Megaselia berndseni (Schmitz)

Disney, R. H. L., Prescher, S. & Ashmole, N. P., 2010, Scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) of the Canary Islands, Journal of Natural History 44 (3 - 4), pp. 107-218 : 142-144

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930903371813
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D24787B6-FFEC-FFEA-FE44-FA71FBA351D7
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Megaselia berndseni (Schmitz)
status

Treatment

Megaselia berndseni (Schmitz) View in CoL

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Aphiochaeta berndseni Schmitz, 1919 .

Aphiochaeta pygmaeoides Lundbeck, 1921 .

Megaselia rieli Schmitz, 1937 .

Megaselia divergens various authors. Misidentifications.

Megaselia fenestralis various authors. Misidentifications.

Previous records

Tenerife.

New record

One female, La Palma, west side, Barranco de la Galga, laurel woodland, 28 May 1996 ( A. Stark, CUMZ – 10-146) .

Natural history

The larvae have been reported from the sporophores of a wider range of fungi than any other phorid species. Adults have only occasionally been reported visting flowers.