The first record of Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) intersita (Diptera: Empididae) in Europe

Abstract

A dance fly (Diptera: Empididae) Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) intersita Collin, 1960, previously known from Israel and Turkey, is recorded for the first time in Europe (Croatia). A new record is presented, with a photo of the voucher specimen. A key to the Palaearctic species of Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) with black legs, multiserial dorsocentrals and an at least partly pale setose body is provided. Muha plesačica (Diptera: Empididae) Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) intersita Collin, 1960, prethodno poznata iz Izraela i Turske, zabilježena je po prvi puta u Europi i to u Hrvatskoj. U radu se predstavlja prvi nalaz, uz sliku dokaznog primjerka. Rad donosi i ključ za palearktičke vrste roda Rhamphomyia i podroda Pararhamphomyia s crnim nogama, multiserijskim dorzalnocentralnim setama, i barem djelomično blijedim setoznim tijelom.

An updated checklist of Croatian Tachinidae (Diptera)

“…The trap was operated by the fo-urth author of this report (B. Kokan), and material selection was carried out by the third author (M. Barták). More detailed description of the habitat in Gornji Muć is provided in one of the previous studies (see Barták & Kokan, 2017). Single specimens originating from other localities were collected by M. Kafka (2002), M. Barták (2007, 2011), M. Kadlecová (2008), and J. Halada (2009, 2013; these specimens were sampled in different parts of Dalmatia using a conventional entomological net.…”

Hilara croatica sp. nov. and inter-taxa competition between Hilara and Rhamphomyia (Megacyttarus) (Diptera: Empididae)

“…The samples were collected and preserved together with other catch from the Malaise trap during 2013 (from 27 May to 6 December) and 2014 (from 27 April to 10 December) that had already been partly studied and published by Barták & Kokan (2017).…”