Neoascia tenur

Neoascia tenur
	Neoascia tenur Trawscoed, North Wales
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Eristalinae
Tribe:	Brachyopini
Subtribe:	Spheginina
Genus:	Neoascia
Species:	N. tenur
Binomial name
	Neoascia tenur; (Harris 1780)
Synonyms
	Musca tenur Harris, 1780; Ascia quadripunctata Meigen, 1822; Ascia dispar Meigen, 1822; Neoascia floralis ssp. lapponica Kanervo, 1934; Neoascia floralis ssp. splendida Kanervo, 1934; Scaeva quadriguttata Gravenhorst, 1807; Ascia bifasciata Zetterstedt, 1838;

Neoascia tenur is a Palearctic species of hoverfly.^[6]^[7]

Description

For terms, see Morphology of Diptera
Wing length 3-5 ·25 mm. Tibiae 1 yellow with the dark ring. Metatarsae 1 yellow with the dark patch, other segments of tarsi 1 yellowish. Females: abdomen not as broad as N. meticulosa. The male genitalia are figured by Barkemeyer & Claussen (1986) ^[8] Larvae and puparia described and figured by Maibach and Goeldlin (1993) .^[9] See references for determination.^[10] ^[11] ^[12]^[13]

The male genitalia are illustrated by Barkemeyer and Claussen (1986) ^[14]

Distribution

Palearctic Fennoscandia South to Iberia and the Mediterranean basin. Ireland east through Europe into Turkey and to European parts of Russia and on to Siberia. ^[7]^[15]

Biology

Habitat: Wetlands, flushes and streams in blanket bog, raised bogs, fen, wet grassland, pond and lake margins and along brooks.^[16] Flowers visited include Caltha, Cicuta virosa, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla erecta, Ranunculus, Salix repens. ^[17] The flight period is April to September. The larva is sub-aquatic within stem sheaths of Typha and other water plants.

References

^ ^a ^b Harris, M. (1780). An exposition of English insects. Vol. Decads III, IV. London: Robson Co. pp. 73–99, 100–138, pls. 21–30, 31–40. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b Meigen, Johann Wilhelm (1822). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen Insekten. Hamm: Dritter Theil. Schulz-Wundermann. pp. x, 416, pls. 22–32. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b Kanervo, E. (1934). "Einige neue Syrphiden aus Petsamo". Annales Botanici Societatis Zoologicae-Botanicae Fennicae "Vanamo". 14 (5): 115–135.
^ Gravenhorst, J.L.C. (1807). Vergleichende Uebersicht des Linneischen und einiger neuern zoologischen Systeme. Goettingen: Dieterich. pp. xvi + 476 pp.
^ Zetterstedt, J. W. (1838). Dipterologis Scandinaviae. Sect. 3: Diptera, pp. 477-868. In his Insecta Lapponica. Lipsiae [= Leipzig]. pp. vi + 1, 140.
^ Stubbs, Alan E. & Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd (revised) ed.). British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 271, xvpp. ISBN 0-9502891-3-2.
^ ^a ^b Fauna Europaea
^ Barkemeyer, W. & Claussen, C. (1986) Zur Identitat von Neoascia unifasciata (Strobl 1898): mit einem Schlussel fur die in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland nachgewiesenen Arten der Gattung Neoascia Williston 1886 (Diptera: Syrphidae). Bonn.zool.Beitr., 37: 229-239.
^ Maibach, A. & Goeldlin de Tiefenau, P. (1993) Description et clé de détermination des stades immatures de plusieurs espèces du genre Neoascia Williston de la région paléarctique occidentale (Diptera, Syrphidae). Bull.Soc.ent.Suisse, 66: 337-257.
^ Van Veen, M. (2004) Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: identification keys to the Syrphidae. 256pp. KNNV Publishing, Utrecht.addendum
^ Van der Goot,V.S. (1981) De zweefvliegen van Noordwest - Europa en Europees Rusland, in het bijzonder van de Benelux. KNNV, Uitgave no.32: 275pp. Amsterdam.
^ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Part I. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6.
^ Coe, R.L. (1953) Diptera: Syrphidae. Handbks.ident.Br.insects, 10(1): 1-98. R.ent.Soc.London.
^ Barkemeyer, W. & Claussen, C. (1986) Zur Identitat von Neoascia unifasciata (Strobl 1898): mit einem Schlussel fur die in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland nachgewiesenen Arten der Gattung Neoascia Williston 1886 (Diptera: Syrphidae). Bonn.zool.Beitr., 37: 229-239.
^ Peck, L.V. (1988) Syrphidae. In: Soos, A. & Papp, L. (eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera, 8: 11-230. Akad.Kiado, Budapest.
^ Speight, M.C.D. (2011). "Species accounts of European Syrphidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Syrph the Net, the database of European Syrphidae. 65: 285pp.
^ de Buck, N. (1990) Bloembezoek en bestuivingsecologie van Zweefvliegen (Diptera, Syrphidae) in het bijzonder voor België. Doc.Trav. IRSNB, no.60, 1-167.

