Hybos culiciformis
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Hybos culiciformis, common name dance fly, is a species of fly belonging to the family hybotid.[2]
Description[]
Hybos culiciformis can reach a size of 3.5 to 5.5 mm. It has large yellowish thoracic setae, row of setae on the mid femur and strong setae on mid tibiae. Mesonotum is finely dusted. It flies from June to September and feeds on small insects.
Distribution and habitat[]
This species is widespread in Europe and in the Near East. It can be found in woodland edges and on hedgerows.
Hybos culiciformis with prey (video)
References[]
- ^ Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Flensbvrgi et Lipsiae [= Flensburg & Leipzig]: Kortii. pp. [32] + 832. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Chvála, Milan (1975). The Tachydromiinae (Diptera; Empididae) of Fennoscandia and Denmark (PB). Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica. Vol. 3. Klampenborg: Scandinavian Science Press Ltd. pp. 1–336.
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Categories:
- Hybotidae
- Insects described in 1775
- Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
- Asilomorph flies of Europe
- Empidoidea stubs