Biology:Diarrhegma
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Diarrhegma is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. There are two species:[1]
- Diarrhegma modestum (Fabricius, 1805) - India, Sri Lanka
- Diarrhegma paritii (Doleschall, 1856)[2][3][4] - Southeast Asia - Vietnam, Thailand, West Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Indonesia (Java, Sumba) and southern Philippines Philippines (Mindanao, Palawan);
Males offer a nuptial feeding gift to females in courtship. The secrete a foamy material from the mouth onto a leaf substrate which attracts the female. The male copulates after the female accepts the gift and begins to feed on it.[5]
References
- ↑ Hancock, David L. (2015). "A review of the tree, fig and fruit-infesting flies of the Aethiothemara, Diarrhegma, Dirioxa and Themaroides groups Of genera (Diptera: Tephritidae: Acanthonevrini)". Australian Entomologist 42 (3): 107–126.
- ↑ "Integrated Taxonomic Information System - Search Results". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ↑ "Diarrhegma - Nomen.at - animals and plants". http://nomen.at/Diarrhegma.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20150327011528/http://data.gbif.org/species/browse/taxon/13143053. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
- ↑ David, K.J.; Sachin, K.; Hancock, D. L.; Salini, S. (2022). "Mating trophallaxis in Diarrhegma modestum (Fabricius) (Diptera: Tephritidae: Phytalmiinae)". Indian Entomologist 3 (1): 27–28.
Wikidata ☰ Q5271951 entry
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