Plagioneurus Explained
Plagioneurus is a genus of long-legged flies in the family Dolichopodidae.[1] It contains only one species, Plagioneurus univittatus, and is the only member of the subfamily Plagioneurinae.[1] The range of P. univittatus spans from the Eastern United States south to South America.
The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek words Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: πλάγιος ('oblique') and Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: νεῦρον ('nerve'), referring to the unusual angle of the last part of the medial wing vein M, which converges with radial vein R4+5.[2]
In the adults, the thorax is a metallic green, with a strong black stripe in the center, and the abdomen is black with white pruinose posterior bands. The wings are hyaline.
Further reading
- Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd. 0-8493-0212-9.
- Book: McAlpine . J.F.. Petersen . B.V.. Shewell . G.E.. Teskey . H.J.. Vockeroth . J.R.. 4. 1987. Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. 978-0660121253.
- Pollet . Marc A. A.. Brooks . Scott Edward. Cumming . Jeffrey Malcolm. 2004. Catalog of the Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of America north of Mexico. Bulletin of the AMNH. American Museum of Natural History. 283. 2246/451.
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Notes and References
- Book: Yang. D.. Zhu. Y.. Wang. M.. Zhang. L.. World Catalog of Dolichopodidae (Insecta: Diptera).. 2006. China Agricultural University Press. Beijing. 9787811171020. 1–704.
- Loew. H.. 1864. Monographs of the Diptera of North America. Part II. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 6. 1–360.
