Biology:Myopites stylatus

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Myopites stylatus
Tephritidae - Myopites stylatus (female).JPG
Myopites stylatus. Female on Dittrichia viscosa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Tephritinae
Tribe: Myopitini
Genus: Myopites
Species:
M. stylatus
Binomial name
Myopites stylatus
(Fabricius, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
  • Stomoxys stylata Fabricius, 1794[1]

Myopites stylatus is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.[2]

Distribution

This species is present in Europe (Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, France and Italy), in the Near East and in North Africa.[3]

Description

Gall of Myopites stylatus under development on Dittrichia viscosa

Myopites stylatus can reach a length of about 3 millimetres (0.12 in). These small tephritids have a yellow or pale brown mesonotum, a long oviscape and smooth or tuberculate aculeus in the females.[4]

Biology

Myopites stylatus forms galls on Dittrichia viscosa and its larvae are parasitized by several hymenopteran species, especially by the olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae), an important pests of olive crops.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fabricius, J.C. (1794). Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Vol. 4. Hafniae [=Copenhagen]: C. G. Proft. pp. [6] + 472 + [5] pp. 
  2. ↑ Norrbom, A.L.; Carroll, L.E.; Thompson, F.C.; White, I.M; Freidberg, A. (1999). "Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database.". Myia 9: vii + 524. 
  3. ↑ "Myopites stylatus (Fabricius, 1794)". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/536dee7b-45ff-4c7e-938a-196cc5d70e08. 
  4. ↑ "Diptera.info - Discussion Forum: Myopites male.". https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=81466. 
  5. ↑ Sónia A P Santos, Luis Mota, Ricardo Malheiro, Franceli Silva Changes in volatile compounds of Dittrichia viscosa caused by the attack of the gall-forming dipteran Myopites stylatus
  6. ↑ "Eupelmus urozonus | Progetto Biopuglia". Archived from the original on 2006-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20060607022249/http://www.biopuglia.iamb.it/arboree/web200.htm. 
  7. ↑ "Myopites stylatus – Plant Parasites of Europe". http://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/diptera/brachycera/tephritidae/myopites/myopites-stylatus/. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14410480 entry




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