Cheilosia nigripes

Cheilosia nigripes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Cheilosia
Species:	C. nigripes
Binomial name
	Cheilosia nigripes; (Meigen, 1822)
Synonyms
	Syrphus tropicus Meigen, 1822; Eristalis schmidtii Zetterstedt, 1843; Eristalis lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838; Cartosyrphus castaneiventris Bigot, 1884; Chilosia minuta Hellen, 1914;

Cheilosia nigripes is a Palearctic hoverfly.

Description

Very similar to Cheilosia vicina with a black body bare eyes, black legs and fused antennal pits. The central prominence of the face gently slopes downwards (not retrousse). Male: all the thorax hairs black the tergites with fine punctures. Female:thorax with mainly dark hairs and tergites with coarse punctures. Wing length 6·25-7·5 mm ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] ^[8]

Distribution and biology

From Fennoscandia south to the Pyrenees; from England eastwards through Central and Southern Europe (north Italy, Yugoslavia) into Turkey and European Russia through Siberia and the Russian Far East to the Pacific^[9]. ^[10]. The habitat is open grassy areas in Fagus , Abies and Picea forest up to the lowest levels of subalpine grassland. Flowers visited include white umbellifers Prunus padus, Ranunculus, Rubus idaeus, Taraxacum. Flies May to June , later at higher altitudes. The larva is undescribed.

References

^ Insecta pro
^ 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.
^ 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
^ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988a) 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.
^ Van Veen, M. (2004) Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: identification keys to the Syrphidae. 256pp. KNNV Publishing, Utrecht.addendum
^ Coe, R.L. (1953) Diptera: Syrphidae. Handbks.ident.Br.insects, 10(1): 1-98. R.ent.Soc.London. pdf
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Peck, L.V. (1988) Syrphidae. In: Soos, A. & Papp, L. (eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera, 8: 11-230. Akad.Kiado, Budapest.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Speight, M.C.D. (2011). "Species accounts of European Syrphidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Syrph the Net, the database of European Syrphidae. 65: 285pp.

External links

Images representing Cheilosia nigripes

[1] Insecta pro

[2] 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.

[3] 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

[4] Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988a) 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.

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

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

[7] Fauna Europaea

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

[9] Fauna Europaea

[Speight-10] Speight, M.C.D. (2011). "Species accounts of European Syrphidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Syrph the Net, the database of European Syrphidae. 65: 285pp.

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