AnAge entry for Telostylinus angusticollis
Classification (HAGRID: 00012)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda (Taxon entry)
Class: Insecta (Taxon entry)
Order: Diptera
Family: Neriidae
Genus: Telostylinus
- Species
- Telostylinus angusticollis
- Common name
- Telostylinus angusticollis
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 0.05 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1442
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
A study comparing the lifespans of these flies between wild and captive kept specimens has found that males tend to age faster and live less in the wild when compared with males kept in laboratory conditions. Wild females also appear to not show significant changes in their mortality rate with age [1442].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1442] Kawasaki et al. (2008), Environmental effects on the expression of life span and aging: an extreme contrast between wild and captive cohorts of Telostylinus angusticollis (Diptera: Neriidae) (PubMed)
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