Monoceromyia pleuralis
Appearance
Monoceromyia pleuralis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Genus: | Monoceromyia |
Species: | M. pleuralis
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Binomial name | |
Monoceromyia pleuralis Coquillett, 1898[1]
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Monoceromyia pleuralis is a hoverfly that occurs in Japan. It is mostly black with yellow markings and brown markings on its wings.[2] It was originally described by Coquillett in 1898 as Sphiximorpha pleuralis,[1] but that genus was later lumped into Monoceromyia by Shannon.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Coquillett, D.W. (November 4, 1898). "Report on a Collection of Japanese Diptera, Presented to the U.S. National Museum by the Imperial University of Tokyo". Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum. XXI (1146): 301–340. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ Ichige, Katsuyoshi. "Hoverflies world (Diptera, Syrphidae) ハナアブの世界". Hoverflies world. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ Shannon, Raymond C. (January 18, 1927). "Notes on and descriptions of Syrphid flies of the subfamily Cerioidinae". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 17 (2): 38–53. Retrieved 20 July 2018.