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 |
| Section: | Schizophora |
| Family: | Psilidae |
| Subfamily: | Psilinae |
| Genus: | Loxocera |
| Species: | L. aristata |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxocera aristata (Panzer, 1801) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Loxocera yerburyi Austen, 1899 | |
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 have a dark, slender body. Head is black, thorax is black anteriorly and orange-brown posteriorly, while the abdomen is black. Legs are yellowih. Wings are hyaline.[2][3][4][5]
Distribution
This species is present in Europe. [6] It can be found in hedge rows and grassy meadows. [2][7]
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
- ↑ Biolib
- 1 2 Commanster
- ↑ Dipterist
- ↑ MATTHIAS BUCK and STEPHEN A. MARSHALL Revision of New World Loxocera (Diptera: Psilidae), with phylogeneticredefinition of Holarctic subgenera and species groups
- ↑ Insectes
- ↑ Fauna europaea
- ↑ Ispotnature
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