Polyporivora ornata (Meigen, 1838)

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 : 105-106

Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Platypezidae

Polyporivora ornata (Meigen, 1838) Figure 13

Published records.

Szászka [ Szászka, Caraș-Severin, Banat] ( Szilády 1941).

Material examined.

1 ♂, 19. v. 2011, Alba, Alba Iulia, 1 km E, 380 m a.s.l., 46°04'18"N, 23°32'02"E, sweeping on Fagus sylvatica , MT leg.

Distribution.

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

Biology.

Immature stages develop in Trametes versicolor ( Ševčík 2010). Adult flight period ranges from V to X, the species is bivoltine.