The Oriental species of the genus Sphegina Meigen, 1822 are revised. The following 43 new species are described: Sphegina (Sphegina) abbreviata sp. nov. (Nepal), S. (S.) angustata sp. nov. (Nepal), S. (Asiosphegina) albolobata sp. nov. (Vietnam), S. (Asiosphegina) amplistylus sp. nov. (Philippines), S. (A.) atrimanus sp. nov. (Vietnam), S. (A.) bifida sp. nov. (Sabah, Malaysia), S. (A.) bracon sp. nov. (Vietnam), S. (A.) brevipilis sp. nov. (China), S. (A.) clavigera sp. nov. (Vietnam), S. (A.) collicola sp. nov. (Malaysia), S. (A.) crinita sp. nov. (Java, Indonesia; Malaysia), S. (A.) dentata sp. nov. (Taiwan), S. (A.) distincta sp. nov. (Vietnam), S. (A.) exilipes sp. nov. (Java, Indonesia), S. (A.) farinosa sp. nov. (Sabah, Malaysia), S. (A.) fimbriata sp. nov. (Thailand), S. (A.) furcillata sp. nov. (Vietnam), S. (A.) ghatsi sp. nov. (India), S. (A.) gigantea sp. nov. (China), S. (A.) granditarsis sp. nov. (China), S. (A.) hamulata sp. nov. (India), S. (A.) hauseri sp. nov. (Nepal), S. (A.) incretonigra sp. nov. (Vietnam), S. (A.) inflata sp. nov. (Philippines), S. (A.) inventum sp. nov. (Sabah, Malaysia), S. (A.) karnataka sp. nov. (India), S. (A.) licina sp. nov. (Thailand), S. (A.) lobulata sp. nov. (Vietnam), S. (A.) lucida sp. nov. (Vietnam), S. (A.) nigrotarsata sp. nov. (Vietnam), S. (A.) nubicola sp. nov. (Thailand), S. (A.) ornata sp. nov. (China), S. (A.) perlobata sp. nov. (Taiwan), S. (A.) plautus sp. nov. (China), S. (A.) prolixa sp. nov. (Malaysia, Thailand), S. (A.) setosa sp. nov. (Nepal, India), S. (A.) spathigera sp. nov. (Philippines), S. (A.) spenceri sp. nov. (Vietnam), S. (A.) strigillata sp. nov. (Vietnam), S. (A.) taiwanensis sp. nov. (Taiwan), S. (A.) umbrosa sp. nov. (China), S. (A.) verrucosa sp. nov. (Vietnam) and S. (A.) vietnamensis sp. nov. (Vietnam). Sphegina (A.) tenuis Brunetti, 1915 is not a synonym of S. (A.) javana de Meijere, 1914. The males of S. (A.) apicalis Shiraki, 1930, S. (A.) tricoloripes Brunetti, 1915 and S. (A.) varidissima Shiraki, 1930 and the females of S. (A.) achaeta Hippa, van Steenis & Mutin, 2015, S. (A.) index Hippa, van Steenis & Mutin, 2015, S. (A.) mirifica Hippa, van Steenis & Mutin, 2015 and S. (S.) quadriseta Huo & Ren, 2006 are described for the first time. Sphegina (S.) quadriseta is recorded for the first time in the Oriental region. A key to all the Oriental species of Sphegina is provided. The Oriental fauna of Sphegina now comprises 94 species.
The following 27 strictly sympatric, new species of Manota are described from Malaysia: M. acutangula, M. angustata, M. biloba, M. calcarata, M. cerciflex, M. clausa, M. curvata, M. duplex, M. fera, M. ferrata, M. globigera, M. heptacantha, M. horrida, M. oligochaeta, M. ovata, M. pappi, M. pectinata, M. perpusilla, M. plusiochaeta, M. pollex, M. procera, M. roslii, M. simplex, M. spadix, M. transversa, M. ulu, and M. yongi. A key for the identification of all the Oriental and Palaearctic species of Manota is given.
