Palloptera ustulata

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Palloptera ustulata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Pallopteridae
Genus: Palloptera
Species:
P. ustulata
Binomial name
Palloptera ustulata
Fallen, 1820

Palloptera ustulata is a species of fly in the family Pallopteridae. It is found in the Palearctic The wings are diffusely shaded brown with a darker tip. The back of the head is largely black.The face and antennae are yellow.The thorax is black with a fairly long whitish pilosity (also found on the yellow abdomen).The legs, tarsi and halteres are yellowish.Long. : 4 mm.The larvae develop under the bark of deciduous trees. [1] [2] [3] It is part of a species complex and difficult to determine with certainty.

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. 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
  3. Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf