Biology:Pelmatops

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Short description: Genus of flies

Pelmatops
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Pelmatops

Pelmatops is a genus of tephritid fruit flies.[1][2][3] They are sexually dimorphic, with females having shorter eye stalks than males. Eggs are usually laid in Rubus plants, wherein a larva usually lives within the stem of the plant until pupation. [4]

Species

  • Pelmatops fukienensis Zia & Chen, 1954
  • Pelmatops ichneumone Westwood, 1850

References

  1. "ITIS Standard Report - Error". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt. 
  2. "Pelmatops - Nomen.at - animals and plants". http://nomen.at/Pelmatops. 
  3. "Search". http://data.gbif.org/species/browse/taxon/13143053. 
  4. Huangfu, Ning; Wang, Yong; Zeng, Yu; Chua, Tock H; Zhu, Chaodong; Chen, Xiaolin (2022-07-04). "The First Biological Portrait of Stalk-Eyed Fruit Flies: Life History, Reproductive Biology and Host Use Patterns in Pelmatops spp. (Diptera: Tephritidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America (Oxford University Press (OUP)). doi:10.1093/aesa/saac011. ISSN 0013-8746. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7161627 entry