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Melanogaster aerosa

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Species of fly

Melanogaster aerosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Melanogaster
Species: M. aerosa
Binomial name
Melanogaster aerosa
(Loew, 1843)
Synonyms

Melanogaster macquarti Loew, 1843

Melanogaster aerosa is a Palearctic hoverfly.

Taxonomy

This species appears in recent literature as well as older literature under the name Chrysogaster macquarti.

Description

External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera
Males: The margin of mouth and apex of the median tubercle of face almost in the same vertical plane. Females: mesonotum with short but dense hairs; abdomen on upper side in middle part matt black. Body length 6.0 to 7.0.mm.

Habitat

Wetlands including flushes, pools and small streams in moorland.

Biology

Flies among waterside vegetation from May to September,. Flowers visited include Cirsium, Hieracium, Leontodon.

References

  1. Van der Goot, V.S. (1981) De zweefvliegen van Noordwest - Europa en Europees Rusland, in het bijzonder van de Benelux. KNNV, Uitgave no.32: 275pp. Amsterdam.
  2. Stubbs, Alan E. & Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd (revised) ed.). British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 271, xvpp. ISBN 0-9502891-3-2.
  3. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988a) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Part I. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6.
  4. Van Veen, M. (2004) Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: identification keys to the Syrphidae. 256pp. KNNV Publishing, Utrecht.addendum Archived 2017-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Coe, R.L. (1953) Diptera: Syrphidae. Handbks.ident.Br.insects, 10(1): 1-98. R.ent.Soc.London. pdf Archived 2018-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Speight, M.C.D. (2011). "Species accounts of European Syrphidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Syrph the Net, the database of European Syrphidae. 65: 285pp. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
Taxon identifiers
Melanogaster aerosa
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