Chrysotoxum verralli

Chrysotoxum verralli is a species of hoverfly belonging to the subfamily Syrphinae.[1][2]

Chrysotoxum verralli
Female of Chrysotoxum verralli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Syrphidae
Subfamily:
Syrphinae
Tribe:
Syrphini
Genus:
Chrysotoxum
Species:
C. verralli
Binomial name
Chrysotoxum verralli
Collin, 1940

Distribution

This species is present in Europe, in East Palearctic ecozone and in the Near East.[3]

Habitat

These flies live in grasslands, often close to trees.[4]

Description

Chrysotoxum verralli can reach a length of about 8.5–10.5 millimetres (0.33–0.41 in).[4] These species is a wasp-mimic, with yellow and black bands and long antennae. These bands are substantially parallel to the front edge of tergites. The black front edge of the tergite 2 is almost straight. The third antennal segment is shorter than segments 1 and 2 together.[4] The female’s eyes are separated from each other.[5]

This species is hard to distinguish and very similar to Chrysotoxum arcuatum, Chrysotoxum cautum, Chrysotoxum elegans and Chrysotoxum octomaculatum.[6]

Etymology

The name honours George Henry Verrall.

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References
  1. Catalogue of life
  2. Biolib
  3. Fauna europaea
  4. Syrphes en Picardie
  5. Regina Bańkowska Materiaux pour 1’etude des Syrphides (Diptera) de Bułgarie
  6. The Lizard
  • Collin, J. E. 1940. Notes on Syrphidae (Diptera). IV. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 76: 150-158.


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