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Hoplodictya spinicornis

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Hoplodictya spinicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sciomyzidae
Genus: Hoplodictya
Species:
H. spinicornis
Binomial name
Hoplodictya spinicornis
(Loew, 1866)
Synonyms[1]
  • Tetanocera spinicornis Loew, 1866

Hoplodictya spinicornis is a species of marsh fly in the family Sciomyzidae.[1][2][3] It is a small, brown fly, typically 3–4 mm., widespread in the southern United States and Mexico, ranging north as far as British Columbia and New Jersey, and south as far as Guatemala and the West Indies.[4][5]

The larvae of Hoplodictya spinicornis are parasites of land snails such as Oxyloma retusum and Mediappendix avara, feeding on a snail for a few days until it dies and then moving on to a second or third snail. The life cycle of Hoplodictya spinicornis averages around 45 days.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hoplodictya spinicornis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. ^ "Hoplodictya spinicornis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. ^ "Hoplodictya spinicornis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. ^ a b Neff, S. E.; Berg, C. O. (1962). "Biology and Immature Stages of Hoplodictya Spinicornis and H. Setosa (Diptera: Sciomyzidae)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 88 (2/3): 77–93.
  5. ^ "Hoplodictya spinicornis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-27.