Chlorops pumilionis
| Chlorops pumilionis | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chloropidae |
| Genus: | Chlorops |
| Species: | C. pumilionis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorops pumilionis (Bjerkander, 1778) | |
| Synonyms | |
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
[edit]The thorax is straw yellow, with three longitudinal nodal stripes. The head has black ocular triangle. The third antennal segment and two last segments of tarsus are black.[1]
Distribution
[edit]The fly is widespread in South, North, Central Europe, North America, Africa, and Japan.[1]
Ecology
[edit]The gout fly damages 18 species of cultivated and wild cereal plants, wheat, barley, rye, oats, timothy grass and couch grass.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 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.