Physiphora alceae
| Physiphora alceae | |
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| Physiphora alceae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ulidiidae |
| Subfamily: | Ulidiinae |
| Tribe: | Ulidiini[1] |
| Genus: | Physiphora |
| Species: | P. alceae |
| Binomial name | |
| Physiphora alceae (Preyssler, 1791) | |
Physiphora alceae is a species of ulidiid or picture-winged fly in the genus Physiphora of the family Ulidiidae.[1]
Distribution
P. alceae is a cosmopolitan species.
Life cycle
Larvae of P. alceae feed on decaying plant and animal material and excrements.[2]
Mating behavior
The males of P. alceae were reported to court with an elaborate dance. The courting male may move his fore-legs up and down in front of the female. He may also shake his fore-legs, turn sidewise to his partner and lift one of his wings, tap on the head or thorax of the partner and probe her with his proboscis (mothparts).[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kameneva, E. P.; Korneyev, V. A. (2006). "Myennidini, a new tribe of the subfamily Otitinae (Diptera: Ulidiidae), with discussion of the suprageneric classification of the family. In: Freidberg A., ed. Biotaxonomy of Tephritoidea:". Israel Journal of Entomology (PDF) (Bet Dagan: The Entomological Society of Israel). 35-36: 497–586. ISSN 0075-1243.
- ↑ Ferrar, P. (1987). A guide to the breeding habits and immature stages of Diptera Cyclorrhapha V8. Leiden, Copenhagen: Scandinavian Science Press. p. 478.
- ↑ Alcock, J.; Pyle (1979). "The complex courtship behavior of Physiphora demandata (F.) (Diptera:Otitidae)". Journal of comparative ethology 49: 352–362.