Drosophila falleni
| Drosophila falleni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Drosophilidae |
| Genus: | Drosophila |
| Species: | D. falleni |
| Binomial name | |
| Drosophila falleni Wheeler, 1960 | |
Drosophila falleni is a species of fly found in northeastern North America.[1] A mycophagous insect, it is known to feed on the fruit bodies (mushrooms) of several genera of fungi, including Agaricus, Amanita, Agrocybe, Boletus, Cortinarius, Pluteus Grifola, Polyporus, Hypholoma, Russula, Mycena, Stropharia, and Xerula.[2] The fly can be infested by the parasitic nematode Howardula aoronymphium, which enters the fly larvae when it is feeding on mushrooms.[3]
References
- ↑ Grimaldi D. (1985). "Niche separation and competitive coexistence in mycophagous Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 87 (3): 498–511.
- ↑ Bunyard B. (2003). "Biodiversity and ecology of mycophagous Diptera in Northeastern Ontario". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 105 (4): 847–58.
- ↑ Jaenike J, Anderson TJC. (1992). "Dynamics of host-parasite interactions: the Drosophila–Howardula system". OIKOS 674 (3): 533–40. JSTOR 3545172.
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