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Contarinia Pilosellae
''Contarinia'' is a genus of midges, small Fly, flies in the Family (biology), family Cecidomyiidae. There are over 300 described species in the genus. Description As cecidomyiids, adult ''Contarinia'' are flies with hairy wings and long Antenna (biology), antennae. Males have antennal flagellomeres equally binodose, with each node surrounded by one circumfilum. The palpi are four-segmented. The tarsal claws of the legs are simple. The wing costal vein is interrupted after its union with the radius or third vein. The genus was erected by Rondani and commemorate the naturalist Nicolò Bertucci Contarini. Ecology Many species of ''Contarinia'' have herbivorous larvae that attack inflorescences, fruits, or buds of plants. They include a number of crop pests, such as ''C. nasturtii'' (attacks various parts of Brassicaceae, cruciferous plants), ''C. citri'' (attacks flowers of citrus), ''C. pisi'' (attacks flower buds of legumes), ''C. caryafloralis'' (attacks inflorescences of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fungivore
Fungivory or mycophagy is the process of organisms consuming fungi. Many different organisms have been recorded to gain their energy from consuming fungi, including birds, mammals, insects, plants, amoebas, gastropods, nematodes, bacteria and other fungi. Some of these, which only eat fungi, are called fungivores whereas others eat fungi as only part of their diet, being omnivores. Animals Mammals Many mammals eat fungi, but only a few feed exclusively on fungi; most are opportunistic feeders and fungi only make up part of their diet. At least 22 species of primate, including humans, bonobos, colobines, gorillas, lemurs, macaques, mangabeys, marmosets and vervet monkeys are known to feed on fungi. Most of these species spend less than 5% of the time they spend feeding eating fungi, and fungi therefore form only a small part of their diet. Some species spend longer foraging for fungi, and fungi account for a greater part of their diet; buffy-tufted marmosets spend up to 12% of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contarinia Albotarsa
''Contarinia'' is a genus of midges, small flies in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are over 300 described species in the genus. Description As cecidomyiids, adult ''Contarinia'' are flies with hairy wings and long antennae. Males have antennal flagellomeres equally binodose, with each node surrounded by one circumfilum. The palpi are four-segmented. The tarsal claws of the legs are simple. The wing costal vein is interrupted after its union with the radius or third vein. The genus was erected by Rondani and commemorate the naturalist Nicolò Bertucci Contarini. Ecology Many species of ''Contarinia'' have herbivorous larvae that attack inflorescences, fruits, or buds of plants. They include a number of crop pests, such as ''C. nasturtii'' (attacks various parts of cruciferous plants), ''C. citri'' (attacks flowers of citrus), ''C. pisi'' (attacks flower buds of legumes), ''C. caryafloralis'' (attacks inflorescences of Chinese hickory) and ''C. pruniflorum'' (attacks flowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
