Revision der Limoniiden-Sammlung von Hans Bangerter im Naturhistorischen Museum zu Bern/Schweiz. I. Teil (Diptera: Nematocera).

Abstract

This papers presents the results of a revision of the collection of Limoniidae of Hans Bangerter, Bern. The collection of micro-preparations, whose 480 specimens are now clearly arranged in seven boxes, includes 177 species. The main body of the collection had been preserved in Formalin but is now almost completely desiccated. Unfortunately only a small part of it could be examined in which, however, the rest of the missing type material was found. These are 143 samples with a total of 987 individuals, not counting the larvae. They yielded seven more species so that 184 species of Limoniidae could be confirmed from Bangerter's collection. Of the 24 species described by Bangerter unfortunately only the following ten passed a critical revision: Dicranomyia (Sphaeropyga) alpina Bangerter, Cheilotrichia (s.str.) monstrosa Bangerter, Ilisia (Parilisia) complicata Bangerter, Ilisia (Parilisia) subalpina Bangerter, Ormosia lackschewitzi Bangerter, Molophilus brevihamatus Bangerter, Molophilus fluviatilis Bangerter, Tasiocera (Dasymolophilus) robusta Bangerter, Gonomyia (Prolipophleps) divergens Bangerter, Gonomyia (Prolipophleps) reducta Bangerter. Molophilus armatissimus Bangerter can only be counted as Molophilus appendiculatus forma armatissimus Bangerter. All other taxa proved to be synonyms and had to be abolished. A key for distinguishing the Central European Prolipophleps male is added to the paper.

Nomenclatural Acts

retroflexa Bangerter, 1948 (Dicranomyia), syn. n. of Dicranomyia tristis (Schummel, 1829)
lobifer Bangerter, 1947 (Gonomyia), syn. n. of Gonomyia (Gonomyia) lucidula de Meijere, 1920
microdentata Bangerter, 1947 (Gonomyia), syn. n. of Gonomyia (Gonomyia) lucidula de Meijere, 1920
symmetrica Bangerter, 1947 (Gonomyia), syn. n. of Gonomyia (Gonomyia) tenella (Meigen, 1818)
pseudolateralis Bangerter, 1947 (Gonomyia (Ellipteroides)), syn. n. of Gonomyia (Ellipteroides) lateralis (Macquart, 1835)
intermedia Bangerter, 1947 (Ilisia), syn. n. of Ilisia (Parilisia) sororcula Leckschewitz, 1940
dentatus Bangerter, 1948 (Molophilus), syn. n. of Molophilus curvatus Tonnoir, 1920
flavoscutellatus Lackschewitz, 1940 (Molophilus), syn. n. of Molophilus scutellatus Goetghebuer, 1929
latihamatus Bangerter, 1947 (Molophilus), syan. n. of Molophilus flavus Goetghebuer, 1920
rothschildi Edwards, 1938 (Molophilus), syn. n. of Molophilus scutellatus Goetghebuer, 1929
armata Bangerter, 1947 (Ormosia), syn. n. of Ormosia (Ormosia) bihamata Lackschewitz, 1935
signata Bangerter, 1947 (Rhabdomastix (Rhabdomastix)), syn. n. of Rhabdomastix (Palaeogonomyia) hirticornis Lackschewitz, 1940