Back from the dead II: Thyreophora cynophila (Panzer, 1798) (Diptera: Piophilidae) resurfaces in France after a 183-year-long absence. Issue 1 (2nd January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Léal, Xavier; Mourieres, Pierre; Lamarque, François; Azémar, Frédéric; Pelozuelo, Laurent
• Is Part Of: Annales de la Société entomologique de France. Volume 56:Issue 1(2020)
• Page Start: 15
• Page End: 18
• Publication Date: 2020-01-02
• Subjects: Lazarus species -- lost species -- insect extinction -- silent extinction; Insects -- Periodicals; Entomology -- Periodicals; 595.705
• DOI: 10.1080/00379271.2019.1702478
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0037-9271

Abstract

Summary: Last seen in France in 1836 by Robineau-Desvoidy, the orange-headed necrophagous fly Thyreophora cynophila (Panzer, 1798) has long been considered as extinct. However, it was rediscovered in 2010 in Spain. We report its first sighting in France after a 183-year-long absence. In February 2019, four specimens were collected in southern France (Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat, Ariège), in the Pyrenees.