Acrosathe annulata
Acrosathe annulata is a species of stiletto fly belonging to the family Therevidae.[1] It is a Palearctic species with a limited distribution in Europe[2]
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| Acrosathe annulata Dinle beach, North Wales. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Therevidae |
| Genus: | Acrosathe |
| Species: | A. annulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrosathe annulata (Fabricius), 1805 | |
Description
"Male entirely covered with silvery pubescence; female without any shining black frontal callus. Halteres whitish. Femora blackish in both sexes. Fourth posterior cell closed".[3]
Biology
Habitat: Sand dunes and sand hills. They rest on hot bare sand among marram.
References
- "Acrosathe annulata (Fabricius, 1805) [Coastal Silver-stiletto]". National Biodiversity Network. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- rg/ Fauna Europaea
- Verrall, G. H., 1909 Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain British flies Volume 5 London : Gurney and Jackson, 1909.BHL Full text with illustrations
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