Cylindromyia bicolor is a European species of fly in the family Tachinidae.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tachinidae |
| Subfamily: | Phasiinae |
| Tribe: | Cylindromyiini |
| Genus: | Cylindromyia |
| Subgenus: | Cylindromyia |
| Species: | C. bicolor
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| Cylindromyia bicolor | |
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Distribution
editCzech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Corsica, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Iran, Russia, Transcaucasia.[4]
Habitat
editThese insects mainly inhabit dry meadows, bushes, edges of wood, marshes, parks and gardens.[5][6]
Description
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Cylindromyia bicolor can reach a length of 11–14 millimetres (0.43–0.55 in). These small flies have a grayish thorax and very elongated, cylindrical red abdomen, with a black longitudinal band at the base and discal bristles at the tergites 2–4. The large compound eyes are dark brown. Wings are partly smoked. Calyptra are large and white. Legs are black.[5][6]
Biology
editAdults can be found from mid July to October, with a peak in August. They feed on nectar and pollen of flowers of various local plants, but especially on Apiaceae. Larvae of this species are endoparasites of Rhaphigaster nebulosa (Pentatomidae).[5][6][7] The females lay their eggs on their hosts, usually one egg per bug. Then the larvae enter by the abdomen of juvenile pentatomids, where they develop. They pupate on the ground after winter.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ a b Olivier, G.A. (1811). Insectes [(i.e., Arthropoda) Pt. 5]. Vol. 8, (=livr. 75) [1811.04.30]; pp. 361–722 (=livr. 77), [1811.10.23]. In Encyclopedie methodique. Histoire naturelle. . Paris. pp. 1–360.
- ^ Meigen, J. W. (1824). "Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europaischen zweiflugeligen Insekten". Vierter Theil. Schulz-Wundermann, Hamm.: xii + 428 pp. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ Robineau-Desvoidy, J.B. (1830). "Essai sur les myodaires". Mémoires présentés par divers savans à l'Académie Royale des Sciences de l'Institut de France (Sciences Mathématiques et Physiques). 2 (2): 1–813. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ a b O’Hara, James E.; Henderson, Shannon J.; Wood, D. Monty (5 March 2020). "Preliminary Checklist of the Tachinidae (Diptera) of the World" (PDF). Tachinidae Resources. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Hans-Peter Tschorsnig and Benno Herting The Tachinids (Diptera: Tachinidae) of Central Europe: Identification Keys for the Species and Data on Distribution and Ecology. State Museum of Natural Science, Stuttgart
- ^ a b c Quel est cet animal?
- ^ Benno Herting A critical revision of host records of Palearctic Tachinidae (Diptera) until 1937 Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde
- ^ "Insectoid". Archived from the original on 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ^ Tifa’s Photos
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