Myopites stylatus

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

Myopites stylatus
Myopites stylatus. Female on Dittrichia viscosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Section:
Schizophora
Subsection:
Acalyptratae
Superfamily:
Tephritoidea
Family:
Tephritidae
Genus:
Myopites
Species:
M. stylatus
Binomial name
Mylopites stylatus
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Stomoxys stylatus Fabricius, 1794

Distribution

This species is present in Europe (Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, France and Italy), in the Near East and in North Africa.[1]

Description
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.[2]

Biology

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.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "Myopites stylatus (Fabricius, 1794)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  2. "Diptera.info - Discussion Forum: Myopites male". diptera.info. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  3. 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
  4. "Eupelmus urozonus | Progetto Biopuglia". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2006-06-07. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  5. "Myopites stylatus – Plant Parasites of Europe". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 2017-11-03.


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