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Stipomorpha apicula
| Stipomorpha apicula | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Flies |
| Suborder: | Aschiza |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
| Genus: | Stipomorpha |
| Species: | S. apicula |
| Binomial name | |
| Stipomorpha apicula (Curran, 1930) | |
Diagnosis
Distinguishable from other known species by the black legs and thorax in combination with the orange brown abdomen.
Description
HOLOTYPE. PANAMA. Male. Label 1 (red): "Microdon apicula Curran Type"; label 2: "Barro Colo Isld., Canal Zone, 1-7-1929"; label 3: "Collector C.H. Curran". Coll. AMNH.
Distribution
Neotropical: Panama
Biology
REFERENCES
- Cheng, Xin-Yue; Thompson, F. Christian (2008). "A generic conspectus of the Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of two new genera from Africa and China" (PDF Adobe Acrobat). Zootaxa. New Zealand: Magnolia Press. 1879: 21–48.
- Curran, C.H. 1930. New Syrphidae from Central America and the West Indies. American Museum Novitates 416, 11 pp
- Meijere, J.C.H. de 1908. Studien über sudostasiatische Dipteren. III. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 51: 191-332, pls. 7-8. [1908.12.31]
- Reemer, M. & G. Stahls 2013. Phylogenetic relationships of Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) based on molecular and morphological characters. Systematic Entomology 38 (4): 661-688.