| Oedoparena minor | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Dryomyzidae |
| Genus: | Oedoparena |
| Species: | O. minor |
| Binomial name | |
| Oedoparena minor Suwa, 1981 | |
Oedoparena minor is a small (wing length 4.0-6.4) coastal fly from the family Dryomyzidae.
Distribution
Ecology
The ecology of this species is little known, Adults have been reared from Pupa found in the empty shells of dead barnacles. This is not unlike the life style of a North American species Oedoparena glauca, where the larvae feed on living barnacle, before pupating in a now empty barnical shell and then the adult flies emerge during the morning low tide.
References
- ^ Suwa, Masaaki (1981). "Description of a new Japanese species of Oedoparena, an Asio-American dipterous genus (Dryomyzidae)" (pdf). Insecta Matsumurana. New Series. 20. Hokkaido, Japan: Hokkaido University: 29–35.
- Burger, J.F.; Anderson, J.R.; Knudsen, M.F. (1980). "The habits and life history of Oedoparena glauca (Diptera: Dryomyzidae), a predator of barnacles". Proe. entomol. Soc. Wash. (Print). 82: 360–377.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Oedoparena minor | |
 | This article related to members of the muscomorph flies superfamily Sciomyzoidea is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |