Ceranthia abdominalis

Ceranthia abdominalis is a tachinid fly in the genus Ceranthia of the family Tachinidae. The species was first described by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy in 1830.[3][4][5][6]

Ceranthia abdominalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Genus:
Species:
C. abdominalis
Binomial name
Ceranthia abdominalis
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Ceromya abdominalis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
  • Siphona anomala Staeger, 1849
  • Ceranthia fulvipes Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
  • Ceranthia fulvipes Robineau-Desvoidy, 1850
  • Ceromya vivida Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830

Distribution

It is found in most of Europe and in eastern Russia.[1]

Hosts

Cyclophora moth species and Thera britannica (spruce carpet moth) are hosts.[5]

References

  1. Soós, Á; Papp, L (1993). Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera. 11 Anthomyiidae - Tachinidae. Budapest: Hung. Nat. Hist. Mus. pp. 1–624. ISBN 963-05-3910-1.
  2. O'Hara, James E. (1989). "Systematics of the genus group taxa of the Siphonini (Diptera: Tachinidae)" (PDF). Quaestiones Entomologicae. 25: 1–229.
  3. "Fauna Europaea version 2.4". European Commission. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  4. Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. New Series. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 1–234. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.
  5. Belshaw, Robert (1993). "Tachinid Flies Diptera Tachinidae". Royal Entomological Society Handbooks. Royal Entomological Society of London. 10 (4ai): 170.
  6. van Emden, F.I. (1954). "Ditera Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Section (a) Tachinidae & Calliphoridae". Royal Entomological Society Handbooks. Royal Entomological Society of London. 10 (4a): 133.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.