Psyllomyia braunsi Schmitz, 1914

Mostovski, Mike B., 2016, A review of scuttle fly genera of Israel (Diptera: Phoridae), with new records and an identification key, Zootaxa 4137 (1), pp. 61-72 : 69

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4137.1.4
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:722D15D8-4320-4034-A587-034A589DAA8F
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6077107
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scientific name	Psyllomyia braunsi Schmitz, 1914
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Material. Israel: 1♂ Almagor [32°55'N 35°36'E], 22–29.ix.2010, W. Kuslitzky, Malaise trap.

Remarks. This species is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, where it is associated with Dorylus nigricans Illiger and D. helvolus (Linnaeus) ants ( Disney, 2006). It has been recently recorded in Yemen ( Disney, 2006) and hereby provides the first generic record for Israel.