This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Kurina, Olavi, Hippa, Heikki (2021): Additions to the knowledge of Manota Williston (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) from the Neotropical region, with description of four new species. Zootaxa 4938 (1): 85-100, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4938.1.4
Corynoptera Winnertz, s. str., is defined. In the Holarctic region it includes 123 species. The species are diagnosed and keyed, and distribution data are given. The following 50 new species are described: Corynoptera adustula (Nepal), C. aequispina (Canada: Quebec), C. alneti (Europe, Canada: British Columbia), C. andalusica (Spain, Greece), C. angustior (W Europe), C. anodon (Japan), C. badia (Italy), C. caesula (Spain), C. collicola (Japan), C. condyloma (Japan), C. controversa (Russia: Primorsk region), C. curvapex (Japan), C. decepta (Russia: Primorsk region), C. digemina (Japan), C. dioon (Nepal), C. distenta (Japan), C. exerta (Russia: Primorsk region), C. fimbriata (Japan), C. flava (Germany, Sweden), C. gemellata (Czech Republic), C. iberica (Spain), C. inclinata (Morocco), C. latibula (Spain), C. lobata (Japan), C. micula (Japan), C. minax (Japan), C. ninae (Finland), C. pacifica (USA: California), C. paracantha (Japan), C. patula (W Europe, Sri Lanka), C. phili (Canada: Ontario, Quebec), C. plusiochaeta (Finland, Sweden, USA: Alaska), C. primoriensis (Russia: Primorsk region), C. redunca (Canada: Quebec), C. romana (Italy), C. serotina (Spain), C. sinedens (Japan), C. sphaerula (Japan), C. spiciceps (Morocco), C. spicigera (Nepal), C. stellaris (Austria, Germany), C. subclinochaeta (Germany, Greece, Russia: Krasnodar region), C. tarda (Russia: Altay region), C. trichistylis (Canada: British Columbia), C. truncatula (Spain), C. tumidula (Finland, Sweden), C. umbrata (Greece, Spain), C. uncinula (Canada, Russia: Yamal Peninsula), C. undulosa (Italy, Portugal, Spain), and C. vulcani (Spain: Canary Islands). The status of C. consumpta (Freeman, 1987), C. defecta (Frey, 1948), C. dubitata Tuomikoski, 1960 and C. arboris Fritz, 1982, is restored as valid species, whereas the following species are regarded as junior synonyms: C. bisulca Mohrig & Mamaev, 1987 = C. bipartita Mohrig & Krivosheina, 1985, C. fritzi Mohrig & Rulik, 2001 = C. triacantha Tuomikoski, 1960, C. praepiniphila Mohrig & Dimitrova, 1992 = C. alticola (Kieffer, 1919), C. simonae Rudzinski, 1992 = C. macricula Mohrig & Krivosheina, 1986 and C. spungisi Mohrig & Krivosheina, 1985 = C. irmgardis (Lengersdorf, 1930). Lectotypes are designated for C. dubitata Tuomikoski, 1960, C. gymnops Tuomikoski, 1960, C. inexspectata Tuomikoski, 1960, C. levis Tuomikoski, 1960, C. saccata Tuomikoski, C. sphenoptera Tuomikoski, 1960, C. tetrachaeta Tuomikoski, 1960, and Bradysia pachycerca Frey, 1948.
The following new species are described: Keilbachia adunca (Brunei), K. ancylonema (Malaysia, Selangor and Myanmar, Kambaiti), K. camptonema (Malaysia, Selangor), K. clinata (Malaysia, Sabah), K. mirabilis (Malaysia, Selangor and Pahang), and K. orthonema (Malaysia, Sabah). K. curvispina (Edwards), comb. nov., from Sumatra, is redescribed and a lectotype is designated. K. acerspina Mohrig, previously known from Nepal, is recorded from Myanmar, Kambaiti.
Corynoptera vagula Tuomikoski (northern Europe; Canada: Quebec), Corynoptera fera Mohrig & Heller (central and northern Europe) and Corynoptera nyxa (Mohrig & Menzel) are rediagnosed, and three allied Nearctic species are described: Corynoptera armigera sp. n. (Canada: Yukon), C. fratercula sp. n. (USA: Alaska, Canada: British Columbia), and C. robustior sp. n. (Canada: Ontario). All species are illustrated and a key to the males is provided.