title: New data on poorly known species of the genus Leia Meigen (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) from the Palaearctic region.
abstract: New data on four poorly known species of the genus Leia Meigen (L. nigricornis van Duzee, L. flavipennis Laštovka & Matile, L. iturupensis Zaitzev and L. rufiptera Ostroverkhova) are presented. Detailed redescriptions and terminalia figures are provided. Leia nigricornis is reported for the first time from the Palaearctic region and L. automnala Ostroverkhova & Grishina is found to be a junior synonym of L. flavipennis. A variation in the male terminalia of L. bimaculata Meigen is illustrated, based on specimens from several European countries.
authors.affiliation: Forest Research Institute, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 11 Pushkinskaya St, 185910 Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia.; Email: alexei.polevoi@krc.karelia.ru.
authors.forename: Alexei
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Polevoi
authors.affiliation: Metsähallitus, Natural Heritage Services, Ounasjoentie 6, FI-96101 Rovaniemi, Finland. Zoological Museum, Department of Biology, FI-20014 University of Turku; Email: jukka.e.salmela@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jukka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salmela
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size