Psilota
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| Genus: | Psilota Meigen, 1822
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Psilota is a genus of small black hoverflies with long wings, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. Thy are one of the few hoverfly genera that do not have a venia spuria in the wings.[1] The larvae feed on tree sap.[2]
Systematics
- Psilota anthracina Meigen, 1822
- Psilota atra (Loew, 1817)
- Psilota buccata (Macquart, 1842)
- Psilota flavidipennis Macquart, 1855
- Psilota innupta Róndani, 1857
- Psilota rotundicornis Strobl, 1898
- Psilota sibirica Violovitsh, 1980[3]
- Psilota thatuna Shannon, 1922
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References
- ^ 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. and Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 253, xvpp.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Barkalov, A.V. "Syrphidae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum". Novosibirsk, Russia: the Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2009.