Loxocera aristata
| Loxocera aristata | |
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| Loxocera aristata, dorsal view | |
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| Loxocera aristata, lateral view | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Psilidae |
| Genus: | Loxocera |
| Species: | L. aristata |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxocera aristata (Panzer, 1801) | |
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Loxocera aristata is a species of fly and member of the family Psilidae.[1]
Description
Loxocera aristata can reach a length of 7–12 millimetres (0.28–0.47 in). These flies, which resemble certain Ichneumonidae, have a dark, slender body. Head is black, thorax is black anteriorly and orange-brown posteriorly, while the abdomen is black. Legs are yellowish. Wings are hyaline.The third antennal segment conspicuously elongated with a conspicuous arista.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Distribution
This species is present in Europe.[8] It can be found in hedge rows and grassy meadows.[2][9]
Bibliography
- Systema Dipterorum. Pape T. & Thompson F.C. (eds)
- Collin, J.E. 1944a. The British species of Psilidae (Diptera). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 80: 214-224.
- Greve, L. & Skartveit, J. 2001. The genus Loxocera (Psilidae, Diptera) in Norway. Norw. J. Entomol. 48, 329-334
References
- ^ "Taxon profile Loxocera aristata". BioLib.cz. Project BioLib. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ a b Commanster
- ^ Dipterist
- ^ Buck, Mattias; Marshall, Stephen A. (2006). "Revision of New World Loxocera (Diptera: Psilidae), with phylogeneticredefinition of Holarctic subgenera and species groups" (PDF). European Journal of Entomology. 106 (1): 193–219. ISSN 1210-5759. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ Insectes
- ^ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
- ^ Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
- ^ "Fauna Europaea Loxocera aristata". Fauna europaea. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ Ispotnature