Scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) of the Canary Islands Author Disney, R. H. L. Author Prescher, S. Author Ashmole, N. P. text Journal of Natural History 2010 2009-12-17 44 3 - 4 107 218 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930903371813 journal article 10.1080/00222930903371813 1464-5262 5206932 Megaselia abdita Schmitz ( Figure 11A,B ) Megaselia abdita Schmitz, 1959 . Megaselia bovista various authors. Misidentifications. Previous records Lanzarote, La Palma, Tenerife. Natural history The larvae feed on a range of decaying organic materials, ranging from dead snails to human corpses.