Meiosimyza rorida is a species of small flies of the family Lauxaniidae.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Lauxaniidae |
| Genus: | Meiosimyza |
| Species: | M. rorida
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| Meiosimyza rorida (Fallén, 1820)
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Distribution
editThis species is present in most of Europe, in the Near East, and in the Nearctic realm.[4]
Habitat
editThis species usually lives in the herbous plants of deciduous wet forests and in hedges rows.[5][6]
Description
editMeiosimyza rorida can reach a body length of about 3.2–4.2 millimetres (0.13–0.17 in). These small flies have rounded, yellowish bodies with dark bristles. They show characteristic sternopleural setae and anteroventral comb-like rows of black spinules on the fore femora. The head is yellowish-white, with large reddish compound eyes. The apex of the antennae is brown. The chest is reddish-yellow, with a shiny mesonotum and long bristles. The thorax and the abdomen are jointed by a narrow waist. The legs are yellowish. The wings are transparent and slightly yellow coloured.[5][6][7][8]
Biology
editFemales lay their eggs in rotting leaves, which the larvae feed on. Adults are active from May to October.[5] They mainly feed on nectar and pollen of Heracleum sphondylium.[6]
Gallery
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Meiosimyza cf. rorida. Video clip
References
edit- ^ "BioLib - Meiosimyza rorida". biolib.cz. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- ^ Шаталкин, Анатолий Иванович (2000). Определитель палеарктических мух семейства Lauxaniidae (Diptera) [Keys to the Palaearctic flies of the family Lauxaniidae (Diptera)] (Print) (in Russian). Vol. 5. Moscow: Zoologicheskie Issledovania. p. 102.
- ^ Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 1–234. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.
- ^ "Fauna Europaea : Taxon Details". faunaeur.org. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- ^ a b c "Meiosimyza rorida - Meiosimyza rorida Lauxaniid Flies Fly Black White Synonyms Lauxaniidae Bristles". insectoid.info. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- ^ a b c "Lyciella rorida". commanster.eu. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- ^ "Diptera.info - Discussion Forum: Lauxaniidae: Meiosimyza rorida for check please". diptera.info. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- ^ Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
External links
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