Thrypticus

Thrypticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Dolichopodidae
Subfamily: Medeterinae
Genus: Thrypticus
Gerstäcker, 1864
Type species
Thrypticus smaragdinus
Diversity
at least 90 species
Synonyms

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Bickel, D. J. (1986). "Thrypticus and an allied new genus, Corindia, from Australia (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 38 (3): 135–151. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.38.1986.179.
  2. ^ "Thrypticus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  3. ^ "Browse Thrypticus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  4. ^ "Thrypticus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  5. ^ a b "Thrypticus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  6. ^ Bickel, D. J. (2013). "The family Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of the Pilbara region, Western Australia in its Australasian biogeographic context, with the description of 19 new species" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. Supplement 83: 291–348. doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.83.2013.291-348.


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