Megaselia praeacuta (Schmitz, 1919)

R. Henry L. Disney & Sabine Prescher, 2015, Three new species of Megaselia Rondani, 1856 (Diptera, Phoridae) from Switzerland, Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 88, pp. 295-306 : 301

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.33993
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6113021
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treatment provided by	Donat
scientific name	Megaselia praeacuta (Schmitz, 1919)
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Megaselia praeacuta (Schmitz, 1919) View in CoL

Aphiochaeta praeacuta Schmitz, 1919: 115 (male).

Megaselia arietina Disney in Cakar & Disney, 1991: 21 (both sexes). Disney & Campadelli, 1997: 63.

This species is widely distributed in Europe, but seemingly not recorded from Switzerland before. Amale was trapped at Rochefort Chateau, 780 m(CH, NE), Malaise lumineuse, 14–16 July 1982, C. Dufour (CUMZ, 19-176).