Monoceromyia pleuralis

Monoceromyia pleuralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Monoceromyia
Species:	M. pleuralis
Binomial name
	Monoceromyia pleuralis; Coquillett, 1898[1]

Monoceromyia pleuralis is a hoverfly that occurs in Japan. It is mostly black with yellow markings and brown markings on its wings.[2] It was originally described by Coquillett in 1898 as Sphiximorpha pleuralis,[1] but that genus was later lumped into Monoceromyia by Shannon.[3]

References

Coquillett, D.W. (November 4, 1898). "Report on a Collection of Japanese Diptera, Presented to the U.S. National Museum by the Imperial University of Tokyo". Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum. XXI (1146): 301–340. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
Ichige, Katsuyoshi. "Hoverflies world(Diptera,Syrphidae) ハナアブの世界". Hoverflies world. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
Shannon, Raymond C. (January 18, 1927). "Notes on and descriptions of Syrphid flies of the subfamily Cerioidinae". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 17 (2): 38–53. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

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[Coquillett-1898-1] Coquillett, D.W. (November 4, 1898). "Report on a Collection of Japanese Diptera, Presented to the U.S. National Museum by the Imperial University of Tokyo". Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum. XXI (1146): 301–340. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[2] Ichige, Katsuyoshi. "Hoverflies world(Diptera,Syrphidae) ハナアブの世界". Hoverflies world. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[Shannon-1927-3] Shannon, Raymond C. (January 18, 1927). "Notes on and descriptions of Syrphid flies of the subfamily Cerioidinae". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 17 (2): 38–53. Retrieved 20 July 2018.