Chlorops pumilionis
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Chlorops pumilionis (Bjerkander, 1778)
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Chlorops pumilionis is a species of pest fly from the family Chloropidae. It is also known as the chloropid gout fly or barley gout fly. It is an oligophagous pest of cereal crops.[1]
Description[]
The thorax is straw yellow, with three longitudinal nodal stripes. The head has black . The third antennal segment and two last segments of tarsus are black.[1]
Distribution[]
The fly is widespread in South, North, Central Europe, North America, Africa, and Japan.[1]
Ecology[]
Chlorops pumilionis on grass in a meadow
The gout fly damages 18 species of cultivated and wild cereal plants, wheat, barley, rye, oats, timothy grass and couch grass.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Berim M.N. "Chlorops pumilionis Bjekander - Chloropid Gout Fly". Agricultural Ecological Atlas of Russia and Neighboring Countries. Economic Plants and their Diseases, Pests and Weeds. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
Categories:
- Chloropinae
- Diptera of Europe
- Diptera of North America
- Diptera of Asia
- Diptera of Africa
- Agricultural pest insects
- Insects described in 1778