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Species Odontoloxozus longicornis - Longhorn Cactus Fly

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")
Superfamily Nerioidea
Family Neriidae (Cactus Flies)
Genus Odontoloxozus
Species longicornis (Longhorn Cactus Fly)
Explanation of Names
Odontoloxozus longicornis (Coquillett 1904)
Size
7-12 mm(1)
Identification
Brown, face and lower part of head yellow. Eye has two black spots along front, brown stripe behind. Antennae have broad third segment. Legs yellow-brown, femora with spines. Stem of halteres yellow, knobs brown.(1)
Range
sw. US(2) to Costa Rica
Habitat
Deserts; larvae in decomposing cacti(3)
Internet References
Insects and the Saguaro
Works Cited
1.The Common Insects of North America
Lester A. Swan, Charles S. Papp. 1972. Harper & Row.
2.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
3.A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert
Steven J. Phillips and Patricia Wentworth Comus. 1999. University of California Press.
Contributed by Cotinis on 13 September, 2004 - 11:27am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 21 October, 2013 - 1:09pm

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