Scatopse notata ( Linnaeus, 1758 )

Haenni, Jean-Paul, 2009, The Scatopsidae (Diptera) of Sardinia, with description of a new species *, Zootaxa 2318, pp. 440-449 : 442

3. Scatopse notata ( Linnaeus, 1758)

Tipula notata Linnaeus, 1758: 588

Scatopse notata (L.): Duda 1928: 32

Scatopse notata (L.): Cook 1974: 71

Scatopse notata (L.): Freeman 1985: 41

Records. S1: 21.III–4.IV.2006, 1 ♀ ( CNBFVR) .

Other records. Liguria (Imperia): Ospedaletti, [no other data], G. Huguenin leg., 7 ♂ 4 ♀♀ ( ETHZ) . Venetia (Verona): Dossobuono , 1.IV.2001, D. Birtele leg., 1 ♂ 1 ♀ ( CNBFVR) .

Chorotype. Cosmopolitan, although absent in the intertropical regions. Of Palaearctic (or Holarctic) origin, but has been spread in the southern hemisphere by trade and human activities.

Italian distribution. Mainland Italy, Sicily ( Dahl et al. 1995), Lombardy ( Haenni 2002), Liguria, Venetia, Sardinia (present paper).

Ecology. This species is one of the commonest scatopsids, living as well in the field as under anthropogenic conditions. The larvae develop in various decaying organic matter and especially dung ( Haenni & Vaillant 1994).

Notes. New record for Sardinia.