Melanogaster aerosa
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| Melanogaster aerosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Melanogaster |
| Species: | M. aerosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanogaster aerosa (Loew, 1843) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Melanogaster macquarti Loew, 1843 | |
Melanogaster aerosa is a Palearctic hoverfly.
This species appears in recent literature as well as older literature under the name Chrysogaster macquarti.
Description
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For terms see Morphology of Diptera
Males: The margin of mouth and apex of the median tubercle of face almost in the same vertical plane. Females: mesonotum with short but dense hairs; abdomen on upper side in middle part matt black. Body length 6.0 to 7.0.mm.[1][2][3][4][5]
