Diversity, distribution and biology of Romanian flat-footed flies (Diptera, Opetiidae and Platypezidae) with taxonomic notes on Callomyiasaibhira Chandler
Author
Tkoc, Michal
Author
Rohacek, Jindrich
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ZooKeys
2014
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.459.8376
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.459.8376
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Taxon classification Animalia Diptera Platypezidae
Agathomyia antennata (Zetterstedt, 1819)
Figure 2
Published records.
Mehadia
[Mehadia,
Caraș-Severin
, Banat];
Szaszka
[
Szaszka
,
Caraș-Severin
, Banat] (
Szilady
1941
).
Material examined.
1 ♀, 31. v. 2008, Banat,
Sfanta
Elena, 1 km E, Alibeg brook valley (Figure 18), 230 m a.s.l.,
44°40'37"N
,
21°43'32"E
, sweeping undergrowth of deciduous forest, JR leg.; 3 ♀♀, 1. vi. 2008, Banat,
Sfanta
Elena, 4 km NE,
Kulhava
skala
, Vranovec cave (Figure 17), 300 m a.s.l.,
44°42'12"N
,
21°43'52"E
, sweeping vegetation along brook, JR leg.; 1 ♀, 4. vi. 2008, Banat, Berzasca, 2 km NE, Berzasca river valley, 85 m a.s.l.,
44°39'09"N
,
21°57'47"E
, sweeping riverside vegetation, JR leg.; 1 ♀, 19. v. 2011, Alba, Alba Iulia, 1 km E, 380 m a.s.l.,
46°04'18"N
,
23°32'02"E
, sweeping on
Quercus
sp., MT leg.
Distribution.
Palaearctic species reaching to Oriental region (Taiwan). Recorded in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Russia (ER, FE).
Biology.
Most common species of the genus in the Palaearctic Region. The adults of both sexes are often found running on
Petasites
sp. leaves (pers. obs.). Larvae develop in
Bjerkandera adusta
(
Sevcik
2010
). Adult flight period is in
IV-IX
.
Figure 2.
Agathomyia antennata
(Zetterstedt, 1819), female habitus. Photo by D. Gavryushin.