Thrypticus
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Thrypticus is a genus of fly
in the family Dolichopodidae
. At least two species are known to be leaf miner
s: T. bellus and T. smaragdinus.
Fly
True flies are insects of the order Diptera . They possess a pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax...
in the family Dolichopodidae
Dolichopodidae
Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, make up a large family of true flies with more than 7,000 described species in about 230 genera distributed worldwide. The genus Dolichopus is the most speciose, with some 600 species. They are generally small flies with large, prominent eyes and a metallic...
. At least two species are known to be leaf miner
Leaf miner
Leaf miner is a term used to describe the larvae of many different species of insect which live in and eat the leaf tissue of plants. The vast majority of leaf-mining insects are moths , sawflies and flies , though some beetles and wasps also exhibit this behavior.Like Woodboring beetles, leaf...
s: T. bellus and T. smaragdinus.
Species
- T. bellus LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1869 - T. cuneatus (BeckerTheodor BeckerTheodor Becker was a German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for his work with flies....
, 1917) - T. divisus (Strobl, 1880)
- T. laetus VerrallGeorge Henry VerrallGeorge Henry Verrall was a British horse racing official, entomologist, botanist and Conservative politician.-Horse racing:...
, 1912 - T. nigricauda Wood, 1913
- T. pollinosus VerrallGeorge Henry VerrallGeorge Henry Verrall was a British horse racing official, entomologist, botanist and Conservative politician.-Horse racing:...
, 1912 - T. smaragdinus GerstäckerCarl Eduard Adolph GerstaeckerCarl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker was a German zoologist and entomologist. After studying medicine and natural sciences in Berlin he was, from 1857 to 1876, Curator of the Zoological Museum of Humboldt University...
, 1864 - T. tarsalis Parent, 1932