title: Recent noteworthy findings of fungus gnats from Finland and northwestern Russia (Diptera: Ditomyiidae, Keroplatidae, Bolitophilidae and Mycetophilidae).
abstract: New faunistic data on fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaroidea excluding Sciaridae) from Finland and NW Russia (Karelia and Murmansk Region) are presented. A total of 64 and 34 species are reported for the first time form Finland and Russian Karelia, respectively. Nine of the species are also new for the European fauna: Mycomyashewelli Väisänen, 1984, Mycomyathula Väisänen, 1984, Acnemiatrifida Zaitzev, 1982, Coelosiagracilis Johannsen, 1912, Orfeliakrivosheinae Zaitzev, 1994, Mycetophilabiformis Maximova, 2002, Mycetophilamonstera Maximova, 2002, Mycetophilauschaica Subbotina & Maximova, 2011 and Trichontapalustris Maximova, 2002.
authors.affiliation: Finnish Environment Insitutute, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Jevgeni
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jakovlev
authors.affiliation: Metsähallitus (Natural Heritage Services), Rovaniemi, Finland ; Zoological Museum, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: Jukka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salmela
authors.affiliation: Forest Research Institute KarRC RAS, Petrozavodsk, Russia.
authors.forename: Alexei
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Polevoi
authors.affiliation: Metsähallitus (Natural Heritage Services), Jyväskylä, Finland.
authors.forename: Jouni
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Penttinen
authors.affiliation: Toivakka, Myllyntie, Finland.
authors.forename: Noora-Annukka
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Vartija
keywords: Fennoscandia; Sciaroidea; faunistics