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Species of fly

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)
Synonyms
List
  • Metoponia rubriceps Macquart, 1847
  • Inopus despectus Walker, 1850
  • Chiromyza fulvicaput Walker, 1852
  • Inopus despectnus Hunter, 1900
  • Cryptoberis hebescens White, 1916
  • Chiromyza flavicaput Hardy, 1920
  • Chiromyza herbescens Hardy, 1920

Inopus rubriceps, known generally as the sugarcane soldier fly or Australian soldier fly, is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae. The fly acts as a host for the parasitoid wasps Neurogalesus carinatus and Neurogalesus militis. 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.

Though native to South East Queensland and northern New South Wales areas in Australia, its introduced range includes California and New Zealand. 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. The species was first recorded in New Zealand in 1944, appearing at Ōpōtiki in the Bay of Plenty in the North Island.

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 , 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 , 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. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.15307. 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. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.19559. 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. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 43264618. Wikidata Q58629012.
  9. ^ Robertson, L. N. (1985). "BIOGEOGRAPHY OF INOPUS RUBRICEPS (MACQUART) (DIPTERA: STRATIOMYIDAE)". Austral Entomology. 24 (4): 321–325. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1985.tb00251.x. S2CID 83543608.
Taxon identifiers
Inopus rubriceps


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