SICILIAN NATURALISTIC NEWS:
11 Aclista alticollis; 12 Mycomya (Mycomya) prominens; 13 Empis (Leptempis) confusa;
14 Sciapus platypterus; 15 Myopa picta; 16 Diaea dorsata; 17 Franklinothrips megalops;
18 Dasyhelea bilineata; 19 Forcipomyia (Synthridomyia) murina;
20 Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) psilonota; 21 Incertana drepanensi

Angelo Ditta

Antonino Dentici

Enrico Giarrusso

Ian Macek

Marcello Consolo

Paul L. T. Beuk

Rita Marullo

Salvatore Surdo

English

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Naturalista sicil., S. IV, XLVI (2), 2022, pp. 237-250SALVATORE SURDO, ANGELO DITTA, PATRYCJA DOMINIAK, RITA MARULLO,PAUL L.T. BEUK, JAN MACEK, ENRICO GIARRUSO, MARCELLO CONSOLO& ANTONINO DENTICISICILIAN NATURALISTIC NEWS: 11 Aclista alticollis; 12Mycomya (Mycomya) prominens; 13 Empis (Leptempis) confusa;14 Sciapus platypterus; 15 Myopa picta; 16 Diaea dorsata; 17 Franklinothrips megalops;18 Dasyhelea bilineata; 19 Forcipomyia (Synthridomyia) murina;20 Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) psilonota; 21 Incertana drepanensis.How to contribute1. Please download from the site www.sssn.it  the form (word document) and compile it2. Send it in .doc format to salvatore.surdo@unipa.it3. Colour photos to enrich the observation reports are welcome. When sending a photo, be surethat you have rights to publish it. Photos will have a small format, so choose it considering that thesubject must be clearly visible even in this case.Corresponding author: Salvatore Surdo (salvatore.surdo@unipa.it), Dipartimento di Scienzeagrarie, alimentari e forestali, Viale delle Scienze, Edificio 4 – 90128 Palermo.Key words: Hymenoptera Diapriidae, Diptera Mycetophilidae, Empididae, Dolichopodidae, Cono-pidae, Ceratopogonidae, Araneae  Thomisidae, Thysanoptera Aeolothripidae, Orthoptera Tettigoniidae.11) Aclista alticollis (Thomson, 1859) (Hymenoptera Diapriidae)Source: authorCategory: Species of unusual occurrence for a given areaNumber of individuals: 1 (housed in collection of Angelo Ditta)Site location: Bosco di Alcamo (Trapani) Date of observation: 1.III.2021Records validated by: Jan Macek Reasons of interest: This is the first record from Sicily.Resource link: http://www.faunaeur.org;http://www.faunaitalia.it/checklist/DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7712896238 Sicilian Naturalistic NewsAclista alticollis, Private collection of A. Ditta, 1.III.2021 (Photo A. Ditta)Authors’ Addresses — A. DITTA, via Trieste,16 – 91026 Mazara del Vallo (Trapani); J. MACEK,Entomologické odd lení Národního muzea, Cirkusová, 1740 - 19300 Praha 9 (Check Republik)12) Mycomya (Mycomya) prominens, (Lundström, 1913) (Diptera Mycetophilidae)Source: Facebook group Ditteri italianihttps://www.facebook.com/groups/Ditteri/permalink/2322355171222020/Category: Species of unusual occurrence for a given areaNumber of individuals: 1 (housed in collection of NatuurhistorischMuseum Maastricht)Site location: Nature Reserve Preola Lake and Gorghi Tondi (Trapani)Date of observation: 5.I.2021Records validated by Paul BeukReasons of interest: This is the first record from Sicily.Resource link: http://www.faunaeur.org;http://www.faunaitalia.it/checklist/Authors’ Addresses — A. DITTA, Via Trieste, 16 – 91026 Mazara del Vallo (Trapani); P.L.T.BEUK, Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht, De Bosquetplein, 6-7 – NL 6211KJ Maastricht13) Empis (Leptempis) confusa, Loew, 1865 (Diptera Empididae)Source: authorCategory: Species of unusual occurrence for a given area239Sicilian Naturalistic NewsMycomya (Mycomya) prominens, Collection Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht, 5.I.2021 (PhotoA. Ditta)Number of individuals: 1 female (housed in collection of Natuurhis-torisch Museum Maastricht)Site location: Nature Reserve Preola Lake and Gorghi Tondi (Tra-pani)Date of observation: 23.V.2020Records validated by Paul BeukReasons of interest: This is the first record from Sicily.Resource link: http://www.faunaeur.org;http://www.faunaitalia.it/checklist/240 Sicilian Naturalistic NewsEmpis (Leptempis) confusa, Collection Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht, 23.V.2020 (Photo A.Ditta)Authors’ Addresses — A. DITTA, via Trieste,16 – 91026 Mazara del Vallo (Trapani);P.L.T. BEUK, Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht, De Bosquetplein, 6-7 – NL 6211KJ Maa-stricht14) Sciapus platypterus, (Fabricius, 1805) (Diptera Dolichopodidae)Source: authorCategory: Species of unusual occurrence for a given areaNumber of individuals: 1 female (housed in collection of Natuurhis-torisch Museum Maastricht)Site location: Nature Reserve Preola Lake and Gorghi Tondi (Trapani)Date of observation: 15.V.2021Records validated by Paul BeukReasons of interest: This is the first record from Sicily.Resource link: http://www.faunaeur.org;http://www.faunaitalia.it/checklist/241Sicilian Naturalistic NewsAuthors’ Addresses — A. DITTA, Via Trieste, 16 – 91026 Mazara del Vallo (Trapani); P.L.T.BEUK, Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht, De Bosquetplein, 6-7 – NL 6211KJ MaastrichtSciapus platypterus, Collection Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht, 15.V.2021 (Photo A. Ditta)15) Myopa picta Panzer, 1797 (Diptera Conopidae)Source: Facebook group Ditteri italianihttps://m.facebook.com/groups/Ditteri/permalink/2577906669000201/Category: Species of unusual occurrence for a given areaNumber of individuals: 1 male and 1 female (housed in collection of D.Clements)Site location: Nature Reserve Preola Lake and Gorghi Tondi (Trapani)Date of observation: 18.IV.2021Records validated byMarcello ConsoloReasons of interest: This is the first record from Sicily.Resource link: http://www.faunaeur.org;http://www.faunaitalia.it/checklist/ReferencesCHVALA M. & SMITH K.G.V., 1988. Conopidae. In: Soos, A. & Papp, L.(Eds.) Catalogue of Palearctic Diptera. Vol. 8. Elsevier, Amsterdam-Oxford-New York-Tokyo, 363 pp.RIVOSECCHI L., 1996. Chiavi analitiche illustrate sui Conopidae (Dipte-ra) della Fauna Italiana. Boll. Mus. civ. St. nat. Verona, 20: 135-151.242 Sicilian Naturalistic NewsMyopa picta, Nature Reserve Preola Lake and Gorghi Tondi (Trapani), 18.IV.2021 (Photo A. Ditta)Authors’ Addresses — A. DITTA, Via Trieste, 16 – 91026 Mazara del Vallo (Trapani); M. CON-SOLO, via Piemonte,16/b – 35127 Padova.16) Diaea dorsata (Fabricius, 1777) (Araneae Thomisidae)Source: AuthorCategory: Species of unusual occurrence for a given areaNumber of individuals: 1 Site location: Monte Salto del Cane, Pedara (Catania)Date of observation: 9.VIII.2017Notes of the observer: an adult male (housed in collection of A. Dentici)Records validated by Antonino Dentici Reasons of interest: This is the first record of Genus and species for Sici-ly (PANTINI & ISAIA, 2019). ReferencePANTINI P. & ISAIA M., 2019. Araneae.it: the online Catalog of Italianspiders with addenda on other Arachnid Orders occurring in Italy(Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, Palpigradi, Pseudoscorpionida, Scor-piones, Solifugae). Fragmenta Entomologica, 51(2): 127-152. Onlineat www.araneae.it, accessed on {10.09.2022}.Authors’ Addresses — A. DENTICI, Via E. Cialdini, 2 - 90124 Palermo (I); E. GIARRUSSO,Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A) University of Catania. 