First record of Megaselia rufipes (Meigen, 1804) (Diptera: Phoridae) from Uruguay with notes on biology

By

González-Vainer, Patricia
Castro, Manuel
Remedios, Mónica
Morelli, Enrique
Martínez, Maria
Disney, R Henry L

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012-12-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

8

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1299--1300

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/8.6.1299

 

Abstract

Megaselia rufipes (Meigen, 1804) is recorded for the first time in Uruguay, extending the Neotropical distribution of this taxon. The specimens were collected in a cemetery in Montevideo with ball-traps baited with carrion, placed inside crypts, from June to November 2011. Records of M. rufipes for the Neotropical Region tend to be sparse, but it is known from Brazil and Chile. According with its current distribution, M. rufipes tends to favour milder climates; our record from the more southern, cooler, part of the Neotropical Region is consistent with this perception.