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There are only
three known species.
Oedoparena glauca (Coquillett, 1900)
Oedoparena minor Suwa, 1981
Oedoparena nigrifrons Mathis and Steyskal, 1980...
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Oedoparena nigrifrons is a
coastal fly from the
family Dryomyzidae. it is the only
known dipterous predator of barnacles. This is a
Nearctic fly occurring...
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Oedoparena glauca is a
common coastal fly from the
family Dryomyzidae. It is the only
known dipterous predator of barnacles. This is a
Nearctic fly occurring...
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Oedoparena minor is a
small (wing
length 4.0-6.4)
coastal fly from the
family Dryomyzidae. Hokkaido, ****an. The
ecology of this
species is
little known...
- 1838) D.
flaveola (Fabricius, 1794) D.
melanderi (Steyskal, 1957) Genus:
Oedoparena Curran, 1934 O.
glauca (Coquillett, 1900) O.
minor Suwa, 1981 O. nigrifrons...
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other Diptera and
function as
scavengers or
predators of the host larvae.
Oedoparena larvae feed on barnacles. The
larvae of
Acroceridae and some Bombyliidae...
- and Helcomyzidae.
There are two genera,
Droymyza with ten
species and
Oedoparena with two
species that are
presently recognized. Moreover, as compared...
