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Pseudolycoriella skusei Mohrig, Kauschke & Broadley. A. Hypopygium 2016
No full textPseudolycoriella skusei Mohrig, Kauschke & Broadley, 2016 (Fig. 11 A–D) Pseudolycoriella skusei Mohrig, Kauschke & Broadley, 2016 [Mohrig et al. (2016): 139 –142, fig. 1 a–f]. Comments. This large species is characterized by a long curved gonostylus with three apical spines and two to three long whip-lash hairs, flagellomeres with bicoloured necks, and strongly toothed claws. It belongs to the Psl. triacanthula group sensu Mohrig (2013). Distribution. Australia (Queensland, Norfolk Island).Published as part of Mohrig, Werner, Kauschke, Ellen & Broadley, Adam, 2020, Black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) of Queensland, Australia. Part II. Genus Pseudolycoriella Menzel & Mohrig, 1998, pp. 487-506 in Zootaxa 4751 (3) on pages 499-502, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4751.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/371471
Epidapus (Zuhalia) jaluitensis Broadley & Kauschke & Mohrig 2019, comb. n.
No full textEpidapus (Zuhalia) jaluitensis (Steffan, 1969), comb. n. (Fig. 9 A–D) Plastosciara jaluitensis Steffan, 1969 [Steffan 1969: 688–689, fig. 7 a–f] Material studied: Holotype: Male, 10.–12.xi.1964, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Jaluit Atoll, Enybor Island, Malaise trap, leg. B.D. Perkins (BPBM 8223). Conservation status: Body, head and hypopygium isolated, wings separated under a second cover slip on the same slide. All details in good condition.Published as part of Broadley, Adam, Kauschke, Ellen & Mohrig, Werner, 2019, Revision of the black fungus gnat species (Diptera: Sciaridae) described by W. A. Steffan from Micronesia, pp. 215-241 in Zootaxa 4683 (2) on page 226, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4683.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/377270
Scatopsciara nigrothoracica Mohrig & Kauschke & Broadley 2018, sp. n.
No full textScatopsciara nigrothoracica sp. n. (Fig. 24 A–C) Type locality: Australia, Victoria, Twin River Drive, South Morang. Holotype: Male, 18.i.2015, yellow trap in vegetable garden, leg. A. Broadley, #74B (ANIC). Description. Male. Head: Dark brown. Eye bridge 3–4 facets wide. Antenna brown; 4th flagellomere with l/w index of 1.5, with whitish hairs, somewhat shorter than the diameter of the basal node; neck brown. Palpus brownish, 3-segmented, basal segment with 1 bristle, without a deepened sensory area. Thorax. Brown. Scutum with dark hairs, some lateral and prescutellar bristles longer; scutellum with 2 longer marginal bristles. Postpronotum bare. Wing pale, R1 short, somewhat longer than 1/2 R; R5 without ventral macrotrichia; C shorter than 1/2 w; y shorter than x, without macrotrichia; posterior wing veins without macrotrichia. Haltere brown. Coxa and legs brown; apex of fore tibia with a rather wide comb-like row of bristles; spurs of middle and hind tibiae distinctly unequal in size; claws without teeth. Abdomen. Brown, with brown hairs. Hypopygium basally wide and v-shaped; gonocoxites with rather short and sparse hairs at the inner ventral margin; gonostylus pointed to the apex, the inner side flattened, with an apical tooth and 3 spines at the inner side, 2 as a cross pair near the middle, the third below the middle. Tegmen large, wider than long. Aedeagus rather short. Body length: 2.0 mm. Comments. The species is characterized by the dark body colour and the pointed gonostylus with a flattened inner side and 3 short spines. Distribution. Australia: Victoria.Published as part of Mohrig, Werner, Kauschke, Ellen & Broadley, Adam, 2018, New black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) from Eastern Australia, pp. 203-241 in Zootaxa 4450 (2) on pages 237-239, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4450.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/144465
ADAM SMITH'S OPTIMISTIC TELEOLOGICAL VIEW OF HISTORY
No full textAdam Smith's four-stage theory provides the framework for his writings on history. The fourth stage is the commercial epoch; the culmination of history in this stage is a key component in the conventional interpretation of Adam Smith as a prophet of commercialism. In two historical case studies Smith shows the capacity of commercial society to regenerate itself. This potent capacity suggests that commercial society is inevitable. At a certain point in time it also overcomes the major obstacles to its permanence. Smith's philosophy of history anticipates the end of history views of Kant and Hegel.Political Economy,
Bradysia chloroantennata Mohrig & Kauschke & Broadley 2018, sp. n.
