Biology:Eustalomyia

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Short description: Genus of flies

Eustalomyia
Eustalomyia vittipes.jpg
Eustalomyia vittipes
Scientific classification e
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

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Eustalomyia Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=149648. Retrieved 2018-04-26. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Browse Eustalomyia". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/browse/tree/id/665c06f80116f2dbd57e6faa1d0248c0. Retrieved 2018-04-26. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Eustalomyia". https://www.gbif.org/species/1573519. Retrieved 2018-04-26. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Eustalomyia Genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/528465. Retrieved 2018-04-26. 
  5. Marshall, Stephen. Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity (2 ed.). Firefly Books Ltd.. p. 480. ISBN 9781770859623. 

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14670287 entry