Portevinia maculata

Portevinia maculata
Portevinia maculata (male)
Portevinia maculata (female)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Portevinia
Species: P. maculata
Binomial name
Portevinia maculata
(Fallén, 1817)

Portevinia maculata is a European species of hoverfly. The adults can be found around ramsons when the plants are in flower (May–June). The larvae tunnel through and overwinter in the bulbs of this plant.[1]

Description

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Tergites 2-4 with grey spots.Face very concave for upper two-thirds. Antennae red. See references for determination[2] [3] [4] [5]

Distribution

Palearctic Southern Norway to North Spain.Ireland East into Northern Europe and Central Europe as far as Liechtenstein, Austria and northern Italy. [6] [7]

Habitat.Ireland

Biology

Habitat:Deciduous woodland glades with Allium ursinum or A.triquetrum.[8]


References

  1. ↑ Stubbs, Alan E. & Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 267, xvpp.
  2. ↑ Van Veen, M. (2004) Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: identification keys to the Syrphidae. 256pp. KNNV Publishing, Utrecht.addendum
  3. ↑ Van der Goot,V.S. (1981) De zweefvliegen van Noordwest - Europa en Europees Rusland, in het bijzonder van de Benelux. KNNV, Uitgave no.32: 275pp. Amsterdam.
  4. ↑ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Part I. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6.
  5. ↑ Coe, R.L. (1953) Diptera: Syrphidae. Handbks.ident.Br.insects, 10(1): 1-98. R.ent.Soc.London. pdf
  6. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  7. ↑ Peck, L.V. (1988) Syrphidae. In: Soos, A. & Papp, L. (eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera, 8: 11-230. Akad.Kiado, Budapest.
  8. ↑ Speight, M.C.D. (2011). "Species accounts of European Syrphidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Syrph the Net, the database of European Syrphidae. 65: 285pp.


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