New records of Psychodinae (Diptera: Psychodidae) of western Slovakia

Jan Ježek; Pavel Chvojka; Jozef Lukáš; Jozef Oboňa

doi:10.2478/cszma-2026-0001

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New records of Psychodinae (Diptera: Psychodidae) of western Slovakia

Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales

Volume 75 (2026): Issue 1 (July 2026)

By: Jan Ježek , Pavel Chvojka , Jozef Lukáš and Jozef Oboňa

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|Jul 2026

Abstract

The study is based on 175 slide-mounted specimens collected during several entomological surveys between 2009 and 2022 in hilly regions of western Slovakia (Považský Inovec Mts., Strážovské vrchy Mts., and Súľovské skaly rocks in Súľovské vrchy Mts.). Altogether, several thousand specimens of moth flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) were collected. Eight species are recorded from Slovakia for the first time: Mormia revisenda (Eaton, 1893), Psychomormia incerta (Eaton, 1893), Jungiella (Psychocha) hassiaca Wagner, 1993, Seoda vaillanti (Withers, 1989), Berdeniella zwicki Wagner, 1983, Pericoma (Pericoma) calcifera Vaillant & Withers, 1993, P. (P.) pannonica Szabó, 1960, and Pneumia vaillanti (Wagner, 1981). All newly recorded species are considered very rare and are classified as nationally scarce (NS). In addition, several other rare and conservation-relevant species were recorded, including Yomormia furva (Tonnoir, 1940), Jungiella (Psychocha) acuminata (Szabó, 1960), J. (P.) laminata (Szabó, 1960), Paramormia (Phyllotelmatoscopus) acuta (Krek, 1971), Philosepedon (Philothreticus) soljani Krek, 1971, Clytocerus (Boreoclytocerus) splendidus Ježek & Hájek, 2007, Pericoma (Pericoma) tonnoiri Vaillant, 1978, P. (P.) vestita Vaillant & Withers, 1993, and Pneumia rivularis (Berdén, 1954). The occurrence of these species highlights the importance of the studied region for the conservation of moth fly biodiversity and underlines the need for the protection of their habitats.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2026-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2336-3207 | Journal ISSN: 2336-3193

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Keywords:

Moth flies,

faunistics,

western hilly Slovakia,

biodiversity,

conservation potential,

new records

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