body length [mm]:
2.5 Classification
Diptera (7)
Milichiidae (3)
Milichiinae (5)
Milichiella (141)
Content
User login
RSS Feed
About this site
This site is moderated by Irina Brake. Content can be used in accordance with a CC Licence.
Milichiella aethiops
ITIS Name
Milichiella aethiops
Edited by Irina Brake on Sat, 2011-01-29 19:57- 43 reads
Classification: Milichiella aethiops
Nomenclature & Description
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Taxon Description
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Species description
Milichiella aethiops
Submitted by Irina Brake on Sun, 2009-08-02 14:51
species name description:
Milichiella aethiops
year:
1913
Diagnosis:
Differs from other members of the aethiops-group in the shiny black mesonotum
orbital setae [number]:
2
frontal setae [number]:
2+0.6+0.6 lower frontal seta [inclination]:
medioreclinate
frontal width:
1.8
basoflagellomere [color]:
black
arista [length]:
3.1 arista [length of pubescence]:
very short
frons [color]:
frons subshiny to shiny black, ocellar triangle subshiny, orbital plates shiny black
palpus [color]:
black
male posterior eyemargin [shape]:
without notch, gradually separating from head margin ventrally
lunule [color]:
brown
face [color]:
male silverygrey microtomentose, female brown
male thorax [color]:
mesonotum shiny black, scutellum and pleura slightly brown microtomentose, except for shiny spot on an- and katepisternum
dc [number]:
2 (var.: 3+1)
prsc [number]:
1
pprn [number]:
1
prs [number]:
1+0.7+row
kat [number]:
2+0.8
prsc [length]:
1
seta between prsc and dc:
present
wing [color]:
hyaline, veins yellow
calypter [color]:
white
male halter [color]:
black
vein M sections:
2.2
vein R4+5 and M:
converging (1.7-2.7)
vein R1-spot [presence]:
absent
tibial organ [presence]:
absent
legs [color]:
black
forefemur setulose [presence]:
normal
male abdomen [color]:
T2-4 brown microtomentose except for shiny posterolateral corners, T5 shiny black except for microtomentose anterior margin
male abdomen [chaetotaxy]:
T2 anterolateral corner with more than 3 lines of setae, T2-5 setulose
male sternite 5 [shape, chaetotaxy]:
about 1.2x as long as wide, 1.4x as long and 0.9x as wide as S4, roughly rectangular with posterior margin indented, posterior 3/4 setulose
abdominal triangle [presence]:
weak
male terminalia, other characters:
apical seta on cercus as long as longest epandrial seta
setae in anteroventral corner of epandrium [number]:
0
setae on subepandrial plate [number]:
1
surstylus [chaetotaxy]:
without setulae but with relatively strong sensilla along margin, except for bare posteroapical part
surstylus [structure of lateral surface]:
smooth
surstylus [shape]:
0.7x as long as epandrium high, slightly dilated posteroapically (1.4x), 2.5x as long as wide
female posterior eyemargin [shape]:
without notch, gradually separating from head margin ventrally
female halter [color]:
yellow
female thorax [color]:
mesonotum shiny black, scutellum and pleura slightly brown microtomentose, except for shiny spot on an- and katepisternum
female abdomen [color]:
T2-4 brown microtomentose, T5 shiny
wing length [mm]:
2.4
special characters:
one shorter prs anterior to main prs
male specimen studied:
x
female specimen studied:
x
remarks:
The holotype and several other specimens have 2 dc, but there is a series of specimens from Mexico with 3+1 dc. Milichiella aethiops was reared from wild tuber and cactus. Specimens were collected in dry stream beds and by using Malaise traps
NEA:
x
Distribution:
North America from Washington State to Georgia, south to middle Mexico and Florida
- Login or register to post comments
- 41 reads
Classification: Milichiella aethiops
Image
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Specimens map
Javascript is required to view this map.
Publication
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Specimens
Countries map
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Links
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Page
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Forum topic
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Phylogenetic tree
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Bibliography
| Year of Publication | Authors | Title | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Malloch, JR | A synopsis of the genera of Agromyzidae, with descriptions of new genera and species | http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7762076 |
| 2009 | Brake, I | Revision of <em>Milichiella</em> Giglio-Tos (Diptera, Milichiidae) | http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/1/zt02188p166.pdf |
Citation
| Name as cited | Keywords | Authors | Year | Title | Page | Associated taxa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milichia aethiops | catalog, Nearctic | Sabrosky, CW | 1965 | Family Milichiidae | 732 | |
| Milichia aethiops | original species description, reared from decaying plant material, Texas | Malloch, JR | 1913 | A synopsis of the genera of Agromyzidae, with descriptions of new genera and species | 133 | wild tuber |
| Milichia aethiops | checklist, Nearctic | Poole, RW | 1996 | Diptera | 178 | |
| Milichia aethiops | catalog, Neotropical | Sabrosky, CW | 1973 | Family Milichiidae | 4 |
Biodiversity Heritage Library
Flickr Image
Authors & Sources
Content below this block will be hidden
Museum holdings
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Nomenclature & Description
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
List of character states for taxon pages
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Associated taxa
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Google Scholar
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Morphbank Images
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
National Biodiversity Network
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
National Center for Biotechnology Information
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Wikipedia
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Yahoo! Images
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Specimens
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Blog entry
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Poll
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Publication image caption
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Publication sections
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Publication taxon section
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Publication taxon description
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Newsletter issue
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Story
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Associated Taxa Vernacular names
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Webform
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Image Gallery Thumbnails
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Scratchpads Issue Queue
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Apache Solr recommendations: More like this
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Apache Solr Core: Sorting
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Apache Solr Search: Current search
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Apache Solr Multisite Search: Current search
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Printer, e-mail and PDF versions
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Associated taxa
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Citation keywords
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Classification
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Glossary
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
UWho Login Block
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
Active forum topics in group
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
New forum topics in group
This block is currently either hidden, or has no content. Content (if there is any) will be displayed once it is moved above the divider.
