Phalacrotophora species (Diptera: Phoridae) with four subequal scutellar setae and notes on the other European species
Author
Lengyel, Gábor Dániel
text
Zootaxa
2009
2172
59
68
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.189239
4555c29e-e2f4-4b3c-87ec-cb22286ec32f
1175-5326
189239
Phalacrotophora fasciata
(Fallén, 1823)
(
Fig 7
)
New data.
1 female
: Baláta TK, Somogyszob, szittyós, égeres [Juncetum, Alnetum], 2008.06.24, leg. L. Papp;
1 male
: Pécs–Kökény, Malomvölgyi–tó mellett, 2008.06.23, leg. L. Papp;
1 female
: Budapest, Pestszentlőrinc, Péterhalmi–erdő, 2008.06.15, leg. L. Papp;
1 male
: ibid., szilfák sebéről [on bleeding wounds of elm] 1996.
VI. 1–2.
, leg. L. Papp;
3 males
,
1 female
: ibid., tölgyes [Quercetum], 2002.06.8–9. / 2003.05.24–25. / 2002.06.16, leg. L. Papp;
1 female
: ibid., tölgyes széli virágokról [from flowers near Quercetum], 2002.07.13, leg. L. Papp,
1 female
: Budapest, Pestszentlőrinc, Péterhalmi–erdő, erdei utak mellett [near forest paths], 2004.
aug.15.
, leg. L. Papp;
1 male
: Bükk–hg., Síkfőkut, 1973.
VI.6.
, leg. L. Papp;
1 female
: Csévharaszt TT, homokbuckás [on sand dunes], 2002.06.25, leg. L. Papp,
Notes on phenology and ecology.
The Péterhalmi forest (geographical coordinates:
N47°25’
E19°11’
) is one of the dipterologically best known fields in
Hungary
as a result of collecting by László Papp. We have data from almost every month from the last few years from this forest. Based on his material we can state that most of the
Phalacrotophora
adults emerge from middle of May to late June. There are only few data from July and only one from August.
With the specimens contributed by
Papp (2002)
there are data on nine males and
74 females
of
P. b e u k i
caught on the sap of bleeding wounds mainly on elm, sometimes poplar or maple trees. We have some data on other species from the same trees (see earlier), but only one– three specimens altogether. This phenomenon is possibly a consequence of the feeding habit of
P. beuki
. According to
Durska et al. (2003)
the host of
P. beuki
is a coccinellid beetle,
Anatis ocellata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
. This ladybird lives in coniferous forests (
Majerus & Kearns 1989
) in contrast to the locality where our
Phalacrotophora
specimens caught, which is a deciduous forest with oak (
Quercus
spp.), elm (
Ulmus
spp.), poplar (
Populus
spp.) and maple (
Acer
spp.) trees, with only a few pine trees in the area.