Thrypticus

Thrypticus is a genus of long-legged flies in the family Dolichopodidae.^[1] There are about 90 described species in Thrypticus.^[2][3][4][5] All known larvae of the genus are phytophagous stem-miners of plants in the families Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Juncaceae, and Pontederiaceae. Female adults have a strong, pointed ovipositor used to pierce and insert eggs in the stems of the plants.^[1][6][5]

Thrypticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	Medeterinae
Genus:	Thrypticus Gerstäcker, 1864
Type species
Thrypticus smaragdinus Gerstäcker, 1864
Diversity
at least 90 species
Synonyms
Aphantotimus Wheeler, 1890 Submedeterus Becker, 1917 Thripticus Loew, 1869 Xanthotricha Aldrich, 1896

See also

• List of Thrypticus species