Reichertella geniculata ( Zetterstedt, 1850 )

Haenni, Jean-Paul, 2009, The Scatopsidae (Diptera) of Sardinia, with description of a new species *, Zootaxa 2318, pp. 440-449 : 443

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scientific name	Reichertella geniculata ( Zetterstedt, 1850 )
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5. Reichertella geniculata ( Zetterstedt, 1850) View in CoL

Scatopse geniculata Zetterstedt, 1850: 3401 View in CoL

Scatopse geniculata Zett. View in CoL : Duda 1928: 24

Reichertella geniculata (Zett.) View in CoL : Cook, 1974: 84

Reichertella geniculata (Zett.) View in CoL : Freeman 1985: 42

Records. S1: 19.IX–3.X.2006, 1 ♂, 2 ♀; 3–17.X.2006, m, 7 ♂ 5 ♀; 17–31.X.2006, 1 ♂ 2 ♀. S2: 17.IX–3.X.2006, 1 ♂; 3–17.X.2006, 27 ♂ 31 ♀; 17–31.X.2006, 6 ♂ 2 ♀ (all CNBFVR).

Other records. Venetia (Venezia): Marango di Caorle , 3.X.2004, M. G. Paoletti leg., 4 ♀ ( MHNN) .

Chorotype. European.

Italian distribution. Northern Italy ( Dahl et al. 1995), Venetia, Sardinia (present paper) .

Ecology. A frequent species over most of its range, in open and semi-open habitats. Larvae have not been described so far but have been reared from decaying vegetable matter, viz. rotten dead leaves (Haenni unpublished).

Notes. New record for Sardinia.