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Mallota Dusmeti
''Mallota'' is a widely distributed Holarctic genus of hoverfly (a member of the fly family Syrphidae), well known for their bee-like appearance. Species *'' M. albipes'' Snow, 1895 *'' M. bautias'' (Walker, 1849) *'' M. bequaerti'' Hull, 1956 *'' M. cimbiciformis'' ( Fallén, 1817) *'' M. dasyops'' ( Wiedemann, 1819) *'' M. dusmeti'' Andreu, 1925 *'' M. extrema'' ( Loew, 1858) *'' M. fuciformis'' ( Fabricius, 1794) *'' M. hirsuta'' Hull, 1941 *'' M. megilliformis'' ( Fallén, 1817) *'' M. meromacrimima'' Hull, 1941 *'' M. posticata'' ( Fabricius, 1805) *'' M. sackeni'' Williston, 1882 *'' M. tricolor'' Loew, 1871 References * Stubbs, Alan E. and Steven J. Falk (1983), ''British Hoverflies, an illustrated identification guide'', British Entomological and Natural History Society The British Entomological and Natural History Society or BENHS is a British entomological Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallota Cimbiciformis
''Mallota cimbiciformis'' is a Palearctic hoverfly. Description For terms see Morphology of Diptera A large (wing length 11·25-12·5 mm.) greenish-yellow and black fly which is a bumblebee mimic. The face is strongly dusted grey or grey-white, with a shining black median stripe, The antennae are red-brown with segments 1 and 2 sometimes black. The thorax is dull greenish-yellow, with long dense yellow hairs and a clear yellow scutellum. The tergites are black, with grey or mixed grey and black hairs 2, and occasionally 3 and 4, with a more or less obvious pair of reddish side-markings. The wings have a brown anterior cloud across the middle. The legs which have very large curved hind femora are partly black with at least the tibiae and tarsi partly or extensively reddish. ''Mallota'' differ from the similar ''Merodon'' by the angle of intersection of wing veins M1 and R4+5, acute and close to the wing edge in ''Mallota'' a right angle in ''Merodon'' The larva is of the rat- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |