Melanophora roralis
Melanophora roralis is a species of woodlouse fly in the family Rhinophoridae.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Rhinophoridae |
| Genus: | Melanophora |
| Species: | M. roralis |
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Description
M. roralis is 3–5.5 millimetres (0.12–0.22 in) long, black in colour with hairy antennae and a shiny thorax.[2]
Distribution
It was introduced to North America from Europe[3] and can be found from Southern Ontario[1] to Chile and Argentina.[4]
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[5] and lay from 189 to 238 eggs in 6.5 to 7.5 hours.[6] It takes up to 21 days for the species' to pupate.[7] It is a parasite of Porcellio scaber.[8]
References
- "Melanophora roralis". The Insects of Southern Ontario. Archived from the original on 2018-07-01. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- BugGuide photos
- Jones, F.M. (1948). "Notes on Melanophora roralis". Psyche. 55: 31–34. doi:10.1155/1948/74989.
- "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. ISBN 9781552979006.
- J. Van Voorst (1991). The Entomologist. p. 182.
- "Journal of the Society for British Entomology". 1. 1934.
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