S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 44/1. (Budapest, 1983)
Another new species of the Paralimosina beckeri-group from the Canary Islands (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae) By J. ROHACEK and L. PAPP (Received July 29, 1982) Abstract: A new species Paralimosina avolans sp.n. is described from the Canary Islands (La Palma) and the description of P. franzi L. Papp et Roháöek, 1981 is supplemented along with a short discussion of the species-group. With seven figures. Soon after publishing of our paper on the Paralimosina beckeri-group, Prof. Dr. Herbert FRANZ made another collecting trip to the Canary Islands and together with other valuable insect material he managed to collect again reduced-winged flies on Tenerife, Grancanaria, El Hierro and La Palma. He generously sent us this latter material shortly after his return. As he wrote us: "Alle apteren und brachypteren Fliegen wurden aus Laubstreu und morschem Holz gesiebt". Specimens of three species of the Paralimosina beckerigroup were found in this material including a new species from La Palma. The specimens had been preserved in alcohol but in the course of the present studies they were pinned on minutia-pins . The holotype and two paratypes of the new species are deposited in the collection of Prof. H. FRANZ (Mödling), two paratypes are in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest and one paratype is deposited in the collection of the Silesian Museum, Opava. We should like to express our most sincere thanks to Professor Dr. Herbert FRANZ for making this material available for study. Paralimosina beckeri (Duda, 1918) A rather significant material (19 ex.) was studied now, all of them were collected on El Hierro. 3 cf, 3 o: Tinor, El Hierro, Lorbeerwald-Restbestand über der Strasse, Waldstreu, gesiebt, 29.1.1982 (Sp 1479); 4 cf, 3 ç>: El Hierro, Las Playas, 5-31.1.1982 (Sp 1481); 1 g: El Hierro, El Golfe, Lorbeerwald, Laubstreugesiebe, ca. 1100 m, 9.2.1982 (Sp 1482); 1 cf, 2 g: Umg. San Andres, El Hierro, Aufforstung mit Kiefern (Pinus insignis), ca. 1100 m, Naderstreugesiebe, 5.2.1982 (Sp 1480); 1 cf: El Hierro, 1.1982 (Sp 1477); 1 g: Tinor, El Hierro, ca. 1000 m, Brezal (Erica arborea-Sekundärvegetation, Streugesiebe), 15.1.1982 (Sp.1470). The genitalia of all specimens were studied and found to be conspecific.
