Melieria omissa

Melieria omissa is a small fly that is commonly found in wet, marshy vegetation in May. Scientists think that the dagger-like ovipositor of the females might be used for inserting eggs into vegetation.[3]

Melieria omissa
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M. omissa
Binomial name
Melieria omissa
(Meigen, 1826)
Synonyms
  • Ortalis omissa Meigen, 1826[1]
  • Melieria misrica Steyskal, 1968[2]

Distribution

M. omissa has been documented across Eurasia, from Great Britain to Korea, and as far south as Italy, Greece and the Arabian peninsula.[4]

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References

  1. Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. New Series. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 122. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.
  2. "Melieria misrica". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
  3. Multiple authors (1979). The Oxford Book of Insects. Oxford, South East England: Oxford University Press. pp. 132. ISBN 0-19-910005-5.
  4. "Records for the family Ulidiidae (Diptera, Tephritoidea) in Saudi Arabia". African Entomology 24(1): 225–232 (2016).


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