Identity, larva and distribution of the Oriental soldier fly, Odontomyia ochropa (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

Odontomyia ochropa Thomson, 1869, is redescribed and found to be identical with O. dorsoangulata Brunetti, 1920, which is proposed as a new synonym. The female holotype of O. ochropa from the Philippines was examined and compared with specimens from India, Thailand and Singapore. Terminalia and othe...

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Published inEuropean journal of entomology Vol. 104; no. 1; pp. 111 - 118
Main Authors Nerudova-Horsakova, J, Kovac, D, Rozkosny, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ceske Budejovice Institute of Entomology 2007
Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
Subjects
adults
Anatomy & physiology
Animal reproduction
Comparative analysis
Diptera
Insects
larvae
morphology
Odontomyia
odontomyia ochropa
oriental region
Stratiomyidae
taxonomy
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Summary:Odontomyia ochropa Thomson, 1869, is redescribed and found to be identical with O. dorsoangulata Brunetti, 1920, which is proposed as a new synonym. The female holotype of O. ochropa from the Philippines was examined and compared with specimens from India, Thailand and Singapore. Terminalia and other diagnostic characters of both sexes are illustrated. The larva of O. ochropa is described in detail. The larval characters are in accordance with the characters of O. dorsoangulata mentioned by Brunetti (1920). The larva of O. ochropa is compared with that of O. cyanea described by Mathur (1933). Cuticular structures and diagnostic characters of both larvae are documented by drawings and SEM micrographs. A new identification key to larvae of Odontomyia known from the Oriental Region is provided.
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ISSN:1210-5759
1802-8829
DOI:10.14411/eje.2007.017