A New Species of the GenusSuilliaRobineau-Desvoidy, 1830 from Cameroon and Kenya (Diptera: Heleomyzidae)

Abstract

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A case study of Heleomyzidae (Diptera) recorded on snow in Poland with a review of their winter activity in Europe

“…the larvae of Eccoptomera spp. in droppings of winter active rodents (Czerny, 1924;Papp, 1981;Woźnica, 2008; Carles-Tolrá, 2011). The habitats that winter active Heleomyzidae prefer make them possible prey for shrews, which are active beneath the snow.…”

“…It is widely distributed around the world, but is especially numerous in areas with a cool, temperate climate (Woźnica, 2008). Many representatives of this family, especially from the tribe Heleomyzini, are cold-adapted and have a typical boreo-alpine distribution, being abundant in mountains and the north of Europe.…”