Microchrysa
Keith Bayless
- Microchrysa alessandrinorum
- Microchrysa bicolor
- Microchrysa bipars
- Microchrysa calopa
- Microchrysa circumscripta
- Microchrysa congoensis
- Microchrysa cyaneiventris
- Microchrysa daccordii
- Microchrysa deconinckae
- Microchrysa dichoptica
- Microchrysa dispar
- Microchrysa edwardsi
- Microchrysa elmari
- Microchrysa flavicornis
- Microchrysa flaviventris
- Microchrysa flavomarginata
- Microchrysa fuscistigma
- Microchrysa ghesquierei
- Microchrysa hemiochra
- Microchrysa inversa
- Microchrysa japonica
- Microchrysa laodunensis
- Microchrysa latifrons
- Microchrysa loewi
- Microchrysa macula
- Microchrysa matengoensis
- Microchrysa mokanshanensis
- Microchrysa nigrimacula
- Microchrysa nova
- Microchrysa obscuriventris
- Microchrysa polita
- Microchrysa rozkosnyi
- Microchrysa ruffoi
- Microchrysa ruwenzoriensis
- Microchrysa scutellaris
- Microchrysa shanghaiensis
- Microchrysa stuckenbergi
- Microchrysa ussuriana
- Microchrysa vertebrata
- Microchrysa viridis
- Microchrysa woodleyi
Introduction
Microchrysa larvae are generally found in leaf litter and the upper layers of soil (Rozkošný 1998). Most Microchrysa species are native to sub-Saharan Africa. 2 species are in Australia, 4 in the Neotropics, 5 in the Oriental region. M. flaviventris is found in Asia, Madagascar, and Australia. M. polita and M. flavicornis are found in North America and Europe, M. cyaneiventris is from Europe, and M. ussuriana from Russia (Woodley 2001).
Characteristics
Microchrysa can be distinguished from other Nearctic Sarginae except Cephalochrysa by the bare eye, the distal projection on the calypter, and the equilateral ocellar triangle near posterior margin of head. It can be distinguished from Cephalochrysa by the small d cell, M1and M2 fading before the wing margin, and cell cup as long as the basal cells (James 1981).
References
James, M.T. 1981. 36. Stratiomyidae. Manual Nearct. Dipt. 1: 497-511.
Rozkošný, R. 1998. Chapter 24. Family Stratiomyidae. Manual Palaearct. Dipt. 2: 387-411.
Woodley, N. E. 2001. A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). Myia 11: 1-473. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.
Information on the Internet
- Harvard MCZ Type Images. Images of Microchrysa bicolor.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Microchrysa polita |
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| Location | Seattle, King County, Washington, USA |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Tony Irwin |
| Life Cycle Stage | Adult |
| Size | 6 mm |
| Source | Metallic Green Fly - Microchrysa species |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © Cheryl Moorehead |
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Keith Bayless
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- First online 28 September 2008
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