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Myopites stylatus

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Myopites stylatus
Myopites stylatus. Female on Dittrichia viscosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Tephritinae
Tribe: Myopitini
Genus: Myopites
Species:
M. stylatus
Binomial name
Myopites stylatus
(Fabricius, 1794)[1]
Synonyms

Myopites stylatus is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.[2]

Distribution

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This species is present in Europe (Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, France and Italy), in the Near East and in North Africa.[3]

Description

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Gall of Myopites stylatus under development on Dittrichia viscosa

Myopites stylatus can reach a length of about 3 millimetres (0.12 in). These small tephritids have a yellow or pale brown mesonotum, a long oviscape and smooth or tuberculate aculeus in the females.[4]

Biology

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Myopites stylatus forms galls on Dittrichia viscosa and its larvae are parasitized by several hymenopteran species, especially by the olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae), an important pests of olive crops.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Fabricius, J.C. (1794). Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Vol. 4. Hafniae [=Copenhagen]: C. G. Proft. pp. [6] + 472 + [5] pp.
  2. ^ Norrbom, A.L.; Carroll, L.E.; Thompson, F.C.; White, I.M; Freidberg, A. (1999). "Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database". Myia. 9: vii + 524.
  3. ^ "Myopites stylatus (Fabricius, 1794)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  4. ^ "Diptera.info - Discussion Forum: Myopites male". diptera.info. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  5. ^ Sónia A P Santos, Luis Mota, Ricardo Malheiro, Franceli Silva Changes in volatile compounds of Dittrichia viscosa caused by the attack of the gall-forming dipteran Myopites stylatus
  6. ^ "Eupelmus urozonus | Progetto Biopuglia". Archived from the original on 2006-06-07. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  7. ^ "Myopites stylatus – Plant Parasites of Europe". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
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