Heteromyza rotundicornis

Heteromyza rotundicornis
Heteromyza rotundicornis North Wales
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Heleomyzidae
Genus:	Heteromyza
Species:	H. rotundicornis
Binomial name
Heteromyza rotundicornis (Zetterstedt, 1846)

Heteromyza rotundicornis is a species of fly in the family Heleomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic .[1]

The body length of 4 to 5.5 mm. The head is characterized by the presence of both hairs and setae on the genae , and in males it is also characterized by a gradually truncated frons, wider in the middle than the face . The thorax is characterized by well-developed presutural dorsocenral setae , the presence of setae on the propleura and a naked prothorax . The wings have long pterostigma and spine-like setae on the costa that are longer than the hairs. The middle pair of legs has one well-developed spur on the tibiae.For terms see Morphology of Diptera. [2] [3] Heteromyza rotundicornis is known from Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Croatia

Content in this edit is translated from the existing Polish Wikipedia article at pl:Heteromyza rotundicornis; see its history for attribution

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. 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. ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
3. Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf