Berkshiria

Keith Bayless

Berkshiria albistylum
Berkshiria hungarica

Introduction

The two species of Berkshiria have a distinctive shape, suggestive of parasitic Hymenoptera, particularly Perilampidae. B. albistylum is found throughout North America and B. hungarica is native to Eastern Europe (Woodley 2001).

Characteristics

Berkshiria is distinguished from other Nearctic and Palaearctic Pachygastrinae by the shape of the antennal flagellum; the basal complex is longer than wide and composed of five distinct articles (James 1981).

References

James, M.T. 1981. 36. Stratiomyidae. 1981. Manual of Nearct. Dipt. 1: 497-511.

Woodley, N. E. 2001. A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). Myia 11: 1-473. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.

Information on the Internet

Bugguide.com. Images of Berkshiria albistylum.
Diptera.info. Image of Berkshiria hungarica.
Harvard MCZ Type Images. Images of Berkshiria albistylum.
UMN: Cedar Creek Insects. Image of Berkshiria albistylum.

About This Page

Keith Bayless
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

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First online 29 September 2008

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