Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Syrphidae Scientific name Parasyrphus nigritarsis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Subfamily Syrphinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Parasyrphus, Parasyrphus annulatus, Epistrophe nitidicollis, Melangyna umbellatarum, Platycheirus manicatus | ||
Parasyrphus nigritarsis as important anatgonist of chrysomela populi
Parasyrphus nigritarsis is a species of Hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.
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Description
External images For terms, see: Morphology of Diptera
Wing length: 9–11.5 mm (0.35–0.45 in). Tergites 3 and 4 have a marginal sulcus. Femur 3 is entirely yellow or apical 1/4 yellow. Face is without black stripe, but with black mouth edge. Female frons has large dust patches. The male genitalia are figured by Hippa (1968). Larva described and figured by Rotheray (1994).
See references for determination.
Distribution
Palearctic: Fennoscandia South to Belgium and North Spain, Ireland east through Central Europe into Russia and on to the Russian Far East and the Pacific coast, including Japan. Nearctic: Alaska to Quebec and south to Washington and Idaho.
Biology
Habitat: Alnus, Salix, Populus tremula woodland and wetland and Alnus viridis scrub up to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) in the Alps. Flowers visited include Anemone nemorosa, Potentilla erecta, Prunus cerasus, Prunus spinosus, Ranunculus, Rhododendron aureum, Rubus idaeus, Salix. The flight period is end May to end June.The larva is predatory on the larvae of chrysomelid beetles on trees and shrubs.