title: On the identification of the omnivorous humpback fly &lt;i&gt;Megaselia scalaris (Loew)&lt;/i&gt;
abstract: Ant-decapitating flies (lat. Megaselia scalaris (Loew )) is a quarantine object in the Russian Federation and is included in the Single list of quarantine objects of the Eurasian Economic Union, approved by the of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated 30.11.2016 No. 158, because it is a vector of dangerous diseases that cause great economic damage. The range covers large areas of North America, Africa, southern Europe, Australia, Southeast Asia, as well as the European part of Ru
journal: International Journal of Veterinary Medicine