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| A Culcua species from India | |
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| Genus: | Culcua Walker, 1856
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| Culcua simulans Walker, 1856 | |
Culcua is a genus of flies in the subfamily Pachygastrinae that are found only in the Indomalayan realm. About eleven species have been described. They have a disc-shaped flagellum to the antenna and have a arista or hair arising from it. The scutellum typically has four strong spines and the abdomen is nearly spherical.[1]
Species
Species in the genus include:
- Culcua albopilosa
- Culcua argentea
- Culcua chaineyi
- Culcua fasciata
- Culcua lingafelteri[2]
- Culcua kolibaci
- Culcua kovaci
- Culcua nigra
- Culcua normani
- Culcua ornans
- Culcua simulans
References
- ↑ Rozkošný, Rudolf; Kozánek, Milan (2007). "A review of the Oriental Culcua with descriptions of seven new species (Diptera, Stratiomyidae)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 38: 35. doi:10.1163/187631207788784030.
- ↑ Woodley, Norman E. (2012). "A new species of Culcua Walker (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) from Vietnam". Insecta Mundi. 0243 (759): 1–4.
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