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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Acalyptratae » Heleomyzidae » Suillia

Genus Suillia

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Season · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Works Cited
Dung Fly? - Suillia Orange Fly - Suillia Freaky Redish Fly - Suillia - male Fly - Suillia Fly - Suillia unknown orange eyed fly - Suillia Fly - Suillia Heleomyzid in California - Suillia barberi
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Acalyptratae)
Family Heleomyzidae
Genus Suillia
Explanation of Names
Author of genus is Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830.
Perhaps diminutive of Latin sui pig (1)?
Numbers
nearctica.com and Arnett (2) list 8 species.
Size
circa 7-8 mm (guide images)
Identification
Medium-sized, brown, with prominent spines. Certain identification of this genus likely requires technical keys. A diagram showing some details of anatomy:
Season
April-September (Piedmont North Carolina), May-September (mountains of North Carolina)
Life Cycle
Larvae of this genus (and closely related genus Allophyla) develop on fungi (3).
See Also
Allophyla (3)
Print References
Borror, entry for sui (1)
Arnett. p. 900 (2)
Marshall, photos 512.8--Suillia barberi, 512.9--Suillia quinquepunctata, also a photo of similar Allophyla--512.7 (3)
Brimley, p. 377, lists Suillia plumata and Suillia quinquepunctata from North Carolina (4)
Eaton and Kaufman, pp. 304-305, photo (5)
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
By Donald J. Borror
2.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
By Ross H. Arnett
3.Insects: Their Natural History And Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America
By Stephen A. Marshall
4.Insects of North Carolina
By C.S. Brimley
5.Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America
By Eric Eaton, Kenn Kaufman
Contributed by Joel Kits on 2 April, 2005 - 9:58pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 24 October, 2008 - 11:31am

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