Biology:Acrosathe annulata

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Short description: Species of fly

Acrosathe annulata
Acrosathe annulata, Dinle beach, North Wales, July 2013 (17734010005).jpg
Acrosathe annulata Dinle beach, North Wales.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Therevidae
Genus: Acrosathe
Species:
A. annulata
Binomial name
Acrosathe annulata
(Fabricius), 1805

Acrosathe annulata is a species of stiletto fly belonging to the family Therevidae.[1] It is a Palearctic species with a limited distribution in Europe[2]

Description

File:Acrosathe annulata.ogv "Male entirely covered with silvery pubescence; female without any shining black frontal callus. Halteres whitish. Femora blackish in both sexes. Fourth posterior cell closed".[3]

Biology

Habitat: Sand dunes and sand hills. They rest on hot bare sand among marram.

References

  1. "Acrosathe annulata (Fabricius, 1805) [Coastal Silver-stiletto"]. National Biodiversity Network. https://data.nbn.org.uk/Taxa/NBNSYS0100001416. Retrieved 3 February 2017. 
  2. rg/ Fauna Europaea[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  3. Verrall, G. H., 1909 Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain British flies Volume 5 London : Gurney and Jackson, 1909.BHL Full text with illustrations

Wikidata ☰ Q342843 entry