17) Franklinothrips megalops Trybom, 1912 (Thysanoptera Aeolothripidae)Source: AuthorCategory: Species of unusual occurrence for a given areaNumber of individuals: 1 Site location: River Mazaro, Mazara del Vallo (Trapani)Date of observation: 9.I.2021Notes of the observer: an adult female (housed in collection of G.Degabriele)Records validated by Rita Marullo Reasons of interest: This is the first record of Genus and species for Italy. ReferencesMARULLO R. &  DE GRAZIA A., 2013. Territorial distribution, classifica-tion and relationships amongst Italian Thysanoptera. Bulletin of Insectol-ogy, 66 (1): 127-134.243Sicilian Naturalistic NewsMARULLO R. &  DE GRAZIA A., 2015. The introduced species over thelast twenty years in the Italian Thrips Fauna.  Die Bodenkultur, Wien, 66(3-4): 27-31.244 Sicilian Naturalistic NewsAuthors’ Addresses— A. DITTA, via Trieste,16 – 91026 Mazara del Vallo (Trapani); R. MARUL-LO, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria,Località Feo di Vito - 89060 Reggio Calabria (I).18) Dasyhelea bilineata Goetghebuer, 1920 (Diptera Ceratopogonidae)Source: authorCategory: Species of unusual occurrence for a given area Number of individuals: 14 female and 14 male (housed in collection ofPatrycja Dominiak)Site location: Mazara del Vallo (Trapani)Date of observation: 24.XII.2020 (1f); 24.XII.2021 (1m); 23 (2m & 1f), 24(2f), 26 (1m) and 28.II.2022 (1m); 3 (1f), 5 (1f), 6 (3f), 13 (3m & 1f), 15 (1m)and 25.III.2022 (1f); 5 (2m & 1 f) and 14.IV.2022 (1m & 2f);  4.V.2022 (2 m)Franklinothrips megalops, Private collection  G. Degabriele, 9.I.2021 (leg. Angelo Ditta)Notes of the observer: specimen sent to Patrycja Dominiak for identifi-cationRecords validated by Patrycja DominiakReasons of interest: This is the first record for Sicily. In Italy the speciesis reported from Caserta with the synonym D. saxicola (SZADZIEWSKI &DOMINIAK, 2006; DOMINIAK & SZADZIEWSKI, 2010) and with the syn-onym D. tecticola (SANNINO & ESPINOSA, 2004).245Sicilian Naturalistic NewsReferencesDOMINIAK P. & SZADZIEWSKI R., 2010. Distribution and new synonymy inEuropean biting midges of the genus Dasyhelea Kieffer (Diptera: Cerato-pogonidae). Vol. 2437 (1). https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2437.1.1SANNINO L. & ESPINOSA B., 2004. The ceratopogonid Dasyhelea tectico-la Remmert (Diptera, Nematocera) new for Italy damages tobacco inseedbed. Informatore Fitopatologico, 3: 32-34. Dasyhelea bilineata female abdomen. Private collection Patrycja Dominiak, 24.XII.2020 (leg. Ange-lo Ditta)SZADZIEWSKI R. & DOMINIAK P., 2006. New synonyms of European Cer-atopogonidae (Diptera). Annales Zoologici, 56: 139-146.Authors’ Addresses — A. DITTA, via Trieste,16 – 91026 Mazara del Vallo (TP); P. DOMINIAK,UiT - Tromsø Museum, Lars Thørings vei, 10 - 9006 TROMSØ (Norvegia)19) Forcipomyia (Synthridomyia) murina (Winnertz, 1852) (Diptera Cerato-pogonidae)Source: authorCategory: Species