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[Harris1780-1] Harris, M. (1780). An exposition of English insects. Vol. Decads III, IV. London: Robson Co. pp. 73–99, 100–138, pls. 21–30, 31–40. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[Meigen1822-2] Meigen, Johann Wilhelm (1822). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen Insekten. Hamm: Dritter Theil. Schulz-Wundermann. pp. x, 416, pls. 22–32. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

[Kanervo1934-3] Kanervo, E. (1934). "Einige neue Syrphiden aus Petsamo". Annales Botanici Societatis Zoologicae-Botanicae Fennicae "Vanamo". 14 (5): 115–135.

[Gravenhorst1807-4] Gravenhorst, J.L.C. (1807). Vergleichende Uebersicht des Linneischen und einiger neuern zoologischen Systeme. Goettingen: Dieterich. pp. xvi + 476 pp.

[Zetterstedt1838-5] Zetterstedt, J. W. (1838). Dipterologis Scandinaviae. Sect. 3: Diptera, pp. 477-868. In his Insecta Lapponica. Lipsiae [= Leipzig]. pp. vi + 1, 140.

[6] Stubbs, Alan E. & Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd (revised) ed.). British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 271, xvpp. ISBN 0-9502891-3-2.

[Fauna_Europaea-7] Fauna Europaea

[8] Barkemeyer, W. & Claussen, C. (1986) Zur Identitat von Neoascia unifasciata (Strobl 1898): mit einem Schlussel fur die in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland nachgewiesenen Arten der Gattung Neoascia Williston 1886 (Diptera: Syrphidae). Bonn.zool.Beitr., 37: 229-239.

[9] Maibach, A. & Goeldlin de Tiefenau, P. (1993) Description et clé de détermination des stades immatures de plusieurs espèces du genre Neoascia Williston de la région paléarctique occidentale (Diptera, Syrphidae). Bull.Soc.ent.Suisse, 66: 337-257.

[10] Van Veen, M. (2004) Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: identification keys to the Syrphidae. 256pp. KNNV Publishing, Utrecht.addendum

[11] Van der Goot,V.S. (1981) De zweefvliegen van Noordwest - Europa en Europees Rusland, in het bijzonder van de Benelux. KNNV, Uitgave no.32: 275pp. Amsterdam.

[12] Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Part I. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6.

[13] Coe, R.L. (1953) Diptera: Syrphidae. Handbks.ident.Br.insects, 10(1): 1-98. R.ent.Soc.London.

[14] Barkemeyer, W. & Claussen, C. (1986) Zur Identitat von Neoascia unifasciata (Strobl 1898): mit einem Schlussel fur die in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland nachgewiesenen Arten der Gattung Neoascia Williston 1886 (Diptera: Syrphidae). Bonn.zool.Beitr., 37: 229-239.

[15] Peck, L.V. (1988) Syrphidae. In: Soos, A. & Papp, L. (eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera, 8: 11-230. Akad.Kiado, Budapest.

[Speight-16] Speight, M.C.D. (2011). "Species accounts of European Syrphidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Syrph the Net, the database of European Syrphidae. 65: 285pp.

[17] Buck, N. (1990) Bloembezoek en bestuivingsecologie van Zweefvliegen (Diptera, Syrphidae) in het bijzonder voor België. Doc.Trav. IRSNB, no.60, 1-167.

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