Toxomerus politus

Toxomerus politus
	Toxomerus politus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Toxomerus
Species:	T. politus
Binomial name
	Toxomerus politus; (Say, 1823)
Synonyms
	Scaeva polita Say, 1823 ; Syrphus politus Say, 1824 ; Mesogramma polita Osten Sacken, 1878 ; Meosgramma politum Williston, 1891 ; Toxomerus politus Kertesz, 1910 ; Syrphus anchoratus Macquart, 1842 ; Syrphus cingulatulus Macquart, 1850 ; Syrphus hecticus Jaennicke, 1867 .;

Toxomerus politus is a species of hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae). It is known from North, Central and South America. Although little is known about the early stages of this species, associations with corn have been noted. The adults and likely the larvae feed on the pollen of the corn plants.^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ Toxomerus politus. Catalogue of Life
^ Skevington, Jeff. (2013). "General Information on Toxomerus". Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes.
^ Metz, Mark A. & Thompson, Christian F. (2001). "A revision of the larger species of Toxomerus (Diptera: Syrphidae) with description of a new species". Studia dipterologica. 8: 225–256. ISSN 0945-3954.

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[1] Toxomerus politus. Catalogue of Life

[2] Skevington, Jeff. (2013). "General Information on Toxomerus". Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes.

[3] Metz, Mark A. & Thompson, Christian F. (2001). "A revision of the larger species of Toxomerus (Diptera: Syrphidae) with description of a new species". Studia dipterologica. 8: 225–256. ISSN 0945-3954.

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