Melanophora roralis
Melanophora roralis is a species of woodlouse fly in the family Rhinophoridae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Rhinophoridae |
| Genus: | Melanophora |
| Species: | M. roralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanophora roralis | |
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Description
M. roralis is 3–5.5 millimetres (0.12–0.22 in) long, black in colour with hairy antennas and shiny thorax which is green in colour.[1]
Distribution
It was introduced to North America from Europe[2] and can be found from Southern Ontario[1] to Chile and Argentina.[3]
Ecology
Species fly from mid-May to October and inhabit old forests and damp areas near the shore.[1] The females of this species have a distinctive white spots at the tips of their wings[4] and lay from 189 to 238 eggs in 6.5 to 7.5 hours.[5] It takes up to 21 days for the species' to pupate.[6] It is a parasite of P. scaber[7] and P. farinalis.[8]
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References
- "Melanophora roralis". The Insects of Southern Ontario. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- Jones, F.M. (1948). Notes on Melanophora roralis. Psyche. 55. pp. 31–34.
- "Long-distance introduction: first New World record of Stevenia deceptoria (Loew) and a key to the genera of New World Rhinophoridae (Diptera)" (PDF). Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 2524: 66–68. 2010. ISSN 1175-5326.
- Marshall, Steven A. (2006). Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity: with a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America. Firefly Books. p. 718.
- J. Van Voorst (1991). The Entomologist. p. 182.
- "Journal of the Society for British Entomology". 1. 1934. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Warburg, Michael R. (2013). Evolutionary Biology of Land Isopods. Haifa, Israel. p. 142. ISBN 978-3-662-21891-4.
- Hagstrum, David (2013). Atlas of Stored-Product Insects and Mites. AACC International. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-891127-75-5. LCCN 2012916984.
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