Meromyza saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1761)

Nartshuk, Emilia P., Polevoi, Alexei V. & Przhiboro, Andrey A., 2020, A review of grass flies (Diptera, Chloropidae) of Karelia and Murmansk Province of Russia, Fauna norvegica 40, pp. 47-92 : 62

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5324/fn.v40i0.3406
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scientific name	Meromyza saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1761)
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Meromyza saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1761) View in CoL

Material examined: Murmansk Province. Lt : 3 males , Murmansk, 23.VIII.1928, Kuznetzov ( ZISP) . Karelia. Kk: 2 males, 1 female, Kartesh , 16–20.VII.1966, Tanasijtshuk ( ZISP) ; 1 male, Gridino , 14.VII.2007, Humala ( FRIP) ; Kpor: 1 male, Island Bolshoi Zhuzhmui , 23.VII.2001, Humala ( FRIP) ; Kon : 3 males, 3 females, Island Lambaznik, 25.VI.2003, Polevoi; 1 female, Lelikovo , 26.VI.2003, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; Kol : 1 male, Mayachino , 22.VI.2012, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; 1 male, Pai , 7.VIII.1923, Kuznetzov ( ZISP) .

Published records: Murmansk Province. Kandalaksha ( Nartshuk 1992). Karelia. Surroundings of Ladoga Lake ( Chydenius & Furuhjelm 1859); Kpoc: Vuokkiniemi; Kon : Konchezero; Kl: Valamo, Impilahti, Kirjavalahti ( Nartshuk 1992).

Distribution: Holarctic species, widely distributed in the Palaearctic. Biological notes: Meadows. Larvae phytophagous, in different grasses ( Poaceae ). Hibernate as the third instar larva. The species has been recorded as a pest of cereals by different authors, but in fact, it does not live in cereals, all these records refer to M. nigriventris .