Scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) reared from logs in Finland and N. W. Russia, including two new species

Nine species of Megaselia Rondani have been reared from logs, in Finland and Northwest Russia. Megaselia excorticata sp. n. and M. tignorum sp. n. are described, the latter being a sibling species of M. setulipalpis Schmitz, which was also reared from logs.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Entomologica Fennica
Main Author: Disney, R. Henry
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: This journal is published jointly by the Entomological Society of Finland, the Lepidopterological Society of Finland, the Societas Entomologica Helsingforsiensis and the Entomological Club of the Zoological and Botanical Society of Turku. 2009
Subjects:
Northwest Russia
Online Access:https://journal.fi/entomolfennica/article/view/84487
https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.84487
Description
Summary:Nine species of Megaselia Rondani have been reared from logs, in Finland and Northwest Russia. Megaselia excorticata sp. n. and M. tignorum sp. n. are described, the latter being a sibling species of M. setulipalpis Schmitz, which was also reared from logs.

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