Sylvicola dubius

Sylvicola dubius is a species of wood gnat in the genus Sylvicola. The species is predominantly found in southeastern Australia, but can also be found in New Zealand, southwestern Australia and East Timor.

Sylvicola dubius
Sylvicola dubius in West Auckland, New Zealand
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Anisopodidae
Genus: Sylvicola
Species:
S. dubius
Binomial name
Sylvicola dubius
(Macquart, 1850)
Synonyms

Chrysopyla dubius Macquart, 1850
Rhyphus brevis Walker, 1856

Taxonomy

The species was first described by French entomologist Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart in 1850, who named the species Chrysopyla dubius.[1]

Behaviour

The species is known to thrive on fallen apples.[2]

Distribution

The species is found in south-eastern Australia, south-western Australia, Tasmania, Lord Howe Island, New Zealand and in East Timor.[3][4]

  • Side view of a Sylvicola dubius seen in Melbourne, Australia
  • Sylvicola dubius with spread wings in Rotorua, New Zealand
  • Mating Sylvicola dubius in West Auckland, New Zealand
  • Exposed abdomen of Sylvicola dubius in Auckland, New Zealand
  • Close-up of wing pattern of a Sylvicola dubius in Auckland, New Zealand

References
  1. Macquart, J. 1850: Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. 4e supplément. Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences, de l'Agriculture et des Arts de Lille, 1849(2): 309–479. [reprinted with pagination 5–161, Roret, Paris. The reprint version includes only pp. 309–465 of the original journal article] [104] [p. 408 of the reprint edition]
  2. Atkinson, W. D. (1985). "Coexistence of Australian Rainforest Diptera Breeding in Fallen Fruit". Journal of Animal Ecology. 54 (2): 507–518. Bibcode:1985JAnEc..54..507A. doi:10.2307/4495. ISSN 0021-8790. JSTOR 4495. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  3. "Sylvicola dubius (Macquart 1850)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. "Sylvicola dubius (Macquart, 1850)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2023.


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