Psila fimetaria

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Psila fimetaria
Psila fimetaria 01.JPG
Psila fimetaria. Side view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Section:
Schizophora
Family:
Psilidae
Subfamily:
Genus:
Psila
Species:
P. fimetaria
Binomial name
Psila fimetaria
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms
  • Musca fimetaria Linnaeus, 1761
  • Musca rufa Scopoli, 1763
  • Psila rufescens Stephens, 1829
  • Oblicia testacea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
  • Pelethophila flava Hagenbach, 1822

Psila fimetaria is a species of fly, member of the family Psilidae.[1]

Distribution[]

This species is present in part of Europe (Belgium, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ireland),[2] in Russia and in North Africa.[3]

Habitat[]

These common flies inhabit woods and forests, bushes and herbs, especially damp places,[4] lush vegetation, hedge rows and amongst the crops.[5][6]

Description[]

Psila fimetaria. Dorsal view

Psila fimetaria can reach a length of 7.7–8.8 millimetres (0.30–0.35 in).[4][5] Body is basically yellow-red, covered with short black bristles. On the abdomen tergites are sometimes distinctly browned. Head is red, with a black ocellar triangle. Eyes are large and reniformes. Palps are yellow. Antennae are short, red, with the third subconical segment a little thicker and black at the base. Arista shows a longer pubescence. Legs are long, yellowish, slightly dark at the tip of tarsi. Wings are transparent, a little yellowed at the anterior edge.[4][7]

As with all species of the genus Psila, the males have no thickened femora on the hind legs and the females have only a simple ovopositor.

This species is very similar to , but in P. fimetaria the hairs beneath the second antennal joint are longer and the third antennal joint is darkened on the outer side at the base of the arista.[6]

Biology[]

Adults can be found from May to September.[4][5][6] Imago are not very active Larvae are phytophagous and oligophagous. They develop in the roots, bulbs and non-woody stems of plants, especially on Carex.[5][6]

Bibliography[]

  • Joachim Haupt, Hiroko Haupt: Fliegen und Mücken. Beobachtung, Lebensweise. 1. Auflage. Naturbuch-Verlag, Jena und Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-89440-278-4.
  • Pape T. & Thompson F.C. (eds) - Systema Dipterorum

References[]

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Fauna europaea
  3. ^ Catalogue of life
  4. ^ a b c d Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
  5. ^ a b c d J.K. Lindsey Commanster
  6. ^ a b c d Nature Spot
  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
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