Revised distributional data on Pogonosoma maroccanum (F.) (Diptera Asilidae) in Europe, with notes on its bio-ecology

Authors

  • Salvatore Bella Dipartimento di Gestione dei Sistemi Agroalimentari e Ambientali (DiGeSA), sez. Entomologia applicata, Università degli Studi di Catania, Via S. Sofia, 100. 95123 Catania
  • Giuseppe Fabrizio Turrisi Via Cristoforo Colombo, 8. 95030 Pedara (Catania

Keywords:

Diptera Asilidae, Pogonosoma maroccanum, immature stages, Europe, new records, biology

Abstract

New distributional data on Pogonosoma maroccanum (Fabricius, 1794) (Diptera, Asilidae) are provided and discussed. The new records regard Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Croatia and Greece. Moreover, some biological and ecological information on the species is reported. Diagnostic features for adults, including genitalia and pupal cases, are illustrated.

Issue

Vol. 97 (2014)

Section

Short Note

License

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