Meropidia nitida

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Meropidia nitida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Subtribe: Tropidiina
Genus: Meropidia
Species:
M. nitida
Binomial name
Meropidia nitida
Morales, 2013 [1]

Meropidia nitida is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae, and the tribe Milesiini. [1]

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Description

The size of the adult female Meropidia nitidia ranges from 9mm-10.5mm. [2] The main colours on the body are yellow and brown. [2]

Distribution

It is known to reside in the Amazon Rainforest, particularly the countries of Bolivia, Colombia and Suriname.

References

  1. 1 2 Morales, Mírian N.; Ståhls, Gunilla; Hippa, Heikki (2013). "Two new species of Meropidia Hippa & Thompson, 1983 (Diptera, Syrphidae) from the Andes Mountains". ZooKeys (338): 55–65. Bibcode:2013ZooK..338...55M. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.338.6093 . PMC   11331625 . PMID   39161640 . Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 Morales, Mírian Nunes; Stahls, Gunilla; Hippa, Heikki (2013-10-02). "Two new species of Meropidia Hippa & Thompson, 1983 (Diptera, Syrphidae) from the Andes Mountains". ZooKeys (338): 55–65. Bibcode:2013ZooK..338...55M. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.338.6093 . ISSN   1313-2970. PMID   39161640.
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