden Arbeit wird eine Übersicht über das Vorkommen der Arten der Familie Tipulidae in Niedersachsen und Bremen gegeben. Diese Übersicht fasst die Literatur über die Tipuliden beider Bundesländer zusammen. Von 38 Arten wird bisher nicht publiziertes Originalmaterial aufgelistet. Vier Arten werden erstmals für Niedersachsen gemeldet....

The tribe Physocephalini in the Afrotropical Region is now taken to include only the genus Physocephala: both Pseudophysocephala Kröber, 1940 and Dacops Speiser, 1923 are herewith treated as junior subjective synonyms of Physocephala Schiner, 1861. Some 45 Physocephala species are recorded in the region. Three species are new to science, comprising...

First records of Zodiomyia sumbaensis Camras, 1957 from Malaysia and Thailand are presented. The monotypic genus is illustrated for the first time. The distribution of the genus is described and all known records are summarised.

Type material of thick-headed flies (Diptera, Conopidae) in the collection of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (ZMHB) is documented. The entire collection holds primary type material (i.e. holotypes, lectotypes, syntypes) of 73 species. Five Conops species with previously unknown subgenus belong to the subgenus Asiconops: C. frontosus Kröber, 1916;...

New records of 95 species of Sphaeroceridae are listed from Lower Saxony and Bremen. 24 species are reported for this area the first time. Of these Coproica rohaceki Carles-Tolrá, 1990, C. pseudostercoraria Papp, 1976, Phthitia spinosa (Collin, 1930), Rachispoda brevior (Roháček, 1991), Sphaerocera pseudomonilis hallux Roháček & Florén, 1987, Spelo...

New records of 95 species of Sphaeroceridae are listed from Lower Saxony and Bremen. 24 species are reported for this area the first time. Of these Coproica rohaceki Carles-Tolr., 1990, C. pseudostercoraria Papp, 1976, Phthitia spinosa (Collin, 1930), Rachispoda brevior (Roh.ček, 1991), Sphaerocera pseudomonilis hallux Roh.ček & Flor.n, 1987, Spelo...

A key to the 11 valid species of Siniconops Chen, 1939 is presented. Physocephala celebensis de Meijere, 1910 is transferred into Siniconops (comb. nov.) and interpreted as a senior synonym of Siniconops microvalvus (Kröber, 1910) (syn. nov.). Two additional synonyms are introduced: Siniconops cheni Qiao & Chao, 1998 = Siniconops grandens Camras, 1...

Thecophora bartaki spec. nov. is described from Laos and Thecophora caenovalva (Kröber) is reported from Japan. Nomenclatural Acts Thecophora bartaki spec. nov. – urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:D0069884-865A-46CC-92EE-DE874AA6EDD6

A new species of the genus Meoneura (Diptera: Carnidae), i.e. Meoneura issunboshii sp. n., is described from Japan.

Jentzsch, M., Glinka, T., Link, J., Lehmann, B.: Use of a car-net in the Ziegelroda forestry - results and comments on the method (Arachnida: Araneae, Pseudoscorpiones; Insecta: Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Hemiptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Mecoptera, Diptera). - In the late summer of 2012 and in the early summer of 2013 the invertebrate...

The World Catalogue of the Conopidae offers the first complete list of this Diptera family worldwide since 1919. 808 recent and fossil species, together with their synonyms, belonging to 57 genera are listed. All original descriptions have been verified by the author. Type material and its depository is described for every species, the published di...

Twenty-three new synonyms are introduced and one species is placed as nomen dubium in the conopid genera Conops, Myopa, Physocephala and Thecophora. Myopa fasciata is designated as the type species of Ischiodonta Lioy. Dipodium apiarium Bosc d'Antic is interpreted as an unrecognised species and therefore Dipodium Bosc d'Antic also has to be treat-e...

The previously unidentified Carnidae in the Canadian National Collection of Insects (Ottawa) have been investigated. All faunistic records of 26 species are presented in this paper. Hemeromyia alberichae spec. nov. (USA), Meoneura hobbitoides spec. nov. (USA), Meoneura swifti spec. nov. (USA), Meoneura tinkerbellae spec. nov. (Canada), and Meoneura...

Leer (Germany) Cardiff (United Kingdom) Kerman (Iran) Ghazvin (Iran) The genus Leopoldius Rondani, 1843 comprises 13 described species of which 11 are currently accepted as valid. Our recent research reveals two new synonyms: Leopoldius valvatus (KRöbeR, 1914) = Leopoldius cabrilsensis CaRles-TolRá, 2000 syn. nov.; Leopoldius anatolii Zimina, 1963...

New records of 38 species of the Conopid genera Paramyopa Kröber, 1916a, Pseudoconops Camras, 1962b, Stylogaster Macquart, 1835, Thecophora Rondani, 1845, and Zodion Latreille, 1797 are presented from the Afrotropical Region. Stylogaster angolensis spec. nov. (Angola), Stylogaster cryptica spec. nov. (Ethiopia), Stylogaster fianarantsoensis spec. n...

New Records of Conopidae (Diptera) from Morocco are presented.

A checklist of the Diptera superfamilies Conopoidea (Conopidae), Nerioidea (Micropezidae, Pseudopomyzidae) and Diopsoidea (Megamerinidae, Psilidae, Strongylophthalmyiidae, Tanypezidae) from Finland in presented. Myopa vicaria Walker, 1849 is formally recorded for the first time from the country.

Zodion hispanicum spec. nov. is described from Spain (Murcia, Sierra Espuña) and Zodion hauseri spec. nov. is described from Kazakhstan (Almaty Province, Charyn Valley). A diagnosis is given for Zodion andersoni Kröber, 1936 and Zodion vsevolodi Zimina, 1974. Zodion asiaticum Becker, 1922 is placed as a junior synonym of Zodion cinereum (Fabricius,...

The monotypic genus Merziella gen. nov. (Palaearctic Region: Europe) is described. A key to the genera of the subfamily Myopinae is presented.