Ubristes flavitibia
Ubristes rex sp. n., a hoverfly of the subfamily Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) is described from northern Brazil (Roraima). A diagnosis and a key are provided for distinguishing this species from the other three known species of Ubristes, which are all Neotropical. Information on distribution and habitat of all known Ubristes species is summarized. A brief comment is made on the decision to describe this species based on a single female specimen
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Flies |
Suborder: | Aschiza |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Subfamily: | Microdontinae |
Genus: | Ubristes |
Species: | U. flavitibia |
Binomial name | |
Ubristes flavitibia Walker, 1852 |
Diagnosis
Within Ubristes s.s. this is the only known entirely black coloured species.
Description
Distribution
Neotropical: Brazil
Biology
REFERENCES
- Reemer, Menno (2017). "Ubristes rex sp. n., a new microdontine hoverfly from northern Brazil (Diptera: Syrphidae: Microdontinae)". Zootaxa. 4362 (2): 280–286
- Walker, F. (1852) Diptera. Insecta Saundersiana, 1(3), 157–252.