Title:

A new species of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) and two newly found species from Poland

Subtitle:

Fragmenta Faunistica, vol. 57, no. 1 ; Nowy gatunek z rodzaju Megaselia (Diptera: Phoridae) i dwa nowo wykazane dla fauny Polski ; One new species o f Megaselia from Poland

Creator:

Disney, R. Henry L. ; Durska, Ewa

Contributor:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii

Publisher:

Museum and Institute of Zoology, PAS

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2014

Description:

P. 63-66, ill. 25 cm ; Bibliogr. p. 66 ; Abstarct in Polish

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Megaselia garwolinensis ; new species ; Megaselia ; scuttle flies ; phorid flies ; phorids ; Phoridae ; Brachycera ; brachyceran flies ; flies ; Diptera ; Insecta ; insects ; Poland ; Garwolin (region) ; Garwolin Forest ; new species to the Polish fauna

Abstract:

The new species to science - Megaselia garwolinensis is described from the post-fire area in the Garwolin Forest n. Warsaw. The other two species found during the study: Megaselia bifida and M. citronella are for the first time recorded in Poland.

References:

BUCK M. & DISNEY R. H. L. 2001. Revision of the Megaselia giraudii and M. densior species complexes of Europe, including ecological notes (Diptera, Phoridae). Beiträge zur Entomologie 51:73–154.
DISNEY R. H. L. 1983. A useful new character in the giant genus Megaselia (Diptera: Phoridae) with two new species from Britain. Zeitschrift für angewandte Zoologie 70: 225–234.
DISNEY R. H. L. 1989. Scuttle Flies – Diptera Phoridae Genus Megaselia. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 10 (8): 1–155.
DISNEY R. H. L. 1994. Scuttle flies: The Phoridae. Chapman and Hall, London, 467 pp.
DISNEY R. H. L. 2001a. Family Phoridae. In: Soós A. and Papp L. (eds) Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera. Volume 7 (Dolichopodidae – Platypezidae), Akademia Kiado, Budapest, pp 143–204.
DISNEY R. H. L. 2001b. The preservation of small Diptera. Entomologist′s Monthly Magazine 137: 155–159.
DISNEY R. H. L. & DURSKA E. 1998. A new genus and species of Phoridae (Diptera) from Poland. European Journal of Entomology 95: 437–453.
DISNEY R. H. L. & DURSKA E. 2011. Five new species and three new records of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Pisz Forest (Poland). Annales Zoologici 61(3): 527–534.
MARSHALL S. A. 2012. Flies: the natural history and diversity of Diptera. New York, Firefly Books, 615 pp.
OLDROYD H. 1964. The Natural History of Flies. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 324 pp.

Relation:

Fragmenta Faunistica

Volume:

57

Issue:

1

Start page:

63

End page:

66

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article : original article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.3161/00159301FF2014.57.1.063

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.256 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4664

Language:

eng

Language of abstract:

eng ; pol

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

- ; Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license, full text available at:

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Access:

Open