Loxocera aristata

Loxocera aristata is a species of fly and member of the family Psilidae.[1]

Loxocera aristata
Loxocera aristata, dorsal view
Loxocera aristata, lateral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Section:
Schizophora
Family:
Psilidae
Subfamily:
Psilinae
Genus:
Loxocera
Species:
L. aristata
Binomial name
Loxocera aristata
(Panzer, 1801)
Synonyms

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". BioLib.cz. Project BioLib. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  2. 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" (PDF). European Journal of Entomology. 106 (1): 193–219. ISSN 1210-5759. 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". Fauna europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  9. Ispotnature


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