Megaselia scalaris (Loew, 1866), 2008
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https://doi.org/ 10.5733/afin.054.0204 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7917951 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BC7D87CE-E667-FFED-06C8-FF1DFC0654A0 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Megaselia scalaris (Loew, 1866) |
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Megaselia scalaris (Loew, 1866) View in CoL View at ENA
The larvae of this cosmopolitan species feed on a wide range of decaying organic materials and are occasionally facultative secondary feeders on fungi already spoiled by other fungus feeding insects (Disney 2008 a). Both sexes are included in recent keys (Disney 2009 b).
Material examined: 1♀ Koussanzamou, ex Russula sp. 2 ( TU116098 ), 5.vii, emerged 15–18.vii (42-9) ; 2♀ same locality, ex Russula sp. 3 ( TU116099 ), 5.vii, emerged 10.vii (42-9) ; 2♀ same locality, ex Veloporphyrellus africanus Watling ( TU116108 ), 5.vii, emerged 10.vii (42-5) ; 1♀ same locality, ex Boletaceae sp. ( TU116116 ), 5.vii, emerged 17–19.vii (42-5) ; 1♀ Kpessou, ex Boletaceae sp. ( TU116074 ), 4.vii, emerged 10.vii (42-12) ; 1♂ Ouari Maro, ex Russula sp. 5 ( TU116035 ), 1.vii, emerged 8.vii (42-8) .
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