Phania speculifrons

Phania speculifrons
	Phania speculifrons (cf.)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tachinidae
Subfamily:	Phasiinae
Tribe:	Cylindromyiini
Genus:	Phania
Species:	P. speculifrons
Binomial name
	Phania speculifrons; (Villeneuve, 1919)[1]
Synonyms
	Weberia speculifrons Villeneuve, 1919[1]; Weberia aureovittata Belanovsky, 1951[2]; Weberia speculifera Villeneuve, 1922[3];

Phania speculifrons is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae.[4]

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in parts of Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Ukraine and former Yugoslavia.[5] It mainly inhabits mountain dry meadows at an elevation up to 1,850 metres (6,070 ft) above sea level.[6]

Description

Phania speculifrons can reach a body length of approximately 5–7 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in). These flies have a shiny, greyish abdomen. The ad apical spur of the fore tibia is longer than the dorsal one. In males, tergites 2 - 4, in females tergites 2 and 3 are dusted almost to the posterior edge.[7][8]

Biology

Phania speculifrons is a univoltine species. Adults fly from mid-June to July–August, feeding on flowers.[6] Hosts of this parasitic species are unknown.[7]

References

Villeneuve, J. (1919). "Descriptions de tachinaires nouveaux (Dipt.)". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 1919: 305–308. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Belanovsky, I.D. (1953). "Tachinids of the Ukrainian SSR". Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk Ukrainskoi SSR. Kyiv (in Russian). 2: 240.
Villeneuve, J. (1922). "Myodaires supérieurs paléarctiques nouveaux". Annales des Sciences Naturelles. Zoologie. 5 (10): 337–342. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
Fauna Europaea
HANS-PETER TSCHORSNIG, JOACHIM ZIEGLER & BENNO HERTING Tachinid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) from the Hautes-Alpes, France
Dr Francesco Fiume Tachinidae at Altervista.org
Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde (in German)

Bibliography

Ebrahim Gilasian, Ali Asghar Talebi, Joachim Ziegler & Shahab Manzari (2013): A review of the genus Phania Meigen, 1824 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Phasiinae) in Iran with the description of a new species, Zoology and Ecology, DOI:10.1080/21658005.2013.765174

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[Villeneuve1919-1] Villeneuve, J. (1919). "Descriptions de tachinaires nouveaux (Dipt.)". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 1919: 305–308. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[Belanovsky1953-2] Belanovsky, I.D. (1953). "Tachinids of the Ukrainian SSR". Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk Ukrainskoi SSR. Kyiv (in Russian). 2: 240.

[Villeneuve1922-3] Villeneuve, J. (1922). "Myodaires supérieurs paléarctiques nouveaux". Annales des Sciences Naturelles. Zoologie. 5 (10): 337–342. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[OHara2020-4] O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

[5] Fauna Europaea

[alpes-6] HANS-PETER TSCHORSNIG, JOACHIM ZIEGLER & BENNO HERTING Tachinid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) from the Hautes-Alpes, France

[fiume-7] Dr Francesco Fiume Tachinidae at Altervista.org

[8] Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde (in German)