Opomyza petrei

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Opomyza petrei
Opomyza petrei Netherlands
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Opomyzidae
Genus: Opomyza
Species:
O. petrei
Binomial name
Opomyza petrei
Mesnil, 1934

Opomyza petrei is a species of fly in the family Opomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic.[1][2][3]

A fly with a body length of 3–4 mm. Its head is yellow with white dust: face , cheeks , occiput and antennae. The antennae have a brown-black arista, one and a half times longer than the other segments combined. The body is yellow with a few brown stripes, dusted grey here and there. The legs, halteres and wing bases are yellow. The first radial cell of the wing is tinted brown in the section from the subcostal to the tip of the wing . The abdomen is yellow with three longitudinal, dark stripes running through the center and along the sides of the tergites. The abdominal pituitary glands are relatively short , angularly bent in the lateral view , with a blunt end, equipped with black hairs and spines . The female has a blunt ovipositor with almost symmetrical halves.[4]

Content in this edit is translated from the existing Polish Wikipedia article at pl:Opomyza petrei; see its history for attribution

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
  3. ^ Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
  4. ^ C.M. Drake, 1993. A review of the British Opomyzidae. British Journal of Entomology and Natural History. 6, s. 159-176, 1993.