Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hartigia Schiødte, 1838
Numbers
5 spp. in our area, 6 in North America
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1. Phylloecus bicinctus: northeastern (MB, ON, QC; NY, PA)
2. Phylloecus cowichanus: northwestern (BC; OR, WA)
3. Phylloecus fasciatus (=cressoni): western (CA, MT, NV, OR)
4. Phylloecus riesi: northwestern (BC; OR, WA)
5. Phylloecus trimaculatus: eastern (NB & QC south to FL, west to LA, OK, KS, IA, & MN) and ID
Identification
Key to spp. by Smith (1986).
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1. P. bicinctus: antennae black; body black; legs brown to black; abdomen with pale bands on segments 4 and 6; wings hyaline to lightly infuscated
2. P. cowichanus: antennae black; body black; legs with femora black, tibiae and tarsi reddish; abdomen with T3-4 orange; wings lightly infuscated
3. P. fasciatus: antennae yellow-marked; body black, often with scutellum yellow; legs with femora black, tibiae and tarsi yellowish; abdomen with thick yellow-and-black banding with segment 5 black; wings yellowish-orange
4. P. riesi: antennae black; body and legs almost entirely black; abdomen with thin pale bands on segments 3, 4, and 6; wings hyaline to lightly infuscated
5. P. trimaculatus: antennae black; body and legs almost entirely black; abdomen with large pale spot each side of T4; wings blackish
Range
holarctic; in NA, transcontinental, Canada to Mexico
(1)Contributed by
v belov on 13 July, 2009 - 3:09am
Additional contributions by
PaleoJonLast updated 19 March, 2023 - 3:13am
