Scuttle flies from lake shore habitats in NW Russia (Diptera: Phoridae)
A.A. Przhiboro & M.V. Mikhailovskaya
Abstract. Nine species of Phoridae are recorded from lake shores in NW Russia. Of these species, Megaselia chaetopyga and M. pulicaria are found to develop in the zone of water margin; data on their larval habitats are given. Eight species are recorded from NW Russia for the first time.
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2002, 11(2): 367–368 ▪ Published in print 25 June 2003
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