1. PaDIL Species Factsheet
Scientific Name: Mycetophila vulgaris Tonnoir et Edwards, 1927 (Diptera: Mycetophilidae: Mycetophilinae: Mycetophilini)
Common Name Fungus Gnat Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/maf-border/Pest/Main/140612
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2.1. Details Specimen Contact: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory - [email protected] Author: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory Citation: MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory (2011) Fungus Gnat(Mycetophila vulgaris)Updated on 4/14/2014 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0)
2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/maf-border/Pest/Main/140612
2.3. Facets Groups: Flies Commodity Overview: Horticulture Commodity Type: Bulbs Status: NZ - Endemic Pest Status: 0 Unknown Distribution: Australasia Host Family: 0 Unknown
2.4. Other Names Mycetophilid Fly
2.5. Diagnostic Notes **Adult**
Body 3 mm long.
**Male**
Head brown; antennae ochreous at base and gradually darker towards extremity; palpi dark. Thorax dull brown; mesonotum with a small yellowish area above wing-base; pteropleurites with three large bristles. Abdomen brown, hind margin of segments somewhat lighter. Legs yellow; middle tibiae with four dorsal (sometimes five), three external, one ventral, and three to five internal bristles. Wings subhyaline with dark markings as follow: a dark spot on r-m and fM and a transverse band from tip of R1 growing fainter towards posterior border that it does not reach, tip of wing clear; fCu under r-rn. Halteres yellow.
**Female**
Similar to male; anal lamellae dark orange.
**References**
- Tonnoir, A.L. & Edwards, F.W. (1927). New Zealand Fungus Gnats (Diptera, Mycetophilidae). _Transactions of the New Zealand Institute_, 57: 747-878.
2.6. References - Tonnoir, A.L. & Edwards, F.W. (1927). New Zealand Fungus Gnats (Diptera, Mycetophilidae). _Transactions of the New Zealand Institute_, 57: 747-878. 3. Diagnostic Images
DIP56 DIP56 Dorsal - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF Head Oblique - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF
DIP56 DIP56 Lateral - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF Wing - Adult: Caroline Harding MAF
Results Generated: Monday, September 27, 2021