An unexpected discovery of the drosophilid fy Gitona distigma Meigen, 1830 (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the nests of the sand martin Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758), with notes on morphology and distribution
2025
M.G. Krivosheina | E.N. Kondratiev
During excavations of the nests of the sand martin Riparia riparia (Linnaeus, 1758), large numbers of adults of the drosophilid fy Gitona distigma Meigen, 1830 (Diptera: Drosophilidae) were found. Flies of this genus are widespread in Africa and are found in Australia and India. Of the six Palaearctic species, only G. distigma was recorded in temperate latitudes. The adults of this species feed on fermenting substrates, and the larvae develop in the inforescences of Asteraceae. Obviously, adults of G. distigma entered the nests of sand martins for overwintering
Show more [+] Less [-]AGROVOC Keywords
Bibliographic information
This bibliographic record has been provided by Directory of Open Access Journals