Species Mallota posticata

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Season · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon (Aschiza)

Family Syrphidae (Syrphid Flies)

Subfamily Eristalinae

Tribe Eristalini

Genus Mallota

Species posticata (Mallota posticata)

Explanation of Names

Author is Fabricius, 1805.

Species name posticata is apparently an adjectival form of posticus, meaning posterior--from Latin post after, and aceus quality (1).

Size

11-15 mm

Identification

eyes hairy (pilose)

abdomen black with variable amount of yellow pile, usually covering first and part of second segment (tergites), sometimes third abdominal segment covered in yellow as well

Season

May-June (Oklahoma)

Print References

Gordh, entry for posticus (1)

Internet References

Syrphidae of Oklahoma

Works Cited

1.	A Dictionary of Entomology By George Gordh, David H. Headrick

Contributed by Martin Hauser on 2 June, 2006 - 12:38pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 26 July, 2008 - 7:14am

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