Paykullia maculata

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

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

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. 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. 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. "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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