Association of the scuttle fly Megaselia leucozona Schmitz (Diptera: Phoridae) with sweat bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae), with a description of the male fly
Association of the scuttle fly Megaselia leucozona Schmitz (Diptera: Phoridae) with sweat bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae), with a description of the male fly
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10.33338/ef.84247
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2005-09
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C. Polidori;R. Henry;L. Disney;R. Boesi;F. Andrietti
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C. Polidori;R. Henry;L. Disney;R. Boesi;F. Andrietti
Polidori, C., Disney, R. H. L., Boesi, R. & Andrietti, F. 2005: Association of the scuttle fly Megaselia leucozona Schmitz (Diptera: Phoridae) with sweat bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae), with a description of the male fly. — Entomol. Fennica 16: 144–150. Megaselia leucozona Schmitz (Diptera, Phoridae) is reported from nests of Lasioglossum malachurum Kirby and Halictus scabiosae (Rossi) in Central Italy.Thefliespatrolledtwonestingsitesofthehostsandsometimesmatedcloseto their nest entrances before entering. Observations agree with the general behaviour reported for other Megaselia species associated with fossorial bees and wasps.ThehithertounknownmaleofM.leucozonaisdescribed,andtheoriginal description of a female is augmented and modified. This is the first report of a scuttle fly associated with nests of Halictidae in the Palaearctic Region. C.Polidori,DipartimentodiBiologia,SezionediZoologiaCitologia,Universita Degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy; E-mail: cpolidori