Genus Callicera

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Internet References · Works Cited

Bee or fly - Callicera erratica - female

syrphid fly - Callicera erratica - female

Very neat syrphid! - Callicera erratica - female

Callicera erratica from Nebraska - Callicera erratica

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Aschiza")

Family Syrphidae (Hover Flies)

Subfamily Eristalinae

Tribe Callicerini

Genus Callicera

Explanation of Names

Callicera Panzer 1806

Greek calli 'beautiful' + cera 'horn' (refers to the distinctive antennae)

Numbers

3 spp. in our area(1) (2):

Callicera duncani Curran, 1935

Callicera