Chrysogaster coemiteriorum

Chrysogaster coemiteriorum is a European species of hoverfly[1] which can be found feeding on umbelliferous flowers wetlands and damp meadows.

Chrysogaster coemiteriorum
male
female
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C. coemiteriorum
Binomial name
Chrysogaster coemiteriorum
Synonyms
  • Chrysogaster chalybeata Meigen, 1822

Description

For terms see Morphology of Diptera
Anterior lower part of mesopleuron (above and posterior to coxa) and hypopleuron covered with grey coating. Face in male very broad and the surstyli obtuse . A large Chrysogaster with a body length body of 6.0 to 8.0.mm.

See references for determination.[2][3][4][5]

Distribution

The Palearctic. Scandinavia South to the Mediterranean basin;Ireland East through Europe (including the Alps) into European Russia, Siberia and the Russian Far East. [6][7]

Habitat

Fen, valley bog and taiga.

Biology

Flies over and among fen and damp meadow vegetation from June to September. Flowers visited include white umbellifers and Sambucus ebulus[8]


References

  1. Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd (revised) ed.). British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 271, xvpp. ISBN 0-9502891-3-2.
  2. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988a) 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.
  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. Coe, R.L. (1953) Diptera: Syrphidae. Handbks.ident.Br.insects, 10(1): 1-98. R.ent.Soc.London. pdf
  6. Fauna Europaea
  7. Peck, L.V. (1988) Syrphidae. In: Soos, A. & Papp, L. (eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera, 8: 11-230. Akad.Kiado, Budapest.
  8. Speight, M.C.D. (2011). "Species accounts of European Syrphidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Syrph the Net, the database of European Syrphidae. 65: 285pp.


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