Biology:Palpada

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Palpada
Syrphid Fly (Palpada sp.) (7558922774).jpg
Palpada sp.
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Palpada

Macquart, 1854
Type species
Palpada scutellaris
Fabricius, 1805
Synonyms

Doliosyrphus Bigot, 1882a

Palpada is a genus of 85 neotropical and nearctic flower flies or hoverflies[1][2][3][4] This genus is often colorful and bee-like. It is in the tribe Eristaliini containing dozens of genera [1] Common sister genera include Eristalis (99 species), Meromacrus (43 sp.), Eristalinus (100 sp.) and Helophilus (50 sp.). The genus palpada is distinguished by:

  • Eyes with uniform pile.
  • Meron with fine pale hairs in front of or below spiracle.
  • Hind femur with basal patch of dense black setulae.
  • Cell r2+3 closed before wing margin.
  • R4+5 moderately to strongly dipped into cell r4+5. [1]

The larvae are aquatic and have a distinctive shape, usually being referred to as rat-tailed. The rat-tail is a breathng tube that allows the larvae to live in low oxygen water.

Species

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Thompson, F. Christian (2003). "Austalis, a new genus of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with revisionary notes on related genera" (pdf Adobe/Acobat). Zootaxa (New Zealand: Magnolia Press) 246: 1–19. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.246.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2003f/zt00246.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-28. 
  2. Thompson, F. C.; Vockeroth, J. R.. "A Catalogue of the Americas South of the United States: Family Syrphidae". São Paulo, Brasil: Museu de Zoologia. https://archive.org/stream/familysyrphidae00thom#page/n1/mode/2up. 
  3. Morales, M.N.; Marinoni, L. 2009: Cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision of the scutellaris group of Palpada Macquart (Diptera: Syrphidae). Invertebrate systematics, 23: 301–347. doi:10.1071/IS09006
  4. Mengual, X.; Thompson, F. C. (2008). "A taxonomic review of the Palpada ruficeps species group, with the description of a new flower fly from Colombia (Diptera: Syrphidae)". Zootaxa (New Zealand: Magnolia Press) 1741: 31–36. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1741.1.3. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/zt01741p036.pdf. Retrieved 22 December 2011. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Hull, Frank Montgomery (1925). "A Review of the Genus Eristalis Latreille in North America". The Ohio Journal of Science 25: 11–45. http://hdl.handle.net/1811/2257.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. Macquart, P.J.M. (1847). Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus.. Paris, Roret. pp. 5–104. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54217#page/7/mode/1up. 
  7. Macquart, Pierre-Justin-Marie (1842). Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. Tome deuxieme.--2e partie. Paris: Roret. pp. 5–140. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54217#page/232/mode/1up. Retrieved 6 July 2021. 
  8. Fabricius, Johann Christian (1805). Systema antliatorum : secundum ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Brunsvigae. p. 372. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/53432#page/11/mode/1up. ?

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2745249 entry