Pneumia gracilis (Eaton, 1893)

Kvifte, Gunnar Mikalsen, 2019, New records of Norwegian Psychodidae, with the first description of the female of Trichosepedon balkanicum (Krek, 1970) comb. nov., Norwegian Journal of Entomology 66, pp. 1-10 : 7

* Pneumia gracilis (Eaton, 1893)

Material examined. AKERSHUS: Ullensaker, Hersjøen-Tangen , 60.2264°N, 11.1558°E, 26.V.2017, 2♂♂, leg. G. Kvifte. Same , but 12.VI.2017, 1♂, leg. G. Kvifte.

Remarks. First records from Norway. Due to confusion with Pneumia palustris (Meigen, 1818) , the distributional limits of this species have been unclear (see e.g. discussion in Withers 1989). The identification of the presently recorded specimens follow characters outlined in Vaillant (1979), which are supported by DNA barcodes of both species (Kvifte, unpubl.)