Species Brachydeutera longipes

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Remarks · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")

Superfamily Ephydroidea

Family Ephydridae (Shore Flies)

Subfamily Ephydrinae

Genus Brachydeutera

Species longipes (Brachydeutera longipes)

Explanation of Names

Brachydeutera longipes Hendel 1913

Size

2.1-3.2 mm(1)

Identification

Lacks a sharp demarcation between the brownish dorsal area and the grayish ventral area(1)

Range

native to so. Asia (Iraq to Japan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia)(1), adventive in our area (ON-GA)(2)

Habitat

Aquatic habitats, preferring ones that are stable, permanent, with an abundance of vegetation. Very tolerant of sewage.(1)

Food

Larvae feed on algae and protozoans(1)

Remarks

comes to light(1)

Works Cited

1.	An adventive species of Brachydeutera Loew in North America (Diptera: Ephydridae) Mathis, W.N. and W.E. Steiner, Jr. 1986. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 94 (1): 56-61.

2.	Thompson F.C., Pape T., Evenhuis N.L. (2013) Systema Dipterorum, Version 1.5

Contributed by Brad Barnd on 5 October, 2012 - 6:07pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 18 December, 2013 - 7:12am

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