No full textBradysia chloroantennata sp. n. (Fig. 8 A–C) Type locality: Australia, New South Wales, Candelo (near Bega). Holotype: Male, 17.–24.xii.1993, yellow trap, leg. A. Kallies (ANIC). Paratypes: 3 males, November 2015, Victoria, Twin River Drive, South Morang, yellow pan trap in vegetable garden, leg. A. Broadley, #86; (1 in PWMP, 2 in PABM); 1 male, 8.xi.1978, New South Wales, Jerilderie, sweep net, leg J. McGechan (ASCT 00053769) (ASCU). Description. Male. Head. Brown. Eye bridge 3–4 facets wide. Antenna brownish, surface nearly smooth, scape and pedicel brownish-ochrous, the first 2 flagellomeres yellowish; 4th flagellomere with a l/w index of 2.0, hairs pale, rather dense and as long as the diameter of the basal node; neck rather short, bicoloured. Palpus short, 3- segmented, yellowish, basal segment with 1 bristle and a distinct pit of sensillae. Thorax. Brown. Scutum with short and pale hairs, some lateral and prescutellar bristles longer; scutellum with 2 marginal bristles; postpronotum bare. Wing pale; R1 short, nearly 1/2 =R; R5 without ventral macrotrichia; C = 2/3 w; y = x, without macrotrichia; posterior wing veins without macrotrichia. Haltere short, brown. Coxae and legs paler than pleura; apex of fore tibia with a small comb of bristles; spurs of middle and hind tibiae equal in size, longer than the diameter of the apex; claws without teeth. Abdomen. Brownish. Hypopygium yellowish-brown, the ventral base and the gonocoxites at the inner ventral margin with rather short sparse hairs; gonostylus short and robust, without an apical tooth, rounded apically and densely covered at the apex with hairs and robust spine-like bristles (distinct spines are not visible). Tegmen wider than long, with a large field of fine teeth. Aedeagus rather short. Body length: 2.0 mm. Comments. The species is characterized by the yellow colour of the first 2 flagellomeres, a darker scape and pedicel, bicoloured necks, smooth surface of flagellomeres, sensory pit on the basal segment of the palpus, short R1, and a compact gonostylus without a tooth (the apex with strong bristle-like spines only). The species belongs to the B. hilaris group. Distribution. Australia: New South Wales, Victoria.Published as part of Mohrig, Werner, Kauschke, Ellen & Broadley, Adam, 2018, New black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) from Eastern Australia, pp. 203-241 in Zootaxa 4450 (2) on pages 214-215, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4450.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/144465
Pseudolycoriella nigrofemoralis Mohrig & Kauschke & Broadley 2019, sp. n.
No full textPseudolycoriella nigrofemoralis Mohrig, Kauschke & Broadley sp. n. (Fig. 16 A – D) Type locality: Hawaiian Islands, O‘ahu, Mānoa, Honolulu, 21.304 N 157.823 W. Holotype: Male, 10–15.i.2018, 70 masl, UV light trap, leg. CPDT Gillett (BPBM). Paratypes: 13 males, 9 females, same data as holotype (3 males, 1 female in PWMP, 2 males, 2 females in BPBM, 3 males, 3 females in UHIM, 3 males, 2 females in PABM, 2 males, 1 female in ANIC). Description. Male. Head: Ovoid, mouthparts short; eye bridge 3-4 facets wide; antenna short, dark brown; 4 th flagellomere with a l/w index of 1.5, with surface somewhat rough, hairs as long as the diameter of the basal node, necks whitish, somewhat bicoloured; palpus 3-segmented; long, basal segment with 3-4 bristles and a patch of short sensillae. Thorax: Dark brown; scutum with long dorsocentral and lateral hairs; scutellum with 4 long posterior hairs; postpronotum bare. Wing brownish, with distinct veins; R 1 = 3/4 R; R 5 with dorsal macrotrichia; C somewhat longer than w; y = x, bare; posterior wing veins without macrotrichia. Haltere short, with darkened knobs; legs yellowish-brownish, femora of p 3 brown; fore tibia at the inner apex with a patch of bristles and a horseshoe-shaped border; spurs of middle and hind tibiae of the same size, brownish, as long as the diameter of the apex; claws strongly toothed. Abdomen: Hypopygium dark brown, the inner ventral margin of gonocoxites with short hairs; gonostylus robust, somewhat club-shaped, broadly rounded apically and densely haired, with 5 rather long and thin spines (arranged mostly in two pairs plus a single spine) and one or two longer whip-lash hairs; tegmen small, as long as wide, apically rounded; aedeagus rather short, with a narrow furca. Body length: 3.2 mm. Female. Antenna very short, 4 th flagellomere with a l/w index of 