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Sphaerophoria interrupta

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Species of fly

Sphaerophoria interrupta
male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Sphaerophoria
Species: S. interrupta
Binomial name
Sphaerophoria interrupta
(Fabricius, 1805)
Synonyms
  • Scaeva interrupta Fabricius, 1805
  • Sphaerophoria menthastri Vockeroth, 1963
  • Sphaerophoria altaica Violovitsh, 1976
  • Sphaerophoria picta (Meigen, 1822)
  • Syrphus pictus Meigen, 1822
  • Sphaerophoria menthastrisensu auctores nec Linnaeus

Sphaerophoria interrupta is a Palearctic species of hoverfly.

Description

External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera
Wing length 4·5-6·25 mm. Tergites 2–4 with pairs of spots, which may merge in the middle and hairs on lateral margin of tergites 3-5 pale. Genitalia figured by Verinden Verlinden, L. (1991) . See references for determination.

Distribution

Palearctic Fennoscandia South to Iberia and the Mediterranean basin. Ireland East through Europe and European Russia and the Caucasus then to Siberia and Lake Baikal.

References

  1. Stubbs, Alan E. & Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp.
  2. Fauna van Belgie: Zweefvliegen (Syrphidae).1-298. Inst.Roy.Sci.Nat.Belg., Brussels.
  3. Van Veen, M. (2004) Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: identification keys to the Syrphidae. 256pp. KNNV Publishing, Utrecht.addendum
  4. 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.
  5. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) 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.
  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.
Taxon identifiers
Sphaerophoria interrupta


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