Inopus rubriceps

Inopus rubriceps, known generally as the sugarcane soldier fly or Australian soldier fly, is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.[7] The fly acts as a host for the parasitoid wasps Neurogalesus carinatus and Neurogalesus militis.[8] The species causes damage to pasture, as well as oat and maize crops, however the degree of damage it causes means it is not considered a major pest.[8]

Inopus rubriceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Stratiomyidae
Subfamily: Chiromyzinae
Genus: Inopus
Species:
I. rubriceps
Binomial name
Inopus rubriceps
(Macquart, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Metoponia rubriceps Macquart, 1847[1]
  • Inopus despectus Walker, 1850[2]
  • Chiromyza fulvicaput Walker, 1852[3]
  • Inopus despectnus Hunter, 1900[4]
  • Cryptoberis hebescens White, 1916[5]
  • Chiromyza flavicaput Hardy, 1920[6]
  • Chiromyza herbescens Hardy, 1920[6]

Though native to South East Queensland and northern New South Wales areas in Australia, its introduced range includes California and New Zealand.[9] Populations tend to prefer warm, moist climates in subtropical/tropical regions, and no related species occur in its native range, suggesting a long evolutionary history for the fly in the region.[9] The species was first recorded in New Zealand in 1944, appearing at Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty in the North Island.[8]

References
  1. Macquart, P.J.M. (1847). Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. 2.e supplement. Paris: Roret. pp. 104 pp, 6 pls.
  2. Walker, F. (1850). Diptera. Part I, pp. 1-76, pls. 1-2. In [Saunders, W. W. (ed.)], Insecta Saundersiana: or characters of undescribed insects in the collection of William Wilson Saunders, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. Vol. 1. London: Van Voorst. p. 474.
  3. Walker, Frances (1852). Diptera. Part III, pp. 157-252, pls. 5-6. In [Saunders, W. W. (ed.)], Insecta Saundersiana: or characters of undescribed insects in the collection of William Wilson Sauders, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. Vol. 1. London: Van Voorst. pp. 1–474.
  4. Hunter, W.D. (1900). "A catalogue of the Diptera of South America, Part II. -- Homodactyla and Mydiadae". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 27: 121-155. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. White, A. (1916). "A revision of the Stratiomyidae of Australia". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 41 (1): 71–100. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  6. Hardy, G.H. (1920). "A revision of the Chiromyzini (Diptera)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 45: 532–542. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. Woodley, N.E. (2001). "A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Diptera)". Myia. 11: 1–462. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  8. Early, John W. (2014). "Establishment of two Neurogalesus Kieffer, 1907 species (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae: Diapriinae) in New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Museum. 49: 15–20. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  9. Robertson, L. N. (1985). "BIOGEOGRAPHY OF INOPUS RUBRICEPS (MACQUART) (DIPTERA: STRATIOMYIDAE)". Austral Entomology. 24 (4): 321–325.
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