Eur. J. Entomol. 94 (1): 137-151, 1997
Sphaeroceridae (Diptera) reared from various types of carrion and other decaying substrates in Southern Germany, including new faunistic data on some rarely collected species
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Rearing experiments were conducted in the vicinity of Ulm (Germany) using baits and samples of decaying organic matter collected in the field. Fifteen types of substrates consisted of vertebrate, mollusc and insect carrion (9 types), rotten plant material (3 types), fungi (2 types) and excrement. A total of 49,489 adult Sphaeroceridae belonging to 28 species emerged from these substrates. Seven species were reared for the first time, and for 22 species new larval Feeding substrates are recorded. In addition, the occurrence of thirteen rarely-collected species in traps baited with carrion or fungi and emergence traps is reported. Five species are new to the German fauna: Minilimosina gemella Roháèek, Spelobia manicata (Richards), Telomerina eburnea Roháèek, Opalimosina calcarifera (Roháček) and an undescribed species of the genus Elachisoma.
Keywords: Diptera, Sphaeroceridae, ecology, saprophages, necrophages, decaying substrate, carrion, bait, rearing, faunistics, Germany
Accepted: September 9, 1996; Published: March 10, 1997 Show citation
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