Goniglossum wiedemanni explained

Goniglossum wiedemanni is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae, and the only species in the genus Goniglossum.

Taxonomy

This species is sometimes included in the genus Carpomya.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Description

Goniglossum wiedemanni can reach a body length of 3.5- in male, of 4.5- in females. Wings can reach a length of 2.8- in males, of 3.6-. These fruit flies have an elongate head, with a long proboscis. Thorax is yellowish with dark brown markings. Scutellum has three usually isolated black spots. Abdomen is yellow to reddish-brown, without black bands, but with golden-yellow margins of tergites 2–4 in male, 2–5 in female. The last tergite is bare and shiny. Wings are hyaline, with brown bands.^{[5] [6]}

Distribution

This species is present in Austria, Belgium, the British Isles, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, and in the Near East.^[7]

Biology

Adults can be seen from May to August, with a peak period in July.^{[8] [9]} They feed on nectar of Bryonia dioica.

This species is host-specific to white bryony (Bryonia alba, Bryonia dioica) (Cucurbitaceae), in which berries larvae develop.^{[6] [5]}

External links

• Flickriver
• INPN
• Biodiversidad Virtual

Notes and References

1. Book: Smith . James J. . Bush . Guy L. . Aluja . Martin . Norrbom . Allen . 2001 . Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior . Chapter 9: Phylogeny of the subtribe Carpomyina (Trypetinae), emphasizing relationships of the genus Rhagoletis . https://books.google.com/books?id=0PoBn0o_cY8C&q=goniglossum&pg=PA218 . CRC Press . 187–217 . 978-0849312755 . 1 June 2015.
2. http://nomen.at/Carpomya%20wiedemanni Nomen.at
3. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id124820/ Biolib
4. Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. Catalogue of life
5. http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D087C843199D375FB3F8B9FD90F864 Plazi Treatment Bank
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20130217144422/http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/Diptera/tephriti/Carpomya/CarpKey.htm The Diptera Site - Keys for Carpomya
7. https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/fb2c8360-37db-4f50-a03c-832f6b33b02d Fauna europaea
8. http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/goniglossum-wiedemanni Nature Spot
9. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/471966-Goniglossum-wiedemanni iNaturalist