Xylota abiens

Xylota abiens is a European species of hoverfly.[1][2]

Xylota abiens
Xylota abiens in Meigen Europäischen Zweiflügeligen (figure 3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Syrphidae
Genus:
Xylota
Species:
X. abiens
Binomial name
Xylota abiens
Meigen, 1822
Synonyms

Xylota semulater Harris, 1780

Description

External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera
The wing length is 6-8·25 mm. Abdomen black with yellow squarish spots. Thorax (dorsum) completely) pale haired and shining without bloom. Hind tibia darkened except at base. See references for determination.[3][4][5][6]

Distribution

Palearctic. Denmark South to the Pyrenees. Ireland East through Central Europe, northern Italy and Yugoslavia into Russia and the Caucasus and on as far as the Russian Far East and the Pacific coast. [7][8]

References
  1. Stubbs, Alan E. & Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd (revised) ed.). British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 271, xvpp. ISBN 0-9502891-3-2.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Van Veen, M. (2004) Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: identification keys to the Syrphidae. 256pp. KNNV Publishing, Utrecht.addendum
  4. Van der Goot,V.S. (1981) De zweefvliegen van Noordwest - Europa en Europees Rusland, in het bijzonder van de Benelux. KNNV, Uitgave no.32: 275pp. Amsterdam.
  5. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Part I. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6.
  6. Coe, R.L. (1953) Diptera: Syrphidae. Handbks.ident.Br.insects, 10(1): 1-98. R.ent.Soc.London. pdf
  7. Fauna Europaea
  8. Peck, L.V. (1988) Syrphidae. In: Soos, A. & Papp, L. (eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera, 8: 11-230. Akad.Kiado, Budapest.


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