Cordilura
Fallén, 1810
Cordilura is a large of () comprising approximately 90 worldwide. The genus is primarily distributed across the Holarctic region, with the greatest diversity in the Palaearctic and Nearctic regions. are known to serve as for predatory such as Orthacheta hirtipes.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Cordilura: /kɔɹˈdɪl.jʊrə/
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Distribution
Primarily Holarctic: 50 in the Palaearctic, 43 in the Nearctic, with 7 species having trans-Holarctic distributions. Two species extend into the Oriental Region. In Russia, 33 species are recorded, with 25 occurring in the Russian Far East. Records also exist from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Vermont (USA), and other parts of the United States.
Ecological Role
for the predatory Orthacheta hirtipes.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Biology and Description of Immature Stages of Orthacheta hirtipes, a Predator of Cordilura spp.1
- Two new species of the genus Cordilura Fallén, 1810 (Diptera, Scathophagidae) from the Russian Far East
- Biology and Immature Stages of the Genus Cordilura (Diptera: Scatophagidae) in the Eastern United States