Dimorphic sickleleg | |
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In California | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
Tribe: | Eristalini |
Subtribe: | Helophilina |
Genus: | Polydontomyia Williston, 1896 |
Species: | P. curvipes |
Binomial name | |
Polydontomyia curvipes (Wiedemann, 1830) | |
Synonyms | |
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Polydontomyia is a genus of rat-tail maggot flies in the family Syrphidae. The genus is monotypic, comprising a single species, Polydontomyia curvipes, also known as the dimorphic sickleleg. It was formerly a member of the genus Lejops . [1] [2]
Lejops is a genus of hoverflies, closely related to the genera Helophilus, Quichuana and Mallota.
Pterallastes is a genus of bee-mimicking hoverflies. So far the genus contains only two species, one in North America and one from the Sichuan province of China.
Teuchocnemus is a genus of North American flower flies.
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Somula is a genus of syrphid flies in the family Syrphidae. There are at least two described species in Somula.
Brachyopa gigas (Lovett, 1882), the Giant Sapeater, is a rare, species of syrphid fly. It has been observed in Washington state and California. Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight The adults are known as flower flies for they are commonly found around and on flowers from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein-rich pollen. Larvae for this genus are of the rat-tailed type. B.gigas larvae have not been described.
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Brachyopa perplexa , The Hairy-striped Sapeater, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly. It has been observed from the Appalachian Mountains to New York and Quebec, Canada. Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies, for they are commonly found around and on flowers, from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein-rich pollen. Larvae for this genus are of the rat-tailed type. B.perplexa larvae have not been described.
Sphegina rufa is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.
Sphegina infuscata is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.
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Brachyopa rufiabdominalis , the Red-tailed Sapeater, is a rare species of syrphid fly. It has been observed in Colorado. Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies, for they are commonly found around and on flowers from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein-rich pollen. Larvae for this genus are of the rat-tailed type. B.rufiabdominalis larvae have not been described.
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