Bradysia polonica ( Lengersdorf, 1929 )

Canty, Roy J, Rudzinski, Hans-Georg, Wanke, Dominic & Whitmore, Daniel, 2025, 2 - For- 1 offer: Bradysia polonica (Lengersdorf, 1929) and Bradysia spinidensa Hondru, 1968, stat. res. (Diptera, Sciaridae), Biodiversity Data Journal 13, pp. e 171689-e 171689 : e171689-

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https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e171689

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18072827

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scientific name

Bradysia polonica ( Lengersdorf, 1929 )
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Bradysia polonica ( Lengersdorf, 1929) View in CoL

( Sciara ( Neosciara) polonica Lengersdorf 1929 View in CoL - Bull. Acad. Pol. Sci. (Zool.), 1929 (3–4): 110-111; 112, Fig. 2). Type locality: Galizia ( Poland). Lectotype: 1 male, " Wiklina " (= willow), 6.VII.1869, leg. GRZEGORZEK. Paralectotypes: 3 females, “ Wiklina " (= willow), 30.VI.1869, 10.VII.1869, 20.VII.1869, leg. GRZEGORZEK. Type depository: Lectotype and Paralectotypes deposited in the collection of The Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn ( ZFMK).

= Bradysia edwardsi Freeman, 1983 View in CoL (synonymised by Menzel et al. (1990)). Freeman 1983 Entomologist's mon. Mag., 119: 166-167; Fig. 10. Type locality: Oxford, Bagley Wood, Great Britain (GB). Holotype: 1 male, 20.V.–21.V.1933, leg. EDWARDS. Paratypes: 2 males, Oxford, Bagley Wood, GB, 20.V.–21.V.1933, leg. EDWARDS; 7 males, Herts., Welwyn, GB, 21–24.VII.1934 Leg. SMITH; 2 males, Letchworth, GB, 1 male VI.1917, 1 male IX.1917, leg. SMITH; 2 males, Hunts, Hemingford, GB, IX.1938, leg. SMITH; 1 male, Lancashire, Warrington, GB, 10. IV. 35, leg. SMITH; 1 male, Berks., Cothill, GB, 26.V.1936, leg. EDWARDS; 2 males, N. E. Yorks, Mulgrave Woods, GB, 23.VIII–3.IX.1937, leg. EDWARDS; 1 male, Perthshire, Killin Distr., Ben Chalum, GB, 9–10.VI.1932, leg. EDWARDS. Type depository: Holotype and Paratypes are deposited in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London ( NHM).

