Biology:Thrypticus

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Short description: Genus of flies

Thrypticus
Thrypticus ARS.jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Medeterinae
Genus: Thrypticus
Gerstäcker, 1864
Type species
Thrypticus smaragdinus
Gerstäcker, 1864
Diversity
at least 90 species
Synonyms
  • Aphantotimus Wheeler, 1890
  • Submedeterus Becker, 1917
  • Thripticus Loew, 1869
  • Xanthotricha Aldrich, 1896

Thrypticus is a genus of long-legged flies in the family Dolichopodidae.[1] There are about 90 described species in Thrypticus.[2][3][4][5] All known larvae of the genus are phytophagous stem-miners of plants in the families Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Juncaceae, and Pontederiaceae. Female adults have a strong, pointed ovipositor used to pierce and insert eggs in the stems of the plants.[1][6][5]

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q7798621 entry