Monoceromyia pleuralis

Monoceromyia pleuralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Monoceromyia
Species:	M. pleuralis
Binomial name
	Monoceromyia pleuralis; Coquillett, 1898

Last updated December 25, 2025

Monoceromyia pleuralis is a hoverfly that occurs in Japan. It is mostly black with yellow markings and brown markings on its wings.^[2] It was originally described by Coquillett in 1898 as Sphiximorpha pleuralis,^[1] but that genus was later lumped into Monoceromyia by Shannon.^[3]

References

1 2 Coquillett, D.W. (November 4, 1898). "Report on a Collection of Japanese Diptera, Presented to the U.S. National Museum by the Imperial University of Tokyo". Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum. XXI (1146): 301–340. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
↑ Ichige, Katsuyoshi. "Hoverflies world (Diptera, Syrphidae) ハナアブの世界". Hoverflies world. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
↑ Shannon, Raymond C. (January 18, 1927). "Notes on and descriptions of Syrphid flies of the subfamily Cerioidinae". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 17 (2): 38–53. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

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[Coquillett-1898-1] 1 2 Coquillett, D.W. (November 4, 1898). "Report on a Collection of Japanese Diptera, Presented to the U.S. National Museum by the Imperial University of Tokyo". Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum. XXI (1146): 301–340. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[2] Ichige, Katsuyoshi. "Hoverflies world (Diptera, Syrphidae) ハナアブの世界". Hoverflies world. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[Shannon-1927-3] Shannon, Raymond C. (January 18, 1927). "Notes on and descriptions of Syrphid flies of the subfamily Cerioidinae". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 17 (2): 38–53. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

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