Biology:Loxocera aristata

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Short description: Species of fly

Loxocera aristata
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Loxocera aristata, dorsal view
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Loxocera aristata, lateral view
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Psilidae
Genus: Loxocera
Species:
L. aristata
Binomial name
Loxocera aristata
(Panzer, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Loxocera yerburyi Austen, 1899
  • Loxocera atriceps Bigot, 1886
  • Loxocera maculata Rondani, 1876
  • Loxocera didimiata Roser, 1840
  • Loxocera intermedia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
  • Loxocera elongata Meigen, 1826

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 yellowish. Wings are hyaline.[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

  1. "Taxon profile Loxocera aristata". Project BioLib. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id122664/. Retrieved 8 February 2017. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Commanster
  3. Dipterist
  4. Buck, Mattias; Marshall, Stephen A. (2006). "Revision of New World Loxocera (Diptera: Psilidae), with phylogeneticredefinition of Holarctic subgenera and species groups". European Journal of Entomology 106 (1): 193–219. ISSN 1210-5759. http://www.eje.cz/pdfs/eje/2006/01/22.pdf. Retrieved 8 February 2017. 
  5. Insectes
  6. 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
  7. Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
  8. "Fauna Europaea Loxocera aristata". 29 August 2013. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=141226. Retrieved 8 February 2017. 
  9. Ispotnature

Wikidata ☰ Q14155837 entry