AnimaliaDipteraPlatypezidaeTkočMichalRoháčekJindřichDiversity, distribution and biology of Romanian flat-footed flies (Diptera, Opetiidae and Platypezidae) with taxonomic notes on Callomyia saibhira ChandlerZookeys212201420144599511810.3897/zookeys.459.8376 Agathomyia viduella (Zetterstedt, 1838)Figure 6Published records.

Mehádia [Mehadia, Caraș-Severin, Banat] (Szilády 1941).

Material examined.

1 ♀, 1. vi. 2008, Banat, Sfânta Elena, 4 km NE, Kulhavá skála, Vranovec cave (Figure 17), 300 m a.s.l., 44°42'12"N, 21°43'52"E, sweeping vegetation along brook, JR leg.

Distribution.

Palaearctic species. Recorded in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and Russia (ER, FE).

Biology.

Uncommon species with adults occurring in undergrowth and along brooks in humid deciduous and mixed forests (Roháček and Ševčík 2009) and are often observed running on Petasites sp. leaves together with Agathomyia antennata (pers. obs.). The main flight period of adults ranges from V to VII. Host fungus is unknown.

Agathomyia viduella (Zetterstedt, 1838), female habitus. Note the glossy frons as the main diagnostic character of females of this species. Photo by M. Tkoč.

Habitats of Opetiidae and Platypezidae in Romania: 17 Kulhavá skála, Vranovec cave 18 Alibeg brook valley. Photos by J. Roháček.

SziládyZ (1941) Clythiiden (Platypezidae) aus Ungarn (Diptera).Annales Musei Nationalis Hungarici, Zoologica43: 102–104.RoháčekJŠevčíkJ (2009) Opetiidae, Platypezidae. In: RoháčekJŠevčíkJ (Eds) Diptera of the Poľana Protected Landscape Area – Biosphere Reserve (Central Slovakia).SNC SR, Administration of the PLA – BR Poľana, Zvolen, 150–155.