Clitellaria ephippium

Clitellaria ephippium
Clitellaria ephippium. Male, side view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Stratiomyidae
Subfamily: Clitellariinae
Genus: Clitellaria
Species:
C. ephippium
Binomial name
Clitellaria ephippium
(Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms

Clitellaria ephippium is a species of soldier fly (so named for the thorns that armor the body) belonging to the family Stratiomyidae.[7][8]

Distribution

This species is present in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Hungary, central and southern Russia, Spain and in Switzerland.[9]

Description

Clitellaria ephippium. Dorsal view

The adults grow up to 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in) long. The most of their body is black, with a bright red mesonotum. Antennae are no longer than the head, the third articulation of antennae is composed of five segments, the stylet of two segments. The eyes are dark and quite hairy. Scutellum is hairy and mesonotum shows two strong apico-lateral spines. Scutum has two strong lateral spines, placed between the transverse suture and the insertion of the wings. The abdomen is relatively wide. The wings are dark.[10][11]

Biology

The predatory larvae of this species develop in ant nests, such as Lasius fuliginosus (synonym Formica fuliginosa) (Formicidae).[12]

Bibliography

  • Rozkošný, R. 1998. Chapter 24. Family Stratiomyidae. Manual Palaearct. Dipt. 2: 387-411.
  • Joachim Haupt, Hiroko Haupt: Fliegen und Mücken. Beobachtung, Lebensweise. 1. Auflage. Naturbuch-Verlag, Jena und Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-89440-278-4.

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  1. ^ a b Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Flensbvrgi et Lipsiae [= Flensburg & Leipzig]: Kortii. pp. [32] + 832. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. ^ Fuesslin, J.C. (1775). Verzeichniss der ihm bekannten schweizerischen Insekten ... Fuesslin. Winterthur: Zurich & Steiner. pp. xii + 62 pp., 1 pl. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ Schrank, F. von Paula (1781). Envmeratio insectorvm Avstriae indigenorum. Augustae Vindelicorum [=Augsburg]: Eberhardi Klett et Franck. pp. xxiv + 548 + [4] pp., 4 pls. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b Fourcroy, A.F. de (1785). Entomologia parisiensis. Parisiis [=Paris]: Aedibus Serpentineis. pp. viii + 544 pp.
  5. ^ Latreille, P.A. (1805). Histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere, des crustaces et des insectes. Tome quatorzième. "An XIII". Paris: Dufart. pp. 432 pp., pls. 104–112.
  6. ^ Rondani, Camillo (1856). Dipterologiae Italicae Prodromus. Vol: I. Genera italica ordinis Dipterorum ordinatim disposita et distincta et in familias et stirpes aggregata. Parmae [= Parma].: A. Stocchi. pp. 226 + [2] pp.
  7. ^ Woodley, N.E. (2001). "A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Diptera)". Myia. 11: 1–462. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  8. ^ Stubbs, Alan E; Drake, Martin (2014). British Soldierflies and their allies (an illustrated guide to their identification and ecology) (2 ed.). Reading: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 528 pp, 20 plates. ISBN 9781899935079.
  9. ^ Fauna europaea
  10. ^ Georges baron Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray The Animal Kingdom: Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization
  11. ^ Zeegers, T.; Schulten, A. (2022). Families of Flies with Three Pulvilli: Field Guide Northwest Europe. Graveland: Jeugdbondsuitgeverij. pp. 256pp. ISBN 9789051070682.
  12. ^ W.F.Erichson Bericht über die Wissenschaftlichen Leistungen im Gebiete der Entomologie


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