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

Heleomyza serrata
Heleomyza serrata North Wales
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Binomial name
Heleomyza serrata

The body length is 3 to 7 mm. It is characterized by the presence of setae on the propleura , several pairs of setae on the prothorax and at most one hair on the mesopleura . The male's reproductive organs are characterized byrudimentary aedes, an unexpanded base of the epandrium , and surstyles that are much longer than the epandrium and are evenly curved along the entire length.For terms see Morphology of Diptera.

Heleomyza serrata is known from Spain, Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia (in including the northern Caucasus and Siberia), Kazakhstan and North America[2] [3]

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

References edit

  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

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