of unusual occurrence for a given areaNumber of individuals: 1 male (housed in collection of Patrycja Dominiak)Site location: Mazara del Vallo (Trapani)Date of observation: 23.II.2022Notes of the observer: specimen sent to Patrycja Dominiak for identificationRecords validated by Patrycja Dominiak246 Sicilian Naturalistic NewsForcipomyia murinamale genitalia Private collection Patrycja Dominiak, 23.II.2022 (leg. Angelo Ditta)Reasons of interest: This is the first record for Sicily (NAVAI &SZADZIEWSKI, 2016).ReferenceNAVAI S. & SZADZIEWSKI R., 2016. Biting modges of the genus ForcipomyiaMeigen (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Studia Dipterologica, 21: 65-95.Authors’ Addresses— A. DITTA, via Trieste,16 – 91026 Mazara del Vallo (Trapani); P. DOMINIAK,UiT - Tromsø Museum, Lars Thørings vei, 10 - 9006 TROMSØ (Norvegia)20) Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) psilonota (Kieffer, 1911) (Diptera Cerato-pogonidae)Source: authorCategory: Species of unusual occurrence for a given areaNumber of individuals: 3 male (housed in collection of Patrycja Dominiak)Site location: Mazara del Vallo (Trapani)Date of observation: 15.I.2021; 26.II.2022 (2m)247Sicilian Naturalistic NewsForcipomyia psilonotamale genitalia Private collection Patrycja Dominiak, 15.I.2021 (leg. Angelo Ditta)Notes of the observer: specimen sent to Patrycja Dominiak for identificationRecords validated by Patrycja DominiakReasons of interest: This is the first record for Sicily.ReferencesALWIN-KOWNACKAA., SZADZIEWSKI R. & SZWEDO J., 2016. Biting midgesof the subfamily Forcipomyiinae (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from theMiddle East, with keys and descriptions of new species. Zootaxa ,4173(4): 351-378. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4173.4.2. PMID: 27811827.FOXIC., CONTINIC. & DELRIOG., 2018. Contribution to the knowledge of bit-ing midges (Diptera Ceratopogonidae) of Sardinia, Italy. Redia, 101: 137-141.Authors’ Addresses— A. DITTA, via Trieste,16 – 91026 Mazara del Vallo (Trapani); P. DOMINIAK,UiT - Tromsø Museum, Lars Thørings vei 10 - 9006 TROMSØ (Norvegia).21) Incertana drepanensis (Massa, Fontana & Buzzetti, 2006) (OrthopteraTettigoniidae) Source: authorCategory: Species of unusual occurrence for a given area248 Sicilian Naturalistic NewsIncertana drepanensis female, 8.IX.2021 (leg. Angelo Ditta)Number of individuals: 1 female (housed in collection of B. Massa)Site location: Contrada Santa Maria - Mazara del Vallo (Trapani)Date of observation: 8.IX.2021 (f); 20.VIII.2022 (m)Notes of the observer: specimens identified by Bruno MassaRecords validated by Bruno Massa Reasons of interest: The species is reported for Sicily only from threelocalities. It is the fourth locality for this local endemism. The observa-tion took place next to a stream suggesting a predilection by this speciesfor humid environments.Author’s Address — A. DITTA, via Trieste,16 – 91026 Mazara del Vallo (Trapani).249Sicilian Naturalistic News

SICILIAN NATURALISTIC NEWS: 11 Aclista alticollis; 12 Mycomya (Mycomya) prominens; 13 Empis (Leptempis) confusa; 14 Sciapus platypterus; 15 Myopa picta; 16 Diaea dorsata; 17 Franklinothrips megalops; 18 Dasyhelea bilineata; 19 Forcipomyia (Synthridomyia) murina; 20 Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) psilonota; 21 Incertana drepanensis

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