Setellia

Genus of flies

Setellia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Richardiidae
Genus: Setellia
Robineau-Desvoidy (1830)[1]

Setellia is a genus flies in the family Richardiidae found mostly in Central America.[1] During mating the males perform a ritual display on the upper surface of a leaf.[2]

Species

  • Setellia afra Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
  • Setellia apex Hendel, 1911
  • Setellia costalis Schiner, 1868
  • Setellia dichaeta Hennig, 1937
  • Setellia diffusa Gerstaecker, 1860
  • Setellia distincta Walker, 1853
  • Setellia fascipennis Wiedemann, 1830
  • Setellia femoralis Wiedemann, 1830
  • Setellia fusca Macquart, 1844
  • Setellia marginata Wiedemann, 1830
  • Setellia micans Hendel, 1911
  • Setellia nigra Schiner, 1868
  • Setellia nigripes Lopes, 1936
  • Setellia nitidipennis Wulp, 1899
  • Setellia pernix Gerstaecker, 1860
  • Setellia peruana Hennig, 1937
  • Setellia poeciloptera Hendel, 1911
  • Setellia punctigera Enderlein, 1913
  • Setellia unispinosa Bigot, 1886
  • Setellia wiedemanni Hendel, 1911

Data source:GBIF [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Setellia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ Pie, Marcio R. (1 November 1998). "Lek Behavior as the Mating Strategy of Setellia sp. (Diptera: Richardiidae)". Journal of Insect Behavior. pp. 823–832. doi:10.1023/A:1020808026094. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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Taxon identifiers
Setellia


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