Scatopsciara ( Scatopsciara ) neglecta Menzel & Mohrig, 1998

Scatopsciara ( Scatopsciara) neglecta Menzel & Mohrig, 1998 View in CoL

( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4. A B)

Scatopsciara ( Scatopsciara) neglecta Menzel & Mohrig, 1998: 370 View in CoL –372. Literature: Menzel & Mohrig (2000): 498 –499, Figs. 464–468.

Material: 2 males, 29.ii.1996, leg. W. Mohrig, USA, California, Los Angeles County, San Gabriel Mountains, San Gabriel Canyon , maple mixed wood, 800 m ; 3 males, 11.vi.–23.vii. 1994, leg. E. Fuller, Canada, Alberta, Munn Creek, 53.30°N, 118.10°W, spruce forest, Malaise trap; 1 male, 23.vii.–15.ix.1994, same location ( PWMP).

Comments. This species is characterized by a sharp pointed gonostylus with a long apical tooth and a variable number (4–8) of hyaline spines, arranged in a straight row on the inner side reaching almost to the base, a flat tegmen, long c (= 2/3w) as well as yellowish haltere and legs. There are no morphological differences to the Palearctic specimens. It is similar to Sc. subdendrotica and Sc. geophila . It belongs to the Sc. atomaria group.

Distribution. Holarctic. USA ( California), Canada ( Alberta). New for North America.