Catalogue of the Egyptian Ephydroidea (Diptera: Schizophora: Acalyptratae)
Author
El-Hawagry, Magdi S.
Author
Zatwarnicki, Tadeusz
Author
Ebrahim, Ayman M.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-07-10
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journal article
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Ephydra
(
Ephydra
)
macellaria
Egger, 1862
Ephydra macellaria
Egger, 1862
: 779
. Lectotype, male (designated by
Wirth, 1975
: 30
). Italy (Trieste) (NMW).
Philotelma ulianai
Raffone, 2011
: 15
.
Egypt
(
Southern
Siwa Oasis) (
MSNVE
).
New synonym.
Type
material of
P. ulianai
, examined:
Holotype
and three
paratypes
are labeled: “
EGYPT
Southern
Siwa Oasis
17-18. 2. 2007
leg M. Uliana”, “
Philotelma ulianai
n. sp.
det. Raffone G. 2010” [“det. Raffone G.” printed] preserved in
MSNVE
. Several characters, especially the size, straight claws and confirmation of face support suggested synonymy.
Distribution:
AF:
Cape
Verde
Is. PA:
Afghanistan
,
Algeria
,
Azores
,
Bulgaria
, Canary Is.,
China
,
Cyprus
,
Czechia
,
Egypt
,
France
,
Germany
,
Great Britain
,
Greece
,
Iran
,
Italy
,
Libya
,
Madeira
Is.,
Malta
,
Morocco
,
Netherlands
,
Norway
,
Romania
,
Russia
,
Tunisia
,
Turkmenistan
,
Ukraine
.
Egyptian localities:
Widespread throughout the country except Gebel Elba. Cresson (1930) recorded this species from different localities in
Egypt
.
Willcocks (1916)
recorded it from rice fields in Lower
Egypt
.
Hafez (1947)
recorded it on cow dung.
Dates of collection:
Throughout the year.