Kejval, Zbyněk;Pollet, Marc
Thrypticus
Sign in to saveThrypticus is a genus of long-legged flies in the family Dolichopodidae. There are about 90 described species in Thrypticus. All known larvae of the genus are phytophagous stem-miners of plants in the families Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Juncaceae, and Pontederiaceae. Female adults have a strong, pointed ovipositor used to pierce and insert eggs in the stems of the plants.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 174
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Dolichopodidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, MCGILL UNIVERSITY, USNM
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Thrypticus ARS.jpg
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- taxon name
- Thrypticus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Thrypticus
- Commons category
- Thrypticus
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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