New records of acalyptrate Diptera from Sicily (Brachycera, Muscomorpha: Asteiidae, Aulacigastridae, Carnidae, Lonchaeidae, Odiniidae, Pallopteridae, Periscelididae, Piophilidae, Sciomyzidae, Ulidiidae)
Author
Ebejer, Martin J.
Honorary Research Fellow, Entomology Section, Department of Natural Sciences, National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff, UK - martin. ebejer @ btinternet. com
martin.ebejer@btinternet.com
Author
Nicolosi, Giuseppe
Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
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Fragmenta entomologica
2022
2022-05-15
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http://dx.doi.org/10.13133/2284-4880/766
journal article
10.13133/2284-4880/766
2284-4880
8148054
ASTEIIDAE
Until now,
Asteia amoena
Meigen, 1830
was the only species recorded from
Sicily
. It is very common and widespread in the West Palaearctic. Several other
Asteia
Meigen, 1830
are also frequently encountered around the Mediterranean coast and the islands. The biology is very poorly known. Some species develop in fungi, flower heads and other plant tissues.