Actina chalybea

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Actina chalybea
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Actina chalybea, male
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Stratiomyidae
Subfamily: Beridinae
Genus: Actina
Species:
A. chalybea
Binomial name
Actina chalybea
Meigen, 1804 [1]
Synonyms

Actina chalybea is a species of 'soldier flies' belonging to the family Stratiomyidae subfamily Beridinae. [5]

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Distribution

This species is present in most of Europe. [6] Adults prefer shady and moist habitats.

Description

The adults of Actina chalybea ca reach a length of 7.5–8.5 millimetres (0.30–0.33 in) long. [7] [8] [9] These flies have a metallic green thorax. The head is quite large and rounded, with small black antennae pointing forward. Palps are clearly visible. [7] The eyes are green, almost contiguous in males [7] and clearly separated in females. Forehead and thorax are covered with long black hair. The scutellum has four black spines. The abdomen is flattened and the legs are black with femora partially yellow.

Biology

Adults can mostly be encountered from April through June.

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References

  1. ↑ Woodley, N. E. (1995). "The genera of Beridinae (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)". Mem. Entomol. Soc. Wash.: 1–231.
  2. 1 2 3 Meigen, J.W. (1820). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen Insekten. Aachen: Zweiter Theil. Forstmann. pp. xxxvi + 363. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Macquart, P. J. M. (1834). Histoire Naturelle des insectes. Dipteres. Tome premiere. Paris: Roret. pp. 578 + 8 pp., 12 pls.
  4. ↑ Latreille, P.A. (1805). Histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere, des crustaces et des insectes. Tome quatorzième. "An XIII". Paris: Dufart. pp. 432 pp., pls. 104–112.
  5. ↑ Woodley, N.E. (2001). "A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Diptera)". Myia. 11: 1–462. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Fauna europaea
  7. 1 2 3 Menno Reemer, 2014 Field Key to the Soldierflies of the Netherlands (Diptera: Stratiomyidae & Xylomyidae)
  8. ↑ Stubbs, Alan E; Drake, Martin (2014). British Soldierflies and their allies (an illustrated guide to their identification and ecology) (2 ed.). Reading: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 528 pp, 20 plates. ISBN   9781899935079.
  9. ↑ Zeegers, T.; Schulten, A. (2022). Families of Flies with Three Pulvilli: Field Guide Northwest Europe. Graveland: Jeugdbondsuitgeverij. pp. 256pp. ISBN   9789051070682.


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