Megaselia giraudii (Egger)
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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930903371813 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D24787B6-FFF8-FFFC-FE5A-FCC4FCA452B4 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Megaselia giraudii (Egger) |
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Megaselia giraudii (Egger) View in CoL
( Figures 33 View Figure 33 , 34 View Figure 34 )
Aphiochaeta giraudii (Egger) . Brues, 1904.
Phora rata Collin, 1908 . Schmitz, 1929.
Aphiochaeata dyari Malloch, 1912. Borgmeier, 1962.
Aphiochaeta comosa Santos Abreu, 1921 . Buck and Disney, 2001.
This is the most widely distributed species of a complex which has been revised by Buck and Disney (2001).
Previous records
Gran Canaria.
Natural history
The larvae feed on a wide range of decaying organic materials, but especially on dead insects. Adults are occasionally recorded visiting flowers.
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