Megaselia berndseni (Schmitz)

Disney, R. H. L., Prescher, S. & Ashmole, N. P., 2010, Scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) of the Canary Islands, Journal of Natural History 44 (3 - 4), pp. 107-218 : 142-144

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930903371813
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D24787B6-FFEC-FFEA-FE44-FA71FBA351D7
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Megaselia berndseni (Schmitz)
status

Treatment

Megaselia berndseni (Schmitz) View in CoL

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Aphiochaeta berndseni Schmitz, 1919 .

Aphiochaeta pygmaeoides Lundbeck, 1921 .

Megaselia rieli Schmitz, 1937 .

Megaselia divergens various authors. Misidentifications.

Megaselia fenestralis various authors. Misidentifications.

Previous records

Tenerife.

New record

One female, La Palma, west side, Barranco de la Galga, laurel woodland, 28 May 1996 (A. Stark, CUMZ – 10-146) .

Natural history

The larvae have been reported from the sporophores of a wider range of fungi than any other phorid species. Adults have only occasionally been reported visting flowers.