Aristosyrphus melanopterus
Aristosyrphus (Eurypterosyrphus) melanopterus (Barretto & Lane)
- kingdom Animalia
- phylum Arthropoda
- class Insecta
- order Diptera
- family Syrphidae
- subfamily Microdontinae
- tribe Microdontini
- genus Aristosyrphus
- subgenus Aristosyrphus (Eurypterosyrphus)
Languages: English
Overview
Citation
Aristosyrphus (Eurypterosyrphus) melanopterus (Barretto & Lane, 1947).
Barretto, M.P. & Lane, J. (1947) Novos Microdontinae brasileiros (Diptera, Syrphidae). Revista de Entomologia, Rio de Janeiro 18, 139-148.
Differential diagnosis
Eurypterosyrphus is recognized as a subgenus of Aristosyrphus, differing from the typic subgenus by having a dorsomedial tubercle on the face ventrad to the antenna, profemur with a distinct spinose pad basally and usually having the apical crossvein (vein M1) straight, not processive.
References
(2008). A generic conspectus of the Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of two new genera from Africa and China.
Zootaxa. 1879, 21-48.
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