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Observations on Hilltopping in Thick-Headed Flies (Diptera: Conopidae)

Direct observations of hilltopping behaviour in the thick-headed flies (Diptera: Conopidae) have only been mentioned once in the literature. Hilltop collecting, however, may be an effective way to survey these endparasitoids. The first evidence of hilltopping in species belonging to the subfamilies...

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Autores principales: Mei, Maurizio, Gibson, Joel F., Skevington, Jeffrey H.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Library 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3014735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20578949
http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.010.2701
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description Direct observations of hilltopping behaviour in the thick-headed flies (Diptera: Conopidae) have only been mentioned once in the literature. Hilltop collecting, however, may be an effective way to survey these endparasitoids. The first evidence of hilltopping in species belonging to the subfamilies Myopinae and Dalmanniinae is presented and discussed. Field observations were conducted on Colle Vescovo, Italy and Mount Rigaud, Canada, and museum specimens were examined. Observations and records indicate that four species in the genera Dalmannia, Myopa, and Zodion are hilltoppers on Colle Vescovo, while three species in the genera Myopa and Physocephala are hilltoppers on three hilltops near Ottawa, Canada. Fifteen additional species of conopids have been collected on hilltops and could possibly utilize hilltops in some years as a part of their mating strategy. Detailed phenologies and observations of mating and perching behaviours are given for species in the genera Dalmannia, Myopa, Physocephala, and Zodion. The importance of hilltop habitat preservation is stressed.
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spelling pubmed-30147352012-02-09 Observations on Hilltopping in Thick-Headed Flies (Diptera: Conopidae) Mei, Maurizio Gibson, Joel F. Skevington, Jeffrey H. J Insect Sci Article Direct observations of hilltopping behaviour in the thick-headed flies (Diptera: Conopidae) have only been mentioned once in the literature. Hilltop collecting, however, may be an effective way to survey these endparasitoids. The first evidence of hilltopping in species belonging to the subfamilies Myopinae and Dalmanniinae is presented and discussed. Field observations were conducted on Colle Vescovo, Italy and Mount Rigaud, Canada, and museum specimens were examined. Observations and records indicate that four species in the genera Dalmannia, Myopa, and Zodion are hilltoppers on Colle Vescovo, while three species in the genera Myopa and Physocephala are hilltoppers on three hilltops near Ottawa, Canada. Fifteen additional species of conopids have been collected on hilltops and could possibly utilize hilltops in some years as a part of their mating strategy. Detailed phenologies and observations of mating and perching behaviours are given for species in the genera Dalmannia, Myopa, Physocephala, and Zodion. The importance of hilltop habitat preservation is stressed. University of Wisconsin Library 2010-03-29 /pmc/articles/PMC3014735/ /pubmed/20578949 http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.010.2701 Text en © 2010 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Observations on Hilltopping in Thick-Headed Flies (Diptera: Conopidae)
title Observations on Hilltopping in Thick-Headed Flies (Diptera: Conopidae)
title_full Observations on Hilltopping in Thick-Headed Flies (Diptera: Conopidae)
title_fullStr Observations on Hilltopping in Thick-Headed Flies (Diptera: Conopidae)
title_full_unstemmed Observations on Hilltopping in Thick-Headed Flies (Diptera: Conopidae)
title_short Observations on Hilltopping in Thick-Headed Flies (Diptera: Conopidae)
title_sort observations on hilltopping in thick-headed flies (diptera: conopidae)
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3014735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20578949
http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.010.2701
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