Notes on the biology of <i>Cramptonomya spenceri</i> Alexander (Diptera: Cramptonomyiidae)

Authors

  • J. R. Vockeroth Biosystematics Research Institute Agriculture Canada Ottawa, ON

Keywords:

<i>Cramptonomya spenceri</i>, <i>Alnus rubra<.i>, Diptera, Cramptonomyiidae

Abstract

Adults of <i>Cramptonomyia spenceri</i> were abundant in the lower Fraser Valley, British Columbia, from late February to early April 1973. Eggs, larvae and pupal skins were found on or in dead fallen stems of <i>Alnus rubra<.i>. Wing frequency measurements of both sexes indicate that auditory stimuli are not Involved in finding of mates.

References

Alexander, C.P. 1965. Family Pachyneuridae. p. 196. In: A catalog of the Diptera of America North Mexico. A. Stone et al. (eds.) U.S. Dept. Agric., Washington.

Hennig. W. 1969. Die Stammesgeschichte der Insekten. Waldemar Kramer, Frankfurt am Main.

Jacob, J.K. 1937. Winter insects in British Columbia. Diptera: Cramptonomyia spenceri Alexander. Proc. Ent. Soc. Br. Columb. 33:30-31.

Krivosheina, N.P. and B.M. Mamajev. 1970. The family Cramptonomyiidae (Diptera. Nematocera), new for the fauna of the U.S.S.R., its morphology, phylogeny, ecology and phylogenetic relationships. Ent. Obozr. 49:886-898. (English translation in Ent. Rev. Wash. 49(1970):541-548.

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Published

2019-09-06