Corethrellidae
| Corethrellidae | |
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| Wing venation R1 is short | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Superfamily: | Culicoidea |
| Family: | Corethrellidae Edwards, 1932 |
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Wikispecies has information related to Corethrellidae.
Corethrellidae are a family of biting
They are tiny flies with a wing length of 0.6-2.5 mm. The
Culicidae (R 4 branched, M 2 branched, Cu 2 branched) with branches of Rs and M nearly parallel. R1 is, however, closer to Sc or almost midway between Sc and R2. They were, from 1962 until 1989, placed as a tribe Corethrellini within the Chaoborinae, a subfamily of Culicidae.[2]
Adult female Corethrella are attracted to the mating calls of male
Hyla gratiosa were recorded as confirmed corethrellid hosts in a 1977 study.[3]
A few, select species are known
vectors of frog-specific species of the parasitic protozoan Trypanosoma. Corethrellid parasitism is thus a recorded cause of trypanosomiasis among host frog populations.[1][4]
The family contains members that date to the lower
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-86977-212-3. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
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- ^ S. McKeever (1977). "Observations of Corethrella feeding on tree frogs (Hyla)". Mosquito News. 37: 522–523.
- ^ Sturgis McKeever & Frank E. French (2000). "Corethrellidae (Diptera), Vectors of Present and Perhaps Some of the Earliest Anuran Trypanosomes". Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ^ George O. Poinar & Ryszard Szadziewski (2007). "Corethrella andersoni (Diptera: Corethrellidae), A new species from Lower Cretaceous Burmese amber". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 109 (1): 155–159.
Bibliography
- "Corethrellidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- "Corethrella". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- "Lutzomiops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
External links
- Corethrellidae in Italian