Musca (Philaematomyia) crassirostris Stein in Becker, 1903

Dawah, Hassan A., Abdullah, Mohammed A. & Deeming, John C., 2020, The Muscidae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, descriptions of two new species, new records and updated list of species, Zootaxa 4869 (1), pp. 1-54 : 14

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Musca (Philaematomyia) crassirostris Stein in Becker, 1903
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Musca (Philaematomyia) crassirostris Stein in Becker, 1903 View in CoL ( Fig. 11 View FIGURE )

Musca crassirostris Stein in Becker 1903: 99 View in CoL .

Specimens examined. 1f, Jazan, Farasan Island, Aziz Yousef Village , 29.x.2014, sweeping, H.A. Dawah ( CERS); 1m, 1f , Asir, Keratha, Al-Ethrebany Fruit Farm, 6–27.v.2014, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah ( CERS); 2m, 1f, Maraba , Al-Hudaithy fruit farm, 1–17.vi.2003, Malaise ( NMWC; CERS); 1m, same data but 1–30.v.2004 ( CERS); 1m , Jazan, Sabya, Al-Sunef mango farm, 8.v.–17.vi.2003, Malaise trap, H.A. Dawah and M.A. Abdullah ( NMWC); 1m , Asir, Tahama Tanoma, Al-Bekra village , 20.i. 2003, swept from grasses, H.A. Dawah ( NMWC) .

Distribution. This species was previously recorded from Saudi Arabia by Pont (1991); Dawah & Abdullah (2009); El-Hawagry et al. (2018). It was described from Egypt. In the Middle East it is known from Bahrain, Oman, United Arab Emirates and Yemen ( Mellor 1978; Pont 1980; 1991; Deeming 2008; Dawah & Abdullah 2009).

Biological remarks. The biology of M. (Philaematomyia) crassirostris is very similar to that of some species of stomoxyine Muscidae ( Haematobia Le Peletier & Serville ), although it is not a stomoxyine ( Crosskey 1993). Larvae breed mainly in cow dung ( Zimin 1951; Pont 1991) and horse dung ( Greenberg 1973) and adults are bloodfeeders on cattle and buffalo ( Deeming 2008; Patton & Cragg 1912). Thomson (1947) studied the biology of this species and noted that very fresh dung was favoured, oviposition following soon after that of Haematobia and Brontaea Kowarz. Several authors comment on the blood-feeding habits of this species. Greenberg (1973) and Pont (1991) reported that the proboscis in this species has greatly enlarged prestomal teeth with which it is able to pierce soft skin of the host to promote a flow of blood. It is an important disease-carrying species amongst stock animals ( Desquesnes et al. 2018).

Becker, T. (1903) Aegyptische Dipteren (Fortsetzung und Schluss). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 2, 67 - 195. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnz. 4830020301

Crosskey, R. W. (1993) Stable-flies and horn-flies (bloodsucking Muscidae). In: Lane, R. P. & Crosskey, R. W. (Eds.), Medical Insects and Arachnids. Chapman and Hall, London, pp. 389 - 402. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / 978 - 94 - 011 - 1554 - 4 _ 10

Dawah, H. A. & Abdullah, M. A. (2009) The Muscidae (Diptera: Brachycera: Muscomorpha) of south-western Saudi Arabia. Fauna of Arabia, 24, 373 - 396.

Deeming, J. C. (2008) Order Diptera, family Muscidae. In: van Harten, A. (Ed.), Arthropod Fauna of the United Arab Emirates. Vol. 1. Dar Al-Ummah Printing, Publishing, Distribution & Advertising, Abu Dhabi, pp. 714 - 723.

Desquesnes, M., Onju, S., Chalermwong, P., Jittapalapong, S. & Masmeatathip, R. (2018) A review and illustrated description of Musca crassirostris, one of the most neglected haematophagous livestock flies. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 33 (1), 16 - 30. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / mve. 12339

El-Hawagry, M. S., Abdel-Dayem, M. S. & Al Dhafer, H. M. (2018) A contribution to the knowledge of fly fauna in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: new country records and an account of flies identified from Rawdhats, Riyadh Region, with biogeographical remarks (Insecta: Diptera). Journal of Natural History, 52 (21 - 22), 1377 - 1393. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222933.2018.1456575

Greenberg, B. (1973) Flies and Disease. Vol. II. Ecology, classification and biotic associations. Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 447 pp.

Mellor, P. S. (1978) Biting flies attacking cattle in the Dhofar province of the Sultanate of Oman. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 10, 167 - 169. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / BF 02235332

Patton, W. S. & Cragg, F. W. (1912) The life history of Philaematomyia insignis Austen. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 5, 515 - 520. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00034983.1912.11686372

Pont, A. C. (1980) 85 Family Muscidae. In: Crosskey, R. W. (Ed.), Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. British Museum (Natural History), London, pp. 721 - 761.

Pont, A. C. (1991) A review of the Fanniidae and Muscidae (Diptera) of the Arabian Peninsula. Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 12, 312 - 265.

Thomson, R. C. M. (1947) Notes on the breeding habits and early stages of some muscids associated with cattle in Assam. Pro- ceedings of the Entomological Society of London, Ser. A, 22, 89 - 100. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1365 - 3032.1947. tb 01159. x

Zimin, L. S. (1951) Family Muscidae (Tribes Muscini, Stomoxydini). Fauna S. S. S. R. Insecta-Diptera, 18, 45 - 286. [in Russian]

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FIGURE. 10–13. Muscidae species habitus: 10) Musca (Musca) domestica L., 1758, ssp. domestica, L, Female; 11) Musca (Philaematomyia) crassirostris Stein in Becker, 1903, Female; 12) Neomyia albigena (Stein, 1913), Female; 13) Neomyia nudissima (Loew, 1852).

NMWC

National Museum of Wales

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Anthomyiidae

SubFamily

Muscinae

Tribe

Muscini

Genus

Musca