Poecilosomella aciculata (DEEMING, 1969) Material studied: SRI LANKA (Ceylon, NMNH): 10 males, 11 females (1 male, 1 female in HNHM): Bad. Dist., Kande-ela Reservoir, 6200’, Kan. Dist., Thawalamtenne 2200 ft., Udawattakele Sanct. 1800 ft., Kandy, Peradeniya 2300 ft., Upper Hantane Hill, N.E. Dist., Hakgala Botanical Gardens 6000 ft., Jan, Apr, Sep to Nov; Nepal: 1 male (HNHM): Royal Chitwan National Park, Bandarjhola Island – Jungle Island Resort, 84°10’ E, 27°35’ N, 150 m, 1995. 10. 30. – swept on Elephas maximus dung, leg. L. Peregovits. India: 1 female (NMNH): Yercaud., S. India, Shevaroy Hills 4500’, III. 1955, P. Susai Nathan. Known from Nepal, India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia (W. Flores, Lombok), see PAPP (1991 a) for male genitalia figures.

Published as part of Papp, L., 2002, Eighteen New Oriental Species Of Poecilosomella Duda (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae), pp. 107-156 in Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 48 (2) on pages 108-109, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12587600