Materials

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: GBOL-224102203 ; recordedBy: M. Engelhardt, Ch. Koenig, T. Kothe; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: BEA40D55-8A81-567E-9004-67A2495A4766; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Tübingen, Steinenberg ; verbatimCoordinates: 48°31'51.6"N 9°1'51.6"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Kate Perez; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 13/V/2014; Record Level: institutionID: ZFMK GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: GBOL-224102255 ; recordedBy: M. Engelhardt, Ch. Koenig, T. Kothe; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: C1FDCB54-F030-513F-946D-3F42006BF19C; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Tübingen, Steinenberg ; verbatimCoordinates: 48°31'51.6"N 9°1'51.6"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Kate Perez; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 13/V/2014; Record Level: institutionID: ZFMK GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_011311 ; recordedBy: F. Woog; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 53F90112-5579-52D0-A2FA-B3D186F9146B; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Stuttgart, Espan ; verbatimElevation: 283 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°48'49"N 9°15'01"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 20/IX–20/X/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_011337 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 10BBC1D6-2C31-57EE-B65D-196ECE73042A; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 20/VII–01/VIII/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_011342 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 75512993-5F0A-572F-83E1-39F76408D1B4; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 20/VII–01/VIII/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_011343 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 0105A604-A0C0-5E6B-BF14-96E6C498401B; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 20/VII–01/VIII/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_011349 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: BF0E12FB-D1DF-5178-8152-314F74384459; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 20/VII–01/VIII/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_011350 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: B0F19805-F2E5-5F2F-81E3-A26460F13576; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 20/VII–01/VIII/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_011380 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 094B622C-C8CE-5D89-9557-FC6577B443FD; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 20/VII–01/VIII/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_011383 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: DA8798B2-11D6-52F7-BB1B-C3BB4E488C66; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 20/VII–01/VIII/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_011393 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 4489AC57-8540-5029-9D34-D6305A172FB0; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 20/VII–01/VIII/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_011398 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: F4F91FF1-7F40-5104-8199-CA9BCE7C1242; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 20/VII–01/VIII/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_011426 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: B3B20B9D-C392-58DE-99C3-0CC32DE779DA; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 20/VII–01/VIII/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_011427 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: E6BAD608-D31A-59D5-894B-C8B3601735E6; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 20/VII–01/VIII/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_011431 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 8D1F9031-7D73-54FC-B6DA-C90FCB490BDD; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 20/VII–01/VIII/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_011435 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: CD47EACF-2D53-51BC-8A8B-C1A95CA8A7AB; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 20/VII–01/VIII/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_011455 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 9496A15F-8808-5E30-BE35-17F96C2756B1; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 20/VII–01/VIII/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_022365 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 71370761-301F-52FA-8AE8-27BC13524E2A; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 28/V–16/VI/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_022379 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: A28A49DC-6CA3-562F-B58E-45734416C7B2; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 28/V–16/VI/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_022383 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 962A9A19-6DE6-58D2-8431-42A52B6F55E9; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 28/V–16/VI/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_022471 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 1E837B47-FEDD-5842-8F02-7D61CDD0A21D; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 28/V–16/VI/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_022571 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 3C592CCE-FA55-5E3E-8356-78973CAA1C8A; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 28/V–16/VI/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_022583 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 6992FCA4-FCD0-5A82-825A-A2697FC4BBC0; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 28/V–16/VI/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_022620 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: FC57633B-DE33-500C-8B54-BBDE0963DDF1; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 28/V–16/VI/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_022669 ; recordedBy: A. Rosenbauer; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 0A50D9A4-2BBC-5712-BB72-01CBBDE671B4; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Backnang, Katharinenplaisir, Streuobstwiese ; verbatimElevation: 294 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°57'19.34"N 9°26'25.82"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 28/V–16/VI/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_023326 ; recordedBy: T. Kothe, M. Engelhardt, Ch. Köking; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 96FBB99C-C524-5228-A1FA-DC85620B335D; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Tübingen, Steinenberg ; verbatimElevation: 492 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°31'52"N 9°01'48"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 25/IV–13/V/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_023332 ; recordedBy: T. Kothe, M. Engelhardt, Ch. Köking; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 1B06CDFF-EED2-5036-8287-ECDD83812539; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Tübingen, Steinenberg ; verbatimElevation: 492 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°31'52"N 9°01'48"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 25/IV–13/V/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_024446 ; recordedBy: T. Kothe, M. Engelhardt, Ch. Köking; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 722AC5D7-6FDF-5E39-AD4C-A7125D57C3FE; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Tübingen, Steinenberg ; verbatimElevation: 492 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°31'52"N 9°01'48"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 25/IV–13/V/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS_DIP_024499 ; recordedBy: T. Kothe, M. Engelhardt, Ch. Köking; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: EBBBD536-A055-5815-AA1A-84F9FFF22D41; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Baden-Württemberg; locality: Tübingen, Steinenberg ; verbatimElevation: 492 m; verbatimCoordinates: 48°31'52"N 9°01'48"E; Identification: identifiedBy: Roy J. Canty & Hans-Georg Rudzinski; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 25/IV–13/V/2014; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZFMK-TIS-2531984 ; recordedBy: K. Heller; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 7FDE538E-5C4F-5B42-BD8A-76645D164394; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Hamburg; locality: Hamburg-Farmsen, Kupferteich ; verbatimCoordinates: 53°34'59.999988"N 10°7'0.000012"E; Identification: identifiedBy: K. Heller; Event: samplingProtocol: Sweep net; eventDate: 25/VIII/2014; Record Level: institutionID: ZFMK GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZFMK-TIS-2605572 ; recordedBy: K. Heller; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 740725C0-4398-5BA0-97CA-2501CA7E90B4; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Sachsen-Anhalt; locality: NSG Selketal ; verbatimCoordinates: 51°40'14.88"N 11°10'18.12"E; Identification: identifiedBy: K. Heller; Event: samplingProtocol: Sweep net; eventDate: 29/VII/2017; Record Level: institutionID: ZFMK GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZFMK-TIS-2605573 ; recordedBy: K. Heller; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: EAC248FA-425E-5625-B3A1-50268DF6512F; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Sachsen-Anhalt; locality: NSG Selketal ; verbatimCoordinates: 51°40'14.88"N 11°10'18.12"E; Identification: identifiedBy: K. Heller; Event: samplingProtocol: Sweep net; eventDate: 29/VII/2017; Record Level: institutionID: ZFMK GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZFMK-TIS-2605577 ; recordedBy: K. Heller; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 2683EA08-175D-51D0-A720-8C4A7C3516E7; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Germany; stateProvince: Sachsen-Anhalt; locality: NSG Selketal ; verbatimCoordinates: 51°40'14.88"N 11°10'18.12"E; Identification: identifiedBy: K. Heller; Event: samplingProtocol: Sweep net; eventDate: 29/VII/2017; Record Level: institutionID: ZFMK GoogleMaps

