Brachyrhopalinae

Dennis, Steve, Barnes, Jeffrey K. & Knutson, Lloyd, 2013, Review and analysis of information on the biology and morphology of immature stages of robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae), Zootaxa 3673 (1), pp. 1-64 : 6

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3673.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2D0CEAB4-5CC6-42B6-8388-FBA7113C87C2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6146368

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B587DB-FF9A-1D0A-04B2-FDE5FECD9FD9

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Brachyrhopalinae
status

 

Subfamily Brachyrhopalinae View in CoL View at ENA

Most eggs of Brachyrhopalinae have been oviposited in the soil or debris on the ground, although Brachyrhopala may oviposit on vegetation such as Acacia spp. Cyrtopogon oviposit 2 to 4 eggs that are elongate and creamy white. The eggs range in length from 1.12 to 1.42 mm and width from 0.42 to 0.56 mm. They have not been examined with a SEM.

The larval and pupal stages occur in the soil. The larval stage for Brachyrhopala lasts for about 155 days; whereas the pupal stage for Brachyrhopala and Holopogon lasts for 23 to 42 days.

Larvae of Brachyrhopala are reported to feed on the larvae of Cerambycidae ( Phoracantha semipunctata (Fabricius)) . Holopogon larvae feed on Coleoptera and other insect larvae.

Some morphological information has been published on the larvae of Cyrtopogon and Heteropogon . Morphological information on the pupae has been published for Ceraturgus , Cyrtopogon , Heteropogon , and Holopogon .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Asilidae

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