Megaselia brevicostalis (Wood)
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930903371813 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D24787B6-FFE1-FFE6-FD82-FAA0FC53529B |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Megaselia brevicostalis (Wood) |
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Megaselia brevicostalis (Wood) View in CoL
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Phora brevicostalis Wood, 1910 .
Previous records
Tenerife.
New records
One female, La Palma, Teneguia, August 1986 (P. Ashmole, CUMZ – 10–106); one male, Parc National de la Caldera de Taburiente , Lugar, Playa de Taburiente, 750 m, 20 December 1999 ( T. Domingo-Quero, MNCMN) .
Natural history
Larvae feed on dead insects and snails. Adults visit a wide range of flowers.
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Cameroon University, Museum of Zoology |
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Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
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