Eustalomyia
Appearance
Eustalomyia | |
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Eustalomyia vittipes | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Anthomyiidae |
Genus: | Eustalomyia Kowarz, 1873 |
Eustalomyia is a genus of root-maggot flies in the family Anthomyiidae. There are about five described species in Eustalomyia.[1][2][3][4] They are kleptoparasites that consume paralyzed prey meant for Crabronidae larvae.[5]
Species
[edit]These five species belong to the genus Eustalomyia:
- E. festiva (Zetterstedt, 1845) i c g
- E. hilaris (Fallén, 1823) c g
- E. histrio (Zetterstedt, 1838) i c g
- E. lepraota Séguy, 1928 c g
- E. vittipes (Zetterstedt, 1845) i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Eustalomyia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ a b "Browse Eustalomyia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ a b "Eustalomyia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ a b "Eustalomyia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ Marshall, Stephen. Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity (2 ed.). Firefly Books Ltd. p. 480. ISBN 9781770859623.
Further reading
[edit]- McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume II. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Eustalomyia at Wikimedia Commons