Paraplatypeza atra (Meigen, 1804)

Tkoc, Michal & Rohacek, Jindrich, 2014, Diversity, distribution and biology of Romanian flat-footed flies (Diptera, Opetiidae and Platypezidae) with taxonomic notes on Callomyiasaibhira Chandler, ZooKeys 459, pp. 95-118 : 106

Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Platypezidae

Paraplatypeza atra (Meigen, 1804)

Published records.

Mehádia [Mehadia, Caraș-Severin, Banat] ( Thalhammer 1899); Mehádia [Mehadia, Caraș-Severin, Banat], Radna-Borberek [Rodna, Bistrița-Năsăud, Transilvania] ( Szilády 1941).

Material examined.

1 ♂, 1. vi. 2008, Banat, Sfânta Elena, 4 km NE, Kulhavá skála, Vranovec cave (Figure 17), 300 m a.s.l., 44°42'12"N, 21°43'52"E, sweeping vegetation along brook, JR leg.; 1 ♀, 18. v. 2011, Alba, Alba Iulia, 1 km E, 380 m a.s.l., 46°04'18"N (46.07168), 23°32'02"E (23.53429), sweeping on Fagus sylvatica , K. Blahová & MT leg.

Distribution.

Palaearctic species. Recorded in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and Russia (ER).

Biology.

Common species, larvae develop in various species of Pluteus , mainly in Pluteus cervinus ( Ševčík 2010). Adult flight period ranges from IV to XI.