Abstract
New records of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from caves in the Bakony Mountains, Hungary
Highlights
Eleven species o f Phoridae were obtained during the survey of invertebrates fauna of four caves in the Bakony Mountains of Hungary
The biospeleological researches on the Hungarian caves have a great tradition (Horusitzky & Siegmeth 1914)
Remarks: This is a new record for Hungary, but it was only recently distinguished from two similar species (Disney 2010)
Summary
The biospeleological researches on the Hungarian caves have a great tradition (Horusitzky & Siegmeth 1914). Most of the caves are in the Biikk and Bakony mountain ranges. One of the previously investigated caves is the Lóczy Cave, where 50 years ago Imre Loksa collected 21 species of arthropods (Oniscoidea, Diplopoda, Diplura, Collembola, Pseudoscorpionidea, Araneae), using pitfall traps (Loksa 1960). About 30 years ago, Istvan Eszterhas collected invertebrates from Kapolcsi Pokol Hole. He has published data on 20 arthropods (Collembola, Isopoda, Diplopoda, Araneae, Lepidoptera, Diptera). Among Diptera, he found the individuals of the three genera belonged to the family Phoridae (Phora sp., Megaselia sp., Conicera sp.) (Eszterhas 1986). These individuals were identified to genera level only.
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