''Dictya umbrarum '' is a species of fly in the family
Sciomyzidae. It is found in the
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
and
Nearctic.
Long. : 4-5 mm. Intensely spotted wings.The interocular space with a black mark at the anterior orbital.The face is white with a black or brown central point. The antennae are reddish, the arista yellow at the base.The body is black (au fond) covered in a grey yellow pruinosity with shifting (changeant) brown spots on the abdomen.The femora are grey with a brown apical band.The tibia are yellow with a brown apical ring (anneau).
For terms see
Morphology of Diptera.
''Dictya montana'' is a predator of aquatic pulmonate snails with no apparent parasitoid tendency.
[R. J. McDonnell,T.D. Paine, R. E. Orth and M. J. Gormally,2007 Life history and biocontrol potential of ''Dictya montana'' Steyskal, 1954
(Diptera: Sciomyzidae) a, snail-killing fly ''The Pan-Pacific Entomologist'' 83(2):101-109(2007]
References
External links
Images representing ''Dictya umbrarum ''at
Barcode of Life Data Systems, BOLD
Sciomyzidae
Flies described in 1758
Diptera of Europe
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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