Megaselia halterata (Wood)

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 : 154-156

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930903371813
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D24787B6-FFF8-FFFE-FE48-F9ABFF5851F4
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Megaselia halterata (Wood)
status

Treatment

Megaselia halterata (Wood) View in CoL

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Phora halterata Wood, 1910 .

Aphiochaeta plurispinosa Lundbeck, 1920 .

Megaselia parumlevata Schmitz, 1936 . Disney, 2000.

Previous records

Gran Canaria, La Palma, Tenerife.

New record

One male, La Palma, East side, Las Indias, in garden, 16–30 May 1996 (A. Stark, CUMZ – 10-145) .

Natural history

This is an infamous pest of cultivated Agaricus mushrooms, the larvae feeding on the mycelium. It has been transported by man as far as the Antipodes ( Clift 1979; Disney 1994a). Much has been published on this species (see Disney 1994b).