New data on distribution and biology of the invasive species Hydrotaea aenescens (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera, Muscidae)

By

Vikhrev, Nikita

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2008

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

4

Pages

47-53

Subjects

courtship , faunistic records , Hydrotaea aenescens , introduced species , invasive species , mating behavior , Muscidae , Phenology , Russia , seasonal activity , Turkey

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.4.27

 

Abstract

Introduced from the New World, H. aenescens is rapidly spreading in Europe. This paper reports new records of H. aenescens from Eastern Europe. Among these records, the one from the Far North of European Russia is the most remarkable. Also new data of seasonal activity and mating behavior of H. aenescens is given. A peak of H. aenescens imago activity in southern Turkey takes place during very early spring. Mating behavior of H. aenescens differs from that of other members of the Hydrotaea genus.