Biology:Oedoparena minor
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Short description: Species of fly
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| Species: | O. minor
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| Oedoparena minor Suwa, 1981[1]
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Oedoparena minor is a small (wing length 4.0-6.4) coastal fly from the family Dryomyzidae.[1]
Distribution
Ecology
The ecology of this species is little known, Adults have been reared from Pupa found in the empty shells of dead barnacles.[1] This is not unlike the life style of a North American species Oedoparena glauca, where the larvae feed on living barnacle, before pupating in a now empty barnical shell and then the adult flies emerge during the morning low tide.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Suwa, Masaaki (1981). "Description of a new Japanese species of Oedoparena, an Asio-American dipterous genus (Dryomyzidae)" (pdf). Insecta Matsumurana. New Series (Hokkaido, Japan: Hokkaido University) 20: 29–35. http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/9811/1/22_p29-35.pdf.
- ↑ Burger, J.F.; Anderson, J.R.; Knudsen, M.F. (1980). "The habits and life history of Oedoparena glauca (Diptera: Dryomyzidae), a predator of barnacles". Proe. entomol. Soc. Wash. 82: 360–377.. https://archive.org/details/cbarchive_52777_thehabitsandlifehistoryofoedop1884.
Wikidata ☰ Q7078527 entry
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