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Cordyligaster septentrionalis
Species
Cordyligaster septentrionalis
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon
(Calyptratae)
Superfamily
Oestroidea
Family
Tachinidae (Parasitic Flies)
Subfamily
Dexiinae
Tribe
Sophiini
Genus
Cordyligaster
Species
septentrionalis
(Cordyligaster septentrionalis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cordyligaster septentrionalis
(
Townsend
, 1909)
Explanation of Names
Latin
septentrionalis
'northern'
(
1
)
. (The Latin word refers to the seven stars of the constellation
Ursa major
, the Big Dipper)
Identification
Apparently, fairly distinctive, as the only member of its genus. Note the elongated abdomen and the bold silver stripes.
Abdominal
syntergite
1 + 2 elongate and strongly constricted to form a cylindrical
petiole
[cite:167753]
Range
se. US (PA-KS south to FL-LA)
(
2
)
Season
May-Aug in NC
Remarks
Brimley, p. 367 of
Insects of North Carolina
apparently lists as "
Eucordyligaster minuscula
V. d. W." from Raleigh, North Carolina
(
3
)
, May-August(?). Taxonomy should be checked--not sure if this is the same taxon. (PC, a.k.a. Cotinis--1/22/11).
Print References
Borror, entry for
septentrion, -al
(
1
)
Manual of Nearctic Diptera
, volume 2, p. 1249 [cite:167753]
Internet References
Taxonomic and Host Catalogue of the Tachinidae of America North of Mexico--(
Genus CORDYLIGASTER Macquart, 1844
)
(
2
)
Works Cited
1.
Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.
Taxonomic and host catalogue of the Tachinidae of America North of Mexico
3.
Insects of North Carolina
C.S. Brimley. 1938. North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
Contributed by
Cotinis
on 5 June, 2008 - 8:17pm
Additional contributions by
Tony-2
,
v belov
Last updated 10 June, 2017 - 9:14am