Biology:Eulonchus
| Eulonchus | |
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| Eulonchus sapphirinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Acroceridae |
| Subfamily: | Panopinae |
| Genus: | Eulonchus Gerstaecker, 1856[1] |
| Type species | |
| Eulonchus smaragdinus Gerstaecker, 1856[1]
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Eulonchus is a genus of small-headed flies in the family Acroceridae. There are six described species in Eulonchus. The genus is found in North America. Adults have a metallic blue, green or sometimes purple coloration, giving them a jewel-like appearance. A common name for flies in the genus is the North American jewelled spider flies.[2] Adults are also known as "sapphires" or "emeralds".[3]
Species
These six species belong to the genus Eulonchus:[2]
- Eulonchus halli Schlinger, 1960[4] (Hall's sapphire)
- Eulonchus marginatus Osten-Sacken, 1877[5] (Sombre Sapphire or Emerald)
- Eulonchus marialiciae Brimley, 1925[6] (Mary-Alice’s Emerald, Mary Alice's small-headed fly)
- Eulonchus sapphirinus Osten Sacken, 1877[5] (Northern Sapphire or Emerald)
- Eulonchus smaragdinus Gerstaecker, 1856[1] (Synonym: E. smaragdinus pilosus Schlinger, 1960 i c g[4]) (Southern Emerald or Sapphire)
- Eulonchus tristis Loew, 1872[7] (Dusky Sapphire)
Distribution
Most species of Eulonchus are distributed west of the Rocky Mountains in the United States , northwards to Canada and southwards to Baja California, Mexico. The exception is Eulonchus marialiciae, which is known only from a small area in the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina, though future studies are needed to confirm the species' true range.[2]
Hosts
Flies in the genus attack spiders in the families Euctenizidae and Antrodiaetidae.[2]
Gallery
Eulonchus sapphirinus
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gerstaecker, A. (1856). "Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Henopier". Entomologische Zeitung Stettin 17: 339–361. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Entomologische-Zeitung-Stettin_17_0339-0361.pdf. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Borkent, C.J.; Gillung, J.P.; Winterton, S.L. (2016). "Jewelled spider flies of North America: a revision and phylogeny of Eulonchus Gerstaecker (Diptera, Acroceridae)". ZooKeys (619): 103–146. doi:10.3897/zookeys.619.8249. PMID 27829790.
- ↑ "Flying jewels spell death for tarantulas: Study of a North American spider fly genus". Pensoft Publishers. 5 October 2016. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161005114231.htm.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Schlinger, E. I. (1960). "A Review of the Genus Eulonchus Gerstaecker. Part I. The Species of the Smaragdinus Group (Diptera: Acroceridae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America 53 (3): 416–422. doi:10.1093/aesa/53.3.416.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Osten-Sacken, Carl Robert (1877). Western Diptera : descriptions of new genera and species of Diptera from the region west of the Mississippi and especially from California. Washington: Smithsonian Institution. pp. 354. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/119039#page/167/mode/1up.
- ↑ Brimley, C.S. (1925). "New species of Diptera from North Carolina". Entomological News 36: 73–77. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24738115.
- ↑ Loew, Hermann (1872). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria decima". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 16: 49–124. doi:10.1002/mmnd.18720160110. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42347765#page/61/mode/1up. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
Further reading
- Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 1981. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8. http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.817747/publication.html.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14660283 entry
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