Loxocera aristata

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Loxocera aristata
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Loxocera aristata, dorsal view
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Loxocera aristata, lateral view
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Psilidae
Genus: Loxocera
Species:
L. aristata
Binomial name
Loxocera aristata
(Panzer, 1801)
Synonyms

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

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Description

Loxocera aristata can reach a length of 7–12 millimetres (0.28–0.47 in). These flies, which resemble certain Ichneumonidae, 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.The third antennal segment conspicuously elongated with a conspicuous arista. [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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Taxon profile Loxocera aristata". BioLib.cz. Project BioLib. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  2. 1 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. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  9. ↑ Ispotnature


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