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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Platystomatidae |
| Genus: | Pogonortalis |
| Species: | P. doclea
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| Pogonortalis doclea (Walker, 1849)
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Pogonortalis doclea, the boatman fly, is a species of signal fly (family Platystomatidae).[1][2][3][4] It is native to Australia and has been introduced to California in the United States.[4]
Description
Characteristics of the genus Pogonortalis are: the cheek immediately below the eye being less than a tenth the height of the eye; the hind femur having an anteroventral keel at the distal third; and the anterior crossvein of the wing meeting vein 4 before the mid-length of the discal cell.[5]
Pogonortalis doclea is sexually dimorphic. Males have a bundle of long curved bristles on each cheek of the head. In this location, females have a single shorter bristle among small hairs. Larger males also have the head ventrally widened.[6]
Behaviour
This species waves its wings like the rowing of oars on a boat, thus the common name "boatman fly".[4]
Pogonortalis doclea is commonly found in Australian gardens. Adults are attracted to and feed on the fresh dung of mammals.[5]
Males engage each other in face-to-face pushing contests.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Pogonortalis doclea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Pogonortalis doclea species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Pogonortalis doclea". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ a b c "Pogonortalis doclea Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ a b McAlpine, David K. (2001-09-12). "Review of the Australian genera of signal flies (Diptera: Platystomatidae)". Records of the Australian Museum. 53 (2): 113–199. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.53.2001.1327. ISSN 0067-1975.
- ^ a b "Genus Pogonortalis – Field Guide to the Insects of Tasmania". Retrieved 2023-02-21.
External links
Media related to Pogonortalis doclea at Wikimedia Commons
This page was last edited on 8 November 2023, at 13:03