Szekessy Vilmos (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 59. (Budapest 1967)

Mihály, F.: Seasonal distribution of the synanthropic flies in Hungary

Phormia regina MEIG. Its abundance graph (Fig. 5.) indicates a thermophilous species, with a strong maximum in August. Of the Sarcophaginae, the most important species are those breeding in human faeces. Relatively few (9.6%) of them were caught in faeces traps, but they were dominant (78%) among flies reared from faeces. Bellieria melanura MEIG. The abundance graph (Fig. 6) shows a maximum in the first half of August. Common in the wild and domestic faunas. Parasarcophaga albiceps MEIG. Its maximum is also in early August (Fig. 7).. Mainly a wild species. The dominant species (42. 9%) of those reared from human faeces. Bercaea haemorrhoidalis FALL. A significant member of the domestic fauna.. The number of specimens caught in traps was not enough to plot the curve, therefore I refer to the data in Table 3. Ravinia striata FABR. Its abundance curve (Fig. 8) is like that of the other Sarcophaginae. The Muscidae family was the richest in species and specimens caught in traps, but their significance as transmitters of germs stands probably behind that of the Calliphorinae and Sarcophaginae. I list here the main species only. Fannia armata MEIG. It swarms in the first half of August in enormous numbers (Fig. 9). A few only fly in other months. It belongs to the wild fauna. Fannia barbata STEIN. Its single generation flies in May (Fig. 10). A member of the wild fauna. New for Hungary. Fannia canicuiaris L. Its maximum is in April (Fig. 11), but it has many generations during the season. Common in houses and in free nature. Y vi. n. m. ix. x. ív. v. w. vi. vi«. ix. Fig. 5. Phormia regina MEIG. — Fig. 6. Bellieria melanura MEIG. — Fig. 7. Parasarcophaga albiceps MEIG. — Fig. 8. Ravinia striata FABR.