Megaselia rufipes (Meigen, 1804)

DISNEY, R. H. L., 2003, Tasmanian Phoridae (Diptera) and some additional Australasian species, Journal of Natural History 37 (5), pp. 505-639 : 580-581

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930110096564

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5272522

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B287A2-4218-FFD0-FDC9-FF0EFD0AF9B4

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Megaselia rufipes (Meigen, 1804)
status

 

Megaselia rufipes (Meigen, 1804) View in CoL

(figures 37–40)

Trineura rufipes Meigen, 1804: 313 View in CoL .

Trineura annulata Meigen, 1804: 314 View in CoL .

Phora pallipes Latreille, 1809: 34 View in CoL .

Trineura vulgaris Fallén, 1823: 6 View in CoL .

Phora heeracleellae Bouché, 1834: 102 .

Phora sphigicides Bouché, 1834: 101 .

Phora semiflava Hartig, 1837: 305 View in CoL .

Phora coleoptorum Brischke, 1868: 5 .

Phora omnivora Hudson, 1892: 199 View in CoL .

Lioyella juanfernandezica Enderlein, 1938: 661 View in CoL .

This species is now almost cosmopolitan through the agency of man. It is undoubtedly an introduced species in Tasmania. Borgmeier (1967b) evidently omitted this species from his keys in error; as he was aware of it being recorded from New Zealand in the 19th century, under its synonym Phora omnivora View in CoL (see Borgmeier, 1968). The larvae (figures 39–40) are polyphagous saprophages (e.g. Disney, 1994b). The male is unlikely to be confused with any other Tasmanian species. The combination of only two bristles on the notopleuron, a bare mesopleuron, a costal index close to 0.5 and costal cilia exceeding 0.15 mm in length, will distinguish the females from all known native species.

Material

Male, Tasmania, Hobart, Sandy Bay , Acushla Court , at window, 23 September 1998 ( R. H. L. Disney —25-29) .

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Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Phoridae

Genus

Megaselia

Loc

Megaselia rufipes (Meigen, 1804)

DISNEY, R. H. L. 2003
2003
Loc

Lioyella juanfernandezica

Enderlein 1938: 661
1938
Loc

Phora omnivora

Hudson 1892: 199
1892
Loc

Phora omnivora

Hudson 1892
1892
Loc

Phora coleoptorum

Brischke 1868: 5
1868
Loc

Phora semiflava

Hartig 1837: 305
1837
Loc

Phora heeracleellae Bouché, 1834: 102

Bouche 1834: 102
1834
Loc

Phora sphigicides Bouché, 1834: 101

Bouche 1834: 101
1834
Loc

Trineura vulgaris Fallén, 1823: 6

Fallen 1823: 6
1823
Loc

Phora pallipes

Latreille 1809: 34
1809
Loc

Trineura rufipes

Meigen 1804: 313
1804
Loc

Trineura annulata

Meigen 1804: 314
1804
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