Megaselia scalaris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phoroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Brachycera Infraordo: Muscomorpha Sectio: Aschiza Superfamilia: Phoroidea

Familia: Phoridae
Subfamilia: Metopininae
Tribus: Metopinini
Genus: Megaselia
Subgenus: Megaselia
Species: Megaselia scalaris

Beyer, E.M. 1964. Insects of Campbell Island. Diptera: Phoridae. Pacific Insects Monograph 7: 329. full article (PDF) full article on BUGZ Reference page.
Brown, B.V. & Oliver, H. 2007. First records of Megaselia scalaris (Loew) and M. spiracularis Schmitz (Diptera: Phoridae) from New Zealand, with additional information on other worldwide species. New Zealand Entomologist 30(1): 85–87. DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2007.9722155 . ResearchGate . Reference page.
Disney 2008: Natural history of the scuttle fly, Megaselia scalaris. Annual review of entomology, 53: 39–60. DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ento.53.103106.093415
Johal, K. & Disney, R.H.L. 1994. Phoridae (Diptera) as pests of cultivated oyster mushrooms (Agaricales: Pleurotaceae) in India. Bulletin of Entomological Research 84(2): 247–254. DOI: 10.1017/S0007485300039754 . Reference page. [see p. 249, and figs. 5-6, 14-17]