Microchrysa polita

Microchrysa polita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Stratiomyidae
Subfamily:	Sarginae
Genus:	Microchrysa
Species:	M. polita
Binomial name
	Microchrysa polita; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Microchrysa parvula (Harris, 1776); Microchrysa splendens (Meigen, 1804); Microchrysa vitrea (Harris, 1776); Musca parvula Harris, 1776; Musca polita Linnaeus, 1758; Musca vitrea Harris, 1776;

Microchrysa polita, the black-horned gem, is a species of soldier fly found in Europe, Asia, and North America.^[1]

Description[]

A small species (Body 4.5 to 5.5.mm. long) Antennae black. Legs predominantly black. Pubescence in middle part of mesonotum and on abdomen black in male.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Biology[]

The flight period is March to September. Habitats are deciduous woodland edges, wooded areas, hedgerows, gardens, and parks. Larvae have been found in soil, decomposing grass and leaves, and compost.

Distribution[]

Russia, Siberia, Central Asia, Mongolia, Western Europe, United States, and Canada.

References[]

^ Stubbs, A. & Drake, M. (2001). British Soldierflies and Their Allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 512 pp. ISBN 1-899935-04-5.
^ Seguy. E. Faune n° 13 1926. Diptères Brachycères. 308 p., 685 fig.
^ George Henry Verrall Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain- British flies (1909) BHL Full text with illustrations
^ E. P. Narchuk in Bei-Bienko, G. Ya, 1988 Keys to the insects of the European Part of the USSR Volume 5 (Diptera) Part 2 English edition. Keys to Palaearctic species but now needs revision.

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[1] Stubbs, A. & Drake, M. (2001). British Soldierflies and Their Allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 512 pp. ISBN 1-899935-04-5.

[2] Seguy. E. Faune n° 13 1926. Diptères Brachycères. 308 p., 685 fig.

[3] George Henry Verrall Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain- British flies (1909) BHL Full text with illustrations

[4] E. P. Narchuk in Bei-Bienko, G. Ya, 1988 Keys to the insects of the European Part of the USSR Volume 5 (Diptera) Part 2 English edition. Keys to Palaearctic species but now needs revision.

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