Biology:Hybos culiciformis
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Short description: Species of fly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Hybotidae |
| Subfamily: | Hybotinae |
| Genus: | Hybos |
| Species: | H. culiciformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hybos culiciformis (Fabricius, 1775)[1]
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Hybos culiciformis, common name dance fly, is a species of fly belonging to the family hybotid.[6][7]
Description
Hybos culiciformis can reach a size of 3.5 to 5.5 mm. It has large yellowish thoracic setae, row of setae on the mid femur and strong setae on mid tibiae. Mesonotum is finely dusted. It flies from June to September and feeds on small insects.
Distribution and habitat
This species is widespread in Europe and in the Near East. It can be found in woodland edges and on hedgerows.
Hybos culiciformis with prey (video)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus.. Flensbvrgi et Lipsiae [= Flensburg & Leipzig]: Kortii. pp. [32] + 832. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/82400#page/5/mode/1up. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ↑ Meigen, J.W. (1820). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen Insekten. Aachen: Zweiter Theil. Forstmann. pp. xxxvi + 363. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/45915#page/9/mode/1up. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ↑ Roser, K.L.F. von (1840). "Erster Nachtrag zu dem im Jahre 1834 bekannt gemachten Verzeichnisse in Wurttemberg vorkommender zweiflugliger Insekten.". Correspondenzbl. K. Wurttemb. Landw. Ver., Stuttgart 37 [=N.S. 17] (1): 49–64.
- ↑ Zetterstedt, J.W. (1842). Diptera Scandinaviae disposita et descripta. Tomus primus. Lundae [= Lund.].: Officina Lundbergiana. pp. iii-xvi + 1–440. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34036#page/9/mode/1up. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ↑ Zetterstedt, J.W. (1849). Diptera Scandinaviae disposita et descipta. Tomus octavus seu supplementum, continens conspectum synopticum familiarium, generum et specierum, addenda, corrigenda et emendata tomis septtem prioribus.. Lundae [= Lund.]: Officina Lundbergiana. pp. 2935–3366.
- ↑ Chvála, Milan. The Tachydromiinae (Diptera; Empididae) of Fennoscandia and Denmark. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica. 3. Klampenborg: Scandinavian Science Press Ltd. pp. 1–336.
- ↑ Sinclair, Bradley J.; Cumming, Jeffrey M. (2006). "Morphology, higher-level phylogeny and classification of the Empidoidea". Zootaxa (Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press) 1180: 1–172. http://www.nadsdiptera.org/Doid/Doidclass/SinclairCumming2006.pdf. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q12060636 entry
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