Culcua is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.[2] that are found only in the Indomalayan realm. About eleven species have been described. They have a disc-shaped flagellum to the antenna and have a arista or hair arising from it. The scutellum typically has four strong spines and the abdomen is nearly spherical

Culcua
A Culcua species from India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Stratiomyidae
Subfamily: Pachygastrinae
Genus: Culcua
Walker, 1856[1]
Type species
Culcua simulans
Walker, 1856[1]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Walker, Francis (1856). "Catalogue of the Dipterous Insects collected at Sarawak, Borneo, by Mr. A. R. Wallace, with Descriptions of New Species". Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology. 1 (3): 119. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1856.tb00964.x.
  2. ^ Woodley, N.E. (2001). "A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Diptera)". Myia. 11: 1–462. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  3. ^ Matsumura, Shonen (1916). Thousand insects of Japan. Additamenta Vol. 2 (Diptera). Tokyo: Keisei-sha. pp. 185–474 + [4], pls. 16–25.
  4. ^ a b c Yang, D.; Zhang, T.T.; Li, Z. (2014). Stratiomyoidea of China. Beijing: China Agricultural University Press. pp. 870 pp.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Rozkošný, R.; Kozanek, M. (2007). "A review of the Oriental Culcua with description of seven new species (Diptera, Stratiomyidae)". Insect Systematics and Evolution. 38: 35–50. doi:10.1163/187631207788784030.
  6. ^ Brunetti, E. (1924). "Nouvelles espèces de Stratiomyidae de l'Indo-Chine recueillies per M. R. Vitalis de Salvaza". Encyclopédie Entomologique, Série B, II, Diptera. 1: 67–71.