Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 1989 |
Authors: | J. Tomasz Nowakowski |
Journal: | Memorabilia Zool. |
Volume: | 43 |
Pagination: | 279–287 |
ISSN: | 0076-6372 |
ISBN Number: | rp |
Keywords: | Chamaepsila gracilis, Chamaepsila limbatella, Chamaepsila nigra, Chamaepsila rosae, Megamerina dolium, Micropeza corrigiolata, Neria ephippium, Pseudopomyza atrimana, Tanypeza longimana |
Abstract: | Material of 203 acalyptrate species swept on grazed and/or mown moist meadows and a wet non-harvested forest meadow was compared to that sampled on Warsaw city lawns. A closer relationship of the mesophilous meadow acalyptrate community with that found on urban grassy areas than that on the boggy meadow was noted. Fertilization of moist meadows with domestic ungulate droppings brought about an increase in abundance of these flies as well as the prevalence of saprophages, Sphaeroceridae in particular, active since early spring till late autumn. The first dominant of the whole taxocoene was phytosaprophagous Leptocera nigra, outnumbering even Scaptomyza pallida. Among coprophages, Sepsis spp. prevailed, mainly 5. flavimana and 5. cyni- psea. Phytophages were dominated by Agromyzidae and the association of graminivores, especially by Cerodontha denticomis, outnumbering Chromatomyia nigra and Opomyzidae (Opomyza gemiina- tionis). Among the remaining plant feeders the dominants were species mining composite plants, especially Phytomyza wahlgreni. As regards the acalyptrate individual number on the moist mea? dows, wide-range zoogeographical elements dominated over the European one, which prevailed on the wet forest meadow. |
Diptera Acalyptratae (excluding Chloropidae) of moist meadows on the Mazovian Lowland
Taxonomic name:
Chamaepsila gracilis (European species), Chamaepsila limbatella (European species), Chamaepsila nigra (European species), Chamaepsila rosae (European species), Megamerina dolium (European species), Micropeza corrigiolata (European species), Neria ephippium (European species), Pseudopomyza atrimana (European species), Tanypeza longimana (European species)