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Melangyna lucifera Nielsen, 1980

Имаго Melangyna lucifera

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Diptera → suborder Brachycera → infraorder Muscomorpha → family Syrphidae → subfamily Syrphinae → tribe Syrphini → genus Melangyna → species Melangyna lucifera

Species name(s)

Melangyna lucifera Nielsen, 1980.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:406127

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 1.

Имаго Melangyna lucifera

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Regions of Russia: South of Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai, European part of Russia. Norway [268].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • The eyes are covered with thick, rather long hairs. The dark medial band of the face is well developed, almost reaching the base of the antennae. The shield, at least in the back, is covered with black hairs. The forehead is covered with a thick light pollen. The frontal angle is about 130 degrees. The middle shins are usually yellow. II tergite with small rounded yellow spots. [268].

Imago lifespan

  • IV-VI [268].

General info about Larva

  • The larvae feed on aphids. [268].

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Yuri Semejkin.

Text data: Yuri Semejkin.

References

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