Xylota
| Xylota | |
|---|---|
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| Xylota segnis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Xylotini |
| Genus: | Xylota Meigen, 1822 |
| Type species | |
| Musca sylvarum Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Synonyms | |
Xylota is a genus of hoverflies[1] similar in structure to the related genera Chalcosyrphus and Brachypalpoides. As the larvae are saprophytic in rotting wood the adult flies are generally found associated with woodland and woodland edges and can often be seen running over the upper sides of leaves. Unlike other syrphids the adults of many species rarely visit flowers preferring instead to gather pollen from leaf surfaces. There are over 100 described species of which 12 can be found in Europe. Seven species have been recorded in Britain.
Species
- Xylota abiens Meigen, 1822
- Xylota amamiensis Shiraki,1968
- Xylota analis Williston, 1887
- Xylota angustiventris Loew, 1866
- Xylota annulifera Bigot, 1884
- Xylota argoi Shannon, 1926
- Xylota azurea (Fluke, 1953)
- Xylota barbata (Loew, 1864)
- Xylota bicolor Loew, 1864
- Xylota caeruleiventris Zetterstedt, 1838
- Xylota caerulifrons Bigot, 1884
- Xylota confusa Shannon, 1926
- Xylota coquilletti Hervé-Bazin, 1914
- Xylota ejuncida Say, 1824
- Xylota filipjevi (Stackelberg, 1952)
- Xylota flavifrons Walker, 1849
- Xylota flavitibia Bigot, 1884
- Xylota florum (Fabricius, 1805)
- Xylota flukei (Curran, 1941)
- Xylota fo Hull, 1944
- Xylota hinei (Curran, 1941)
- Xylota ignava (Panzer, 1798)
- Xylota isokoae (Shiraki, 1968)
- Xylota jakutorum Bagatshanova, 1980
- Xylota lapsa (Mutin, 1990)
- Xylota lovetti Curran, 1925
- Xylota meigeniana Stackelberg, 1964
- Xylota micrura (Curran, 1941)
- Xylota naknek Shannon, 1926
- Xylota nartshukae Bagatshanova, 1984
- Xylota nebulosa Johnson, 1921
- Xylota ouelleti (Curran, 1941)
- Xylota quadrimaculata Loew, 1866
- Xylota rainieri Shannon, 1926
- Xylota scutellarmata Lovett, 1919
- Xylota segnis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Xylota sibirica (Loew, 1871)
- Xylota stigmatipennis Lovett, 1919
- Xylota subfasciata Loew, 1866
- Xylota suecica (Ringdahl, 1943)
- Xylota sylvarum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Xylota tarda Meigen, 1822
- Xylota triangularis Zetterstedt, 1838
- Xylota tuberculata (Curran, 1941)
- Xylota umbrosa Violovitsh, 1975
- Xylota xanthocnema Collin, 1939
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References
- ↑ Stubbs, Alan E. and Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp.