Chloromyia
Keith Bayless
- Chloromyia bella
- Chloromyia caeligera
- Chloromyia cingulata
- Chloromyia formosa
- Chloromyia speciosa
- Chloromyia tuberculata
Introduction
Chloromyia larvae, where known, live in leaf litter and the upper layers of soil (Rozkošný 1998). Chloromyia has 4 species native to Africa. C. speciosa is found in Europe, and C. formosa is from N. Africa and Europe and has been recently introduced to the eastern United States (Woodley 2001).
Characteristics
Chloromyia is distinguished from many other Sarginae by the densely pilose eyes (James 1981).
References
James, M.T. 1981. 36. Stratiomyidae. Manual Nearct. Dipt. 1: 497-511.
Rozkošný, R. 1998. Chapter 24. Family Stratiomyidae. Manual Palaearct. Dipt. 2: 387-411.
Woodley, N. E. 2001. A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). Myia 11: 1-473. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.
Information on the Internet
- Diptera.info. Image of Chloromyia formosa.
- Diptera.info. Image of Chloromyia speciosa.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Chloromyia formosa |
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| Location | Sabińánigo, Huesca, Spain |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Sex | Male |
| Source | Chloromyia formosa |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2008 Isidro Martínez |
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Keith Bayless
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- First online 28 September 2008
- Content changed 28 September 2008
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