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Criorhina
Sign in to saveCriorhina is a genus of hoverflies. Medium to large sized species, black or greenish black, with or without light ground markings mimicking bumblebees. The head is much flattened and broader than the thorax. The antennae are situated upon a prominent conical frontal process, The face is moderately produced below the eyes, downward or forward, in profile. The eyes are bare. The abdomen is elliptical or very short oval. Larvae found in rot holes or decaying hardwoods
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilySyrphidae
Criorhina es un género de mosca sírfida.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 21
- Family
- Syrphidae
- Collections
- INHS, MCGILL UNIVERSITY, CHAS, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY ARTHROPOD COLLECTION, TTU, LACM
- Recorded in
- United States, Bhutan, Canada, Costa Rica
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Criorhina is a genus of hoverflies. Medium to large sized species, black or greenish black, with or without light ground markings mimicking bumblebees. The head is much flattened and broader than the thorax. The antennae are situated upon a prominent conical frontal process, The face is moderately produced below the eyes, downward or forward, in profile. The eyes are bare. The abdomen is elliptical or very short oval. Larvae found in rot holes or decaying hardwoods
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