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 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Psilidae |
| Genus: | Loxocera |
| Species: | L. aristata
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| Binomial name | |
| Loxocera aristata (Panzer, 1801)
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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
- ↑ "Taxon profile Loxocera aristata". Project BioLib. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id122664/. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Commanster
- ↑ Dipterist
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Insectes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
- ↑ "Fauna Europaea Loxocera aristata". 29 August 2013. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=141226. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ↑ Ispotnature
Wikidata ☰ Q14155837 entry
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