Thaumatomyia glabra

Thaumatomyia glabra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chloropidae
Genus: Thaumatomyia
Species:
T. glabra
Binomial name
Thaumatomyia glabra
(Meigen, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Chlorops assimilis Macquart, 1851
  • Chlorops glabra Meigen, 1830
  • Chlorops halteralis Adams, 1903
  • Chlorops hortensis Fitch, 1872
  • Chlorops trivialis Loew, 1863
  • Siphonella obesa Fitch, 1856

Thaumatomyia glabra is a species of grass fly in the family Chloropidae.[1][2]

T. glabra has been shown to be attracted to methyl anthranilate, which can be found in plants such as Iris pallida.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Thaumatomyia glabra Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Thaumatomyia glabra Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ Ohler, Bonnie J.; Guédot, Christelle; Zack, Richard S.; Landolt, Peter J. (2016). "Aggregation of Thaumatomyia glabra (Diptera: Chloropidae) Males on Iris spp. Flowers Releasing Methyl Anthranilate". Environmental Entomology. 45 (6): 1476–1479. doi:10.1093/ee/nvw140.

Further reading

  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.


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