Pelecocera
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Rhingiini |
| Genus: | Pelecocera Meigen, 1822[1] |
| Type species | |
| Pelecocera tricincta | |
Pelecocera is a Holarctic genus of Hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.[2][3] Antennae with segment 3 a half moon shape (flat above, only rounded below) or triangular, in the female the arista very thick, spike-like, inserted at the anterior extremity of segment 3. They are small black and yellow or orange flies found mainly on heaths.
Species
[edit]- Pelecocera apichaetus (Curran, 1923)
- Pelecocera escorialensis Strobl, 1909[4]
- Pelecocera latifrons Loew, 1856
- Pelecocera lugubris Perris, 1839
- Pelecocera pergandei (Williston, 1884)
- Pelecocera scaevoides (Fallén, 1817) now Chamaesyrphus
- Pelecocera tricincta Meigen, 1822[1]
- Pelecocera willistoni Snow, 1895
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Van Veen, M.P. (2004). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae (Hardback). Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 90-5011-199-8.
- ^ Stubbs, Alan E. & Falk, Steven J. (1983). British HovExternal images erflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 253, xvpp.
{{cite book}}: External link in|title= - ^ Strobl, P. Gabriel; Czerny, Leander (1909). "Spanische Dipteren. III". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Österreich. 59 (6): 121–310. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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