1.0-1.2, neck very short; other characters as in males. Body length: 4 mm. Comments. The species is characterized by the short flagellomeres with whitish necks, the dark thorax with long hairs on the scutum and 4 long marginal bristles on the scutellum, hind femur dark in contrast to the yellowish-brown fore and middle legs, very strongly toothed claws and a club-shaped gonostylus with 5 thin spines on the inner side and 1-2 longer whiplash hairs. A good character for distinguishing this species are the dark hind femora. The robust flagellomeres with bicoloured necks and the strongly toothed claws are similar to Pseudolycoriella skusei Mohrig, Kauschke & Broadley, described from Queensland and Norfolk Island, Australia (Mohrig et al. 2016). Distribution. Hawaiian Islands (O‘ahu).Published as part of Mohrig, Werner, Kauschke, Ellen & Broadley, Adam, 2019, Revision of black fungus gnat species (Diptera, Sciaridae) described from the Hawaiian Islands by D. E. Hardy and W. A. Steffan, and a contribution to the knowledge of the sciarid fauna of the Galápagos Islands, pp. 401-439 in Zootaxa 4590 (4) on pages 423-425, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4590.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/265616
Revision of the black fungus gnat species (Diptera: Sciaridae) described by W.A. Steffan from Micronesia
No full textBroadley, Adam, Kauschke, Ellen, Mohrig, Werner (2019): Revision of the black fungus gnat species (Diptera: Sciaridae) described by W.A. Steffan from Micronesia. Zootaxa 4683 (2): 215-241, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4683.2.
Pseudolycoriella skusei sp. nov. (Diptera: Sciaridae), a new dark-winged fungus gnat from Norfolk Island and Australia
No full textMohrig, Werner, Kauschke, Ellen, Broadley, Adam (2016): Pseudolycoriella skusei sp. nov. (Diptera: Sciaridae), a new dark-winged fungus gnat from Norfolk Island and Australia. Zootaxa 4097 (1): 139-142, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.1.1
Revision of the types of male Sciaridae (Diptera) described from Australia by F. A. A. Skuse
No full textBroadley, Adam, Kauschke, Ellen, Mohrig, Werner (2016): Revision of the types of male Sciaridae (Diptera) described from Australia by F. A. A. Skuse. Zootaxa 4193 (3): 401-450, DOI: http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4193.3.
Austrosciara trichovenosa Mohrig & Kauschke & Broadley 2018, sp. n.
No full textAustrosciara trichovenosa sp. n. (Fig. 5 A–D) Type locality: Australia, Victoria, Wilsons Promontory. Holotype: Male, September 1977, leg. A.J. Stocker, ASCT 00050344 (ASCU). Description. Male. Head. Dark brown. Eye bridge 3–4 facets wide. Antenna brown; 4th flagellomere with l/w index of 4.0, hairs dark, somewhat longer than the diameter of the basal node; neck rather short, brown. Palpus 3- segmented, yellowish, basal segment with 2 bristles and a flat patch of sensillae. Thorax. Brown. Scutum with brown hairs, some lateral and prescutellar bristles longer; scutellum with 4 marginal bristles; postpronotum bare. Wing brownish; R1 long, nearly =R; R5 along nearly the entire length with ventral macrotrichia; C = 2/3 w; y = x, with macrotrichia; posterior wing veins with macrotrichia. Haltere short, brown. Coxae and legs brown; apex of fore tibia with a broad comb of hyaline bristles, not distinctly divided; spurs of middle and hind tibiae equal in size, longer than the diameter of the apex; claws without teeth. Abdomen. Brownish. Hypopygium rather broadly vshaped on the ventral base; gonocoxites at the inner ventral margin with rather short hairs; gonostylus basally broad and bulbous, in the distal third pointed, with a rather short apical tooth and a subapical group of about 8–10 dense spines, somewhat shorter than the tooth. Tegmen pyramid-like, apically nearly straight, with fine teeth. Aedeagus rather long. Body length: 3.0 mm. Comments. The species is characterized by long flagellomeres, macrotrichia on all posterior wing veins and a robust gonostylus with a dense group of about 10 spines below the small apical tooth. Distribution. Australia: Victoria.Published as part of Mohrig, Werner, Kauschke, Ellen & Broadley, Adam, 2018, New black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) from Eastern Australia, pp. 203-241 in Zootaxa 4450 (2) on page 210, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4450.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/144465
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