Myathropa florea ( Linnaeus, 1758 )
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4577.2.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5929859 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CC77878C-FF89-8B3F-8585-D8C2FB9333D7 |
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Myathropa florea ( Linnaeus, 1758 ) |
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Myathropa florea ( Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL
Musca florea Linnaeus, 1758: 591 View in CoL . Type locality: Sweden.
Musca ablecta Harris, 1776: 41. Type locality: England.
Musca atropos Schrank, 1776: 94. Type locality: Austria (Linz).
Helophilus bigotii Macquart, 1850: 445 View in CoL . Type locality: Egypt.
Helophilus nigrotarsata Schiner, 1861: 339 View in CoL . Type locality: Austria (Kierling).
Myiathropa florea View in CoL var. f lavofemorata Strobl, 1902: 481. Type locality: Balkans & Austria.
Myiatropa florea var. nigrofasciata Becker, 1907: 250 View in CoL . Type locality: Algeria ( Algiers).
Eristalomyia auripila Becker, 1921: 53 View in CoL . Type locality: USSR (Caucasia, Stavropol).
Myiatropa florea var. nigrofemorata Abréu, 1924: 115 View in CoL . Type locality: Canary Is. (La Palma).
Myiatropa florea var. pygmaea Abréu, 1924: 115 View in CoL . Type locality: Canary Is. (La Palma).
Myiatropa florea var. varifemorata Abréu, 1924: 115 View in CoL . Type locality: Canary Is. (La Palma).
Myiatropa florea var. nigrolanata Frey, 1945: 57 View in CoL . Type locality: Azores Islands ( Flores, Ribeira Fazenda).
World distribution: PA: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azores, Canary Is., Egypt, Europe (from Fennoscandia south to Iberia and the Mediterranean; from Ireland eastwards through Eurasia to the Pacific coast).
Egyptian localities: Unknown.
Activity period in Egypt: Unknown.
Remarks: Only very old records appear to be known ( Dirickx 1994), although the species clearly is distributed right across North Africa. Adults fly fast, usually at 2m upwards in height. Males circulate at speed, making a highly audible buzzing. Both sexes fly along the margins of streams, settling on stones at the water's edge, often in order to drink. Flowers visited include: White umbellifers, Convolvulus, Crataegus, Chaerophyllum, Euonymus, Hedera, Rhododendron, Rubus, Solidago , Sorbus ( De Buck 1990; Speight 2017).
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Myathropa florea ( Linnaeus, 1758 )
El-Hawagry, Magdi S. & Gilbert, Francis 2019 |
Myiatropa florea var. nigrolanata
Frey, R. 1945: 57 |
Myiatropa florea var. nigrofemorata Abréu, 1924 : 115
Santos Abreu, E. 1924: 115 |
Myiatropa florea var. pygmaea Abréu, 1924 : 115
Santos Abreu, E. 1924: 115 |
Myiatropa florea var. varifemorata Abréu, 1924 : 115
Santos Abreu, E. 1924: 115 |
Eristalomyia auripila
Becker, T. 1921: 53 |
Myiatropa florea var. nigrofasciata
Becker, Th. 1907: 250 |
florea
Strobl, P. G. 1902: 481 |
Helophilus nigrotarsata
Schiner, I. R. 1861: 339 |
Helophilus bigotii
Macquart, P. J. M. 1850: 445 |
florea
Linnaeus, C. 1758: 591 |