Biology:Eristalinus punctulatus

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Short description: Species of fly

Eristalinus punctulatus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Eristalinus
Species:
E. punctulatus
Binomial name
Eristalinus punctulatus
(Macquart, 1847)
Synonyms[1]
  • Macquart, 1847 Walker, 1849
  • Eristalis epitome Eristalis agno
  • Walker, 1852 Eristalis punctulatus

Eristalinus punctulatus is a species of hover fly within the genus Eristalinus, which is in the family Syrphidae.[1]

Description

The species has spotted eyes, with the males being holoptic and the females dichoptic.[2] Adults are active during almost the whole year with a significant peak in summer between November and January.

Range

The species is found across Australia , and has also been reported in New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Eristalinus punctulatus" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/1542920. 
  2. Campoy, Andrés; Pérez‐Bañón, Celeste; Aznar, Daniel; Rojo, Santos (2020). "Description of the preimaginal stages of the golden native dronefly from Australia, Eristalinus punctulatus (Macquart, 1847) (Diptera: Syrphidae)". Austral Entomology 59 (4): 784–793. doi:10.1111/aen.12497. 
  3. Thompson, F.C.; Mengual, X.; Young, A.D.; Skevington, J.H. (2017). "Flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of Philippines, Solomon Islands, Wallacea and New Guinea". Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea, Vol. III. The Entomological Society of Latvia, Riga. pp. 501–524. https://bonn.leibniz-lib.de/de/forschung/publikationen/flower-flies-of-philippines-solomon-islands-wallacea-and-new-guinea. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10758912 entry