Agathomyia falleni (Zetterstedt, 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 : 97-98

Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Platypezidae

Agathomyia falleni (Zetterstedt, 1838) Figure 3

Published records.

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

Distribution.

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

Biology.

Host fungus is Bjerkandera adusta (see Chandler 2001). The females can be observed during oviposition on sporocarps of the host fungi on tree stumps (Figure 3). It is a species with autumnal activity; adult flight period is in IX–XI.