Paykullia maculata

Paykullia maculata
Paykullia maculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Rhinophoridae
Genus: Paykullia
Species: P. maculata
Binomial name
Paykullia maculata
(Fallen, 1815)
Synonyms

Paykullia maculata is a species of flies in the family Rhinophoridae.[2][3]

Distribution

This species can be found in most of Europe (Austria, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands) [4][5] Habitats include wetlands, woodlands, parks and gardens.[6]

Description

Paykullia maculata can reach a length of 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). The adults of this species are very variable, especially in size and in the pattern of wing markings.[5] These small flies have a shining black body with bristly hair. The apical half of the wings show darkened veins and costal area.[6][7][8]

Biology

Adults can be seen from May to September, with several generations. Usually they rest or run around on stones or among the foliage.[5] The larvae are intestinal parasites of Porcellio scaber and Oniscus asellus,[6] and woodlice from Protracheoniscus and Trachelipus genera.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Robineau-Desvoidy, André Jean Baptiste (1830). "Essai sur les myodaires". Mémoires presentés a L'Institut des Sciences, Lettres et Arts, par divers savants èt lus dans ses assemblées : Sciences, Mathématiques et Physique. 2 (2): 1–813. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Jedlička, Ladislav; Kúdela, Matúš; Stloukalová, Viera (2009-01-01). "Rhinophoridae Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863". Checklist of Diptera of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Electronic version 2. Bratislava, Slovakia: Comenius University. ISBN 978-80-969629-4-5.
  3. ↑ "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  4. ↑ "Paykullia maculata (Fallen, 1815) | Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Joachim Ziegler, ed. (2008). "4.3.20 Rhinophoridae". Diptera Stelviana. A dipterological perspective on a changing alpine landscape. Results from a survey of the biodiversity of Diptera (Insecta) in the Stilfserjoch National Park (Italy). Halle: Ampyx-Verlag. pp. 221–228. ISBN 9783932795305. OCLC 554886269.
  6. 1 2 3 "Paykullia maculata | NatureSpot". www.naturespot.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  7. ↑ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
  8. ↑ F. I. van Emden (1954). Diptera - Cyclorrhapha. Calyptrata (I) Section (a). Tachinidae and Calliphoridae (PDF). HANDBOOKS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF BRITISH INSECTS. 10 Part 4a ii. London: Royal Entomological Society.
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