Loxocera aristata explained

Loxocera aristata is a species of fly and member of the family Psilidae.^[1]

Description

Loxocera aristata can reach a length of 7-. These flies, which resemble certain Ichneumonidae, have a dark, slender body. Head is black, thorax is black anteriorly and orange-brown posteriorly, while the abdomen is black. Legs are yellowish. Wings are hyaline.The third antennal segment conspicuously elongated with a conspicuous arista.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Distribution

This species is present in Europe.^[8] It can be found in hedge rows and grassy meadows.^{[2] [9]}

Bibliography

• Systema Dipterorum. Pape T. & Thompson F.C. (eds)
• Collin, J.E. 1944a. The British species of Psilidae (Diptera). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 80: 214-224.
• Greve, L. & Skartveit, J. 2001. The genus Loxocera (Psilidae, Diptera) in Norway. Norw. J. Entomol. 48, 329-334

Notes and References

1. Web site: Taxon profile Loxocera aristata. BioLib.cz. Project BioLib. 8 February 2017.
2. http://www.commanster.eu/commanster/Insects/Flies/SuFlies/Loxocera.aristata.html Commanster
3. http://www.dipteristsforum.org.uk/t4107-Loxocera.html Dipterist
4. Buck. Mattias. Marshall. Stephen A.. Revision of New World Loxocera (Diptera: Psilidae), with phylogeneticredefinition of Holarctic subgenera and species groups. European Journal of Entomology. 2006. 106. 1. 193–219. 8 February 2017. 1210-5759.
5. http://aramel.free.fr/INSECTES15-8'.shtml Insectes
6. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.
7. Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
8. Web site: Fauna Europaea Loxocera aristata. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208135754/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=141226. dead. December 8, 2015. Fauna europaea. 8 February 2017. 29 August 2013.
9. https://www.ispotnature.org/species-dictionaries/uksi/Loxocera%20aristata Ispotnature