Psilota is a genus of small black hoverflies with long wings, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. They are one of the few hoverfly genera that do not have a venia spuria in the wings.[1] The larvae feed on tree sap.[2]

Psilota
Psilota anthracina Figure 1 in Meigen Europäischen Zweiflügeligen
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Psilota

Meigen, 1822

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Extant species:[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Van Veen, M.P. (2004). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae (Hardback). Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 90-5011-199-8.
  2. ^ Stubbs, Alan E. & Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 253, xvpp.
  3. ^ "Psilota Meigen, 1822". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-11-26.

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