Hoplodictya spinicornis

Hoplodictya spinicornis is a species of marsh fly in the family Sciomyzidae.[1][2][3] It is a small, brown fly, typically 3-4 mm., widespread in the southern United States and Mexico, ranging north as far as British Columbia and New Jersey, and south as far as Guatemala and the West Indies.[4][5]

Hoplodictya spinicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sciomyzidae
Genus: Hoplodictya
Species:
H. spinicornis
Binomial name
Hoplodictya spinicornis
(Loew, 1866)
Synonyms[1]
  • Tetanocera spinicornis Loew, 1866

The larvae of Hoplodictya spinicornis are parasites of land snails such as Oxyloma retusum and Mediappendix avara, feeding on a snail for a few days until it dies and then moving on to a second or third snail. The life cycle of Hoplodictya spinicornis averages around 45 days.[4]

References

  1. "Hoplodictya spinicornis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. "Hoplodictya spinicornis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. "Hoplodictya spinicornis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. Neff, S. E.; Berg, C. O. (1962). "Biology and Immature Stages of Hoplodictya Spinicornis and H. Setosa (Diptera: Sciomyzidae)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 88 (2/3): 77–93.
  5. "Hoplodictya spinicornis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
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