Trupanea stellata (Fuesslin, 1775)

Musca stellata Fuesslin, 1775: 56 . Unspecified type. Switzerland (Zurich) (ETHZ).

Musca stellata Roemer, 1789: 84 . Unspecified type. Switzerland (Unknown type depository). Junior secondary homonym. Trupanea radiata Schrank, 1795: 147 . Unspecified type. Germany (Bavaria: Donube R.) Unknown type depository). Tephritis terminata Fallén, 1814: 173 . Unspecified type. Sweden (Malmohus: near Sandhammaren) (NRS). Urellia calcitrapae Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: 774 . Syntypes. France (MNHNP, destroyed).

Distribution. AF. Ethiopia. OR: India. PA: Andorra, British Is., China, Czech Republic, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Africa, Poland, Scandinavia, east to Mongolia, south to Canary Is., Spain, Switzerland. Egyptian localities. Coastal Strip: Alexandria, Burg, Mariout. Eastern Desert: North Galala, Suez Road, Wadi Garawi, Wadi Morrah, Wadi Um Elek. Wadi Hoff, Wadi Zohleiga. Lower Nile Valley and Delta: Barrage, Cairo, Kerdassa, Maadi, Qubba. Sinai: Ain Moussa. Upper Egypt: Aswan.

Host plants. Chamomile ( Anthemis spp.), German chamomile ( Matricaria chamomilla L.), garland chrysanthemum ( Glebionis coronaria (L.) Cass. ex Spach), lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L.), mayweed ( Matricaria sp.), Picris rhagadioloides (L.) Desf., plumeless saw-wort ( Serratula spp.), ragwort ( Senecio spp.), scentless chamomile ( Tripleurospermum inodorum (L.) Sch. Bip.) and sea aster ( Tripolium pannonicum (Jacq.) Dobrocz.). Sources: Efflatoun (1924a); Freidberg & Kugler (1989).

Dates of collection. January to October.