| Psila fimetaria | |
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| Psila fimetaria. Side view | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Psilidae |
| Genus: | Psila |
| Species: | P. fimetaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Psila fimetaria (Linnaeus, 1761) | |
| Synonyms | |
Psila fimetaria is a species of fly, a member of the family Psilidae. [1]
This species is present in part of Europe (Belgium, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ireland), [2] in Russia and in North Africa. [3]
These common flies inhabit woods and forests, bushes and herbs, especially damp places, [4] lush vegetation, hedge rows and amongst the crops. [5] [6]
Psila fimetaria can reach a length of 7.7–8.8 millimetres (0.30–0.35 in). [4] [5] Body is basically yellow-red, covered with short black bristles. On the abdomen tergites are sometimes distinctly browned. Head is red, with a black ocellar triangle. Eyes are large and reniformes. Palps are yellow. Antennae are short, red, with the third subconical segment a little thicker and black at the base. Arista shows a longer pubescence. Legs are long, yellowish, slightly dark at the tip of tarsi. Wings are transparent, a little yellowed at the anterior edge. [4] [7]
As with all species of the genus Psila, the males have no thickened femora on the hind legs and the females have only a simple ovopositor.
This species is very similar to Psila merdari , but in P. fimetaria the hairs beneath the second antennal joint are longer and the third antennal joint is darkened on the outer side at the base of the arista. [6]
Adults can be found from May to September. [4] [5] [6] Imago are not very active Larvae are phytophagous and oligophagous. They develop in the roots, bulbs and non-woody stems of plants, especially on Carex. [5] [6]
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