Cryptochetum iceryae
Appearance
Cryptochetum iceryae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Cryptochetidae |
Genus: | Cryptochetum |
Species: | C. iceryae
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Binomial name | |
Cryptochetum iceryae | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Cryptochetum iceryae, the cottony cushion scale parasite, is a species of scale parasite fly in the family Cryptochetidae.[2][3][4][5] Originating in Australia, it was deliberately introduced to California in the 1880s in an attempt to control cottony cushion scale,[6] and has also been introduced to Israel and South America.[7] In 2019, the species was discovered in the United Kingdom for the first time, having been identified in the wildlife garden at the Natural History Museum.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Williston, Samuel Wendell (1896). Manual of the families and genera of North American Diptera. Ed. 2. , (2nd ed.). New Haven: James T.Hathaway. pp. liv + 167 pp. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Cryptochetum iceryae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ "Cryptochetum iceryae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ "Cryptochetum iceryae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ "Cryptochetum iceryae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ "Natural Enemies Gallery: Cottony cushion scale parasite". University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ^ a b "A family of insect new to Britain discovered in the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Garden". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2019-07-19.