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
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930903371813
journal article
10.1080/00222930903371813
1464-5262
5206932
Megaselia abdita
Schmitz
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Figure 11A,B
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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.