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZFMK-TIS-2605610 ; recordedBy: P. Grootaert; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 80494886-6BA8-52E5-B0C8-3D4256D365C6; Taxon: scientificName: Bradysia polonica ; Location: country: Belgium; stateProvince: Brussels; locality: Jean Massart Botanical Garden ; verbatimCoordinates: 50°48'51.9984"N 4°26'17.9988"E; Identification: identifiedBy: K. Heller; Event: samplingProtocol: Malaise Trap; eventDate: 09/VI/2016; Record Level: institutionID: ZFMK GoogleMaps

Diagnosis

All based on the specimens observed ( 34 specimens). The gonostylus (Fig. 1 View Figure 1 A 1 & A 2) with: 3–7 claw-like spines found apically-subapically on the inside; 6–10 hyaline spines (1 subapical, 5–9 spines inside the inner groove, and randomly clustered). L / mB index of gonostylus: 1.73–2.23.

In comparison to B. spinidensa stat. res., the only discernible differences that could be observed were found in the gonostylus. Even though the gonostylus of B. polonica tends to be thicker (with a generally lower L / mB index), and with more claw-like spines on the apex-subapex, there is some overlap. The most consistent and reliable difference is in the number and formation of the hyaline spines. B. polonica has more hyaline spines (6–10 in B. polonica versus 4–5 in B. spinidensa ), which are arranged randomly within the inner groove, compared to B. spinidensa where the hyaline spines are arranged in pairs.

Taxon discussion

Menzel et al. (1990) synonymised B. edwardsi with B. polonica without comment. Our observations on the original description and illustrations of B. edwardsi by Freeman (1983), combined with discussions with Björn Rulik and Kai Heller, and observations of images of the holotype from the Natural History Museum, London’s online database ( Natural History Museum, London 2024), agree with this synonymy.

ZFMK

Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig

NHM

University of Nottingham

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Sciaridae

Genus

Bradysia

Loc

Bradysia polonica ( Lengersdorf, 1929 )

Canty, Roy J, Rudzinski, Hans-Georg, Wanke, Dominic & Whitmore, Daniel 2025
2025
Loc

Sciara ( Neosciara ) polonica

Sciara ( Neosciara ) polonica Lengersdorf 1929
Loc

Bradysia edwardsi

Bradysia edwardsi Freeman, 1983
Menzel et al. (1990)
Freeman 1983