Megaselia angusta (Wood)
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930903371813 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D24787B6-FFD3-FFED-FD9C-FBA1FE165671 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Megaselia angusta (Wood) |
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Megaselia angusta (Wood) View in CoL
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Megaselia dimidia Schmitz, 1926 . Disney, 1999.
Megaselia angusta subspecies angustina Schmitz, 1936. Disney, 1999.
Megaselia setulifera Smith, 1977 View in CoL .
Megaselia pulicaria View in CoL various authors. Misidentifications.
This is a member of the M. pulicaria complex that was revised ( Disney 1999) since the previous lists for these islands.
Previous records
Gomera, Gran Canaria, La Palma, Tenerife.
New records
Two males, La Palma, west side, Llano de Las Vacas, 700–900 m, 23 May 1996 (A. Stark, CUMZ – 10-145); two males, two females, west side, Barranco de la Galga , laurel woodland, 28 May 1996 (A. Stark, CUMZ – 10-146) ; one male, two females, west side, Los Tilos Barranco del Agua , laurel woodland, May 1996 (A. Stark, CUMZ – 10-146). Six females, Parc National de la Caldera de Taburiente, Roque de la Cumbrecita, 1377 m, 22 September 1999 ( T. Domingo-Quero, MNCNM – 19-147) ; one male, PNCT, Lugar , Playa de Taburiente, 750 m, 20 December 1999 ( T. Domingo-Quero, MNCMN) .
Natural history
The larvae have been recorded on carrion baits. Adults visit a wide range of flowers of several families.
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Cameroon University, Museum of Zoology |
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Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
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