Alimentary canal of the lesser house fly, <i>Fannia canicularis</i> (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Fanniidae)

Authors

  • Yi-Ou Chen
  • Dong Zhang
  • Qi-Ke Wang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.7866

Abstract

The alimentary canal of Fannia canicularis was studied intensively for the first time, highlighting the description of morphological characteristics and providing detailed morphometric data. Two pairs of Malpighian tubules with considerably different length were found which has been rarely documented for Calyptratae flies before. Furthermore, stout cardia and sinewy crop of the samples were ob- served and supposed to be responsible for the energy needed to support the long- time swarming behavior of the species.

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Published

2013-03-25

How to Cite

Chen, Y.-O., Zhang, D., & Wang, Q.-K. (2013). Alimentary canal of the lesser house fly, <i>Fannia canicularis</i> (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Fanniidae). Entomologica Fennica, 24(1), 35–42. https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.7866

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 1 (2013)

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Articles