Leucopis Explained
Leucopis is a genus of flies in the family Chamaemyiidae. There are at least 20 described species in Leucopis.[1] [2] Flies from this genus are used in biological control of adelgids.[3]
Species
- L. albipuncta Zetterstedt, 1855
- L. americana Malloch, 1921
- L. ancilla McAlpine, 1971
- L. argentata Heeger, 1848
- L. argenticollis Zetterstedt, 1848
- L. astonei McAlpine, 1977
- L. atratula Ratzburg, 1844
- L. atrifacies Aldrich, 1925
- L. atritarsis Tanasijtshuk, 1958
- L. bellula Williston, 1889[4]
- L. bivittata Malloch, 1940
- L. flavicornis Aldrich, 1914
- L. geniculata Zetterstedt, 1855
- L. glyphinivora Tanasijtshuk, 1958
- L. griseola (Fallén, 1823)
- L. hennigrata McAlpine, 1978
- L. interruptovittata Aczel, 1937
- L. maculata Thompson, 1910
- L. major Malloch, 1921
- L. manii Tanasijtshuk, 1968
- L. melanopus Tanasijtshuk, 1959
- L. militia McAlpine, 1971
- L. minor Malloch, 1921
- L. morgei Smith, 1963
- L. nigraluna McAlpine, 1971
- L. obscura Haliday, 1833
- L. ocellaris Malloch, 1940
- L. parallela Malloch, 1921
- L. pemphigae Malloch, 1921
- L. pinicola Malloch, 1921
- L. piniperda Malloch, 1921
- L. psyllidiphaga McLean, 1998
- L. pulvinariae Malloch, 1921
- L. puncticornis Meigen, 1830
- L. simplex Loew, 1869
- L. tapiae Blanchard, 1964
- L. verticalis Malloch, 1940
Further reading
- Book: Ross H. Arnett. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Leucopis Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-01-31.
- Web site: Leucopis Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-01-31.
- Grubin . Sarah M. . Ross . Darrell W. . Wallin . Kimberly F. . Prey Suitability and Phenology of Leucopis spp. (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae) Associated With Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) in the Pacific Northwest . Environmental Entomology . 1 December 2011 . 40 . 6 . 1410–1416 . 10.1603/EN11127 . 22217756 .
- Williston . Samuel Wendell . Leucopis bellula, n. sp. . Insect Life . 1889 . 1 . 258–259 . 11 November 2019.
