Apteropanorpa tasmanica
Apteropanorpa tasmanica, the Tasmanian snow scorpionfly, is a species of wingless scorpionfly native to Tasmania. The adults are generalised predators. The larvae live in moss and are locally common.
| Apteropanorpa tasmanica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mecoptera |
| Family: | Apteropanorpidae |
| Genus: | Apteropanorpa |
| Species: | A. tasmanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Apteropanorpa tasmanica Carpenter, 1941 | |
Apteropanorpa tasmanica is known to carry two species of parasitic mites, Leptus agrotis and Willungella rufosanus.[1]
References
- Seeman, O.D., Palmer, C.M. 2011: Parasitism of Apteropanorpa tasmanica Carpenter (Mecoptera: Apteropanorpidae) by larval Leptus agrotis Southcott (Acari: Erythraeidae) and Willungella rufusanus sp. nov. (Acari: Microtrombidiidae). Zootaxa, 2925: 19–32. Preview
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