title: New records of Black Fungus Gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) from New Caledonia, with the description of two new Bradysia species and an updated checklist.
abstract: The black fungus gnats Bradysia similigibbosa sp. n. and B. irwini sp. n. are described and new records of species of Bradysia Winnertz, Ctenosciara Tuomikoski, Epidapus Haliday, Pseudolycoriella Menzel & Mohrig, and Scatopsciara Edwards are presented for New Caledonia. A checklist of the sciarids of New Caledonia is given.
authors.affiliation: Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, Eberswalder Strasse 90, 15374 Mincheberg, Germany. arne.koehler@senckenberg.de
authors.forename: Arne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Köhler
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Menzel
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D009510:New Caledonia; D013045:Species Specificity