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Brachypalpus
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Syrphidae
- Collections
- USNM, TTU, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS, DMNS, OSUC, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, United States, Canada, Slovenia
Wikidata facts
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- taxon common name
- råtevedblomsterfluer
- taxon name
- Brachypalpus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Brachypalpus
- Commons category
- Brachypalpus
- diel cycle
- diurnality
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Encyclopedic overview
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Brachypalpus is a genus of hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. The head is triangular and produced well forwards and somewhat downwards. The thorax and abdomen with pile often rather long. The hind femur is swollen and with an obtuse spur apically and ventrally. The hind trochanters of male is spurred. The larvae are of the rat-tailed type feeding on decaying sap under tree bark. Larvae live in decaying trees and logs. Larva and pupa have been described by Malloch.
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