Oxycera meigenii

Oxycera meigenii
	Oxycera meigenii. Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Stratiomyidae
Subfamily:	Stratiomyinae
Tribe:	Oxycerini
Genus:	Oxycera
Species:	O. meigenii
Binomial name
	Oxycera meigenii; Stæger, 1844
Synonyms
	Oxycera meigeni Zetterstedt, 1849; Oxycera fraterna Loew, 1873; Hermione caucasica Kertész, 1916; Hermione turkestanica Kertész, 1916; Hermione pallidipes Pleske, 1925; Hermione transcaspia Pleske, 1925;

Oxycera meigenii is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.^[5]^[6]

Distribution

This species is present in central and western parts of Europe (Austria. Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Russia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia. Sweden. Switzerland and in Ukraine), in the Near East and in the East Palaearctic.^[7]^[8]

Habitat

This species occurs in wetlands, lakes and streams and in agricultural areas.

Description

Oxycera meigenii can reach a body length of about 7–9 mm (0.28–0.35 in).

These soldier flies have red antennae. On mesonotum of both sexes are present longitudinal yellow stripes, connected to humeral spots, in female abrupt at the middle. Scutellus is yellow with red tips. Also legs are yellow. Femora 1 and 2 in basal half and anterior tarsi are black. On the abdominal tergites 2–4 are present extensive oblique yellow lateral-markings and yellow apex.^[9]^[10]

Biology

Adults of Oxycera meigenii can be found in July.

Etymology

The name honours Johann Wilhelm Meigen.

References

^ Zetterstedt, J.W. (1849). Diptera Scandinaviae disposita et descipta. Tomus octavus seu supplementum, continens conspectum synopticum familiarium, generum et specierum, addenda, corrigenda et emendata tomis septtem prioribus. Lundae [= Lund.]: Officina Lundbergiana. pp. 2935–3366.
^ Loew, Hermann (1873). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen Insecten.Von Johann Wilhelm Meigen. Zehnter Theil oder vierter Supplementband. Beschreibung europaischer Dipteren. Dritter Band. Halle: H. W. Schmidt. pp. vii + 320.
^ ^a ^b Kertész, K. (1916). "Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Notacanthen. XXXVI--XXXVIII" (PDF). Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici. 14: 123–218. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b Pleske, Th. (1925). "Revision des especes palearctiques des familles Erinnidae et Coenomyiidae. (B), II Diptera 2". Encycl. Ent.: 161–184.
^ Woodley, N.E. (2001). "A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Myia. 11: 1–462. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ Zeegers, T.; Schulten, A. (2022). Families of Flies with Three Pulvilli: Field Guide Northwest Europe. Graveland: Jeugdbondsuitgeverij. pp. 256 pp. ISBN 9789051070682.
^ Fauna europaea
^ Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. Cat Catalogue of life
^ Aramel.free (in French)
^ S. Khaghaninia, F. Kazerani, M. Hauser The Genera Nemotelus and Oxycera Diptera Stratiomyidae in the Arasbaran Forests

[Zetterstedt1849-1] Zetterstedt, J.W. (1849). Diptera Scandinaviae disposita et descipta. Tomus octavus seu supplementum, continens conspectum synopticum familiarium, generum et specierum, addenda, corrigenda et emendata tomis septtem prioribus. Lundae [= Lund.]: Officina Lundbergiana. pp. 2935–3366.

[Loew1873-2] Loew, Hermann (1873). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen Insecten.Von Johann Wilhelm Meigen. Zehnter Theil oder vierter Supplementband. Beschreibung europaischer Dipteren. Dritter Band. Halle: H. W. Schmidt. pp. vii + 320.

[Kertész1916-3] Kertész, K. (1916). "Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Notacanthen. XXXVI--XXXVIII" (PDF). Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici. 14: 123–218. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[Pleske1925-4] Pleske, Th. (1925). "Revision des especes palearctiques des familles Erinnidae et Coenomyiidae. (B), II Diptera 2". Encycl. Ent.: 161–184.

[Woodley2001-5] Woodley, N.E. (2001). "A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Myia. 11: 1–462. Retrieved 7 December 2022.

[ZeegersSchulten2022-6] Zeegers, T.; Schulten, A. (2022). Families of Flies with Three Pulvilli: Field Guide Northwest Europe. Graveland: Jeugdbondsuitgeverij. pp. 256 pp. ISBN 9789051070682.

[7] Fauna europaea

[8] Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. Cat Catalogue of life

[9] Aramel.free (in French)

[10] S. Khaghaninia, F. Kazerani, M. Hauser The Genera Nemotelus and Oxycera Diptera Stratiomyidae in the Arasbaran Forests

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