PHORIDAE

Papp, L., Merz, B. & Földvári, M., 2006, DIPTERA OF THAILAND A summary of the families and genera with references to the species representations, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 52 (2), No. 2, pp. 97-269 : 154-155

PHORIDAE

Before 1975 five species of four phorid genera were described from Thailand (in two papers): Dohrniphora signata BORGMEIER, 1967 (p. 139), Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) nigribasis BEYER, 1966 (p. 200), M. (A.) siamensis BEYER, 1966 (p. 188), Phalacrotophora (Ph.) gressitti BEYER, 1966 (p 173) and Misotermes vicinus Borgmeier, 1967 (p. 245). In the CDO ( DELFINADO et al. 1975) an additional species, Epicnemis flavidula ( BRUES, 1915) was listed only.

There are several papers after 1975 with records and new descriptions of Thaii Phoridae . The life history of Megaselia scalaris (LOEW) was studied in Thailand (TUMRASVIN et al. 1977). Franssenia termyca DISNEY in DISNEY & KISTNER, 1989 (p. 334) was described from Khao Yai N.P. A paratype of the thaumatoxenine Palpiclavina kistneri DISNEY in DISNEY & KISTNER, 1992 (p. 959) was from Ban Phu Toei (Kanchanaburi); in the same paper a neotype was selected and re-described for Palpiclavina tonkinensis SILVESTRI, 1947 (p. 967) from Khao Yai N.P. BROWN’ s paper (1992) on Rhynchomicropteron nudiventer L. PAPP is the first Thai record and contains also description of larva, male morphology and life history. Clitelloxenia perdosetae DISNEY, 1997 and C. thailandae DISNEY, 1997 (p. 54, 56, both Khao Yai N.P.) were described in the revision of the Oriental Termitoxeniinae ( DISNEY & KISTNER 1997). In the same paper Javanoxenia punctiventris (SCHMITZ, 1915) was recorded from Thailand for the first time. MOSTOVSKI (1997) described Chouomyia ramai (p. 876, Surat Thani) from Thailand; later he described Rhopica sukachevae MOSTOVSKI, 2000 (p. 318) from Mae Hon Son. The holotype and numerous paratypes of Psyllomyia browni DISNEY in DISNEY & KISTNER, 1998 (p. 335) was from the Khao Yai N.P., other paratypes from the Doi Inthanon N.P. BROWN’ s (1998) paper was with the first record of Gymnophora outside the Palaearctic region. The holotype of Hypocera anularia NAKAYAMA & SHIMA, 2001 was from Japan, but reported also from Thailand. The type specimens of Megaselia holosericei DISNEY & BROWN, 2003 (p. 404) are again from the Khao Yai N.P.

We managed to capture a very rich material of Thaii phorids: 272 indiv. from 2004, 26 indiv. from 2003. It includes apterous females of Chonocephalus and representatives of more than 50 spp. The following genera were recognized: Beckerina MALLOCH (2 indiv., 2 spp.), Borophaga ENDERLEIN (1 indiv.), Chonocephalus WANDOLLECK (10 m 5 f, 3 spp.), Conicera MEIGEN (3 indiv., 3 spp.), Diplonevra LIOY (6 indiv., 4 spp., also subg. Tristoechia SCHMITZ ), Dohrniphora DAHL (17 indiv., at least 7 spp.), Megaselia RONDANI (225 indiv., at least 30 spp.), Metopina MACQUART (3 indiv.), Triphleba RONDANI (1 indiv.), Woodiphora SCHMITZ (5 indiv.,?2 spp.). For lack of expertise we left 19 indiv., representatives of several genera, without identification.