Oedoparena minor
| Oedoparena minor | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dryomyzidae |
| Genus: | Oedoparena |
| Species: | O. minor |
| Binomial name | |
| Oedoparena minor Suwa, 1981[1] | |
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.
- ↑ 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. (Print) 82: 360–377.