Melanophora roralis

Melanophora roralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Rhinophoridae
Genus:	Melanophora
Species:	M. roralis
Binomial name
	Melanophora roralis; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Musca roralis Linnaeus, 1758; Musca grossificationis Linnaeus, 1758;

Melanophora roralis is a species of woodlouse fly in the family Rhinophoridae.

Description[]

M. roralis is 3–5.5 millimetres (0.12–0.22 in) long, black in colour with hairy antennas and shiny thorax which is green in colour.^[1]

Distribution[]

It was introduced to North America from Europe^[2] and can be found from Southern Ontario^[1] to Chile and Argentina.^[3]

Ecology[]

Species fly from mid-May to October and inhabit old forests and damp areas near the shore.^[1] The females of this species have a distinctive white spots at the tips of their wings^[4] and lay from 189 to 238 eggs in 6.5 to 7.5 hours.^[5] It takes up to 21 days for the species' to pupate.^[6] It is a parasite of P. scaber^[7] and P. farinalis.^[8]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Melanophora roralis". The Insects of Southern Ontario. Archived from the original on 2018-07-01. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
^ Jones, F.M. (1948). Notes on Melanophora roralis. Psyche. 55. pp. 31–34.
^ "Long-distance introduction: first New World record of Stevenia deceptoria (Loew) and a key to the genera of New World Rhinophoridae (Diptera)" (PDF). Zootaxa. . 2524: 66–68. 2010. ISSN 1175-5326.
^ Marshall, Steven A. (2006). Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity: with a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America. Firefly Books. p. 718.
^ J. Van Voorst (1991). The Entomologist. p. 182.
^ "Journal of the Society for British Entomology". 1. 1934. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Warburg, Michael R. (2013). Evolutionary Biology of Land Isopods. Haifa, Israel. p. 142. ISBN 978-3-662-21891-4.
^ Hagstrum, David (2013). Atlas of Stored-Product Insects and Mites. AACC International. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-891127-75-5. LCCN 2012916984.

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[iso-1] "Melanophora roralis". The Insects of Southern Ontario. Archived from the original on 2018-07-01. Retrieved May 12, 2018.

[2] Jones, F.M. (1948). Notes on Melanophora roralis. Psyche. 55. pp. 31–34.

[3] "Long-distance introduction: first New World record of Stevenia deceptoria (Loew) and a key to the genera of New World Rhinophoridae (Diptera)" (PDF). Zootaxa. . 2524: 66–68. 2010. ISSN 1175-5326.

[4] Marshall, Steven A. (2006). Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity: with a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America. Firefly Books. p. 718.

[5] J. Van Voorst (1991). The Entomologist. p. 182.

[6] "Journal of the Society for British Entomology". 1. 1934. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[7] Warburg, Michael R. (2013). Evolutionary Biology of Land Isopods. Haifa, Israel. p. 142. ISBN 978-3-662-21891-4.

[8] Hagstrum, David (2013). Atlas of Stored-Product Insects and Mites. AACC International. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-891127-75-5. LCCN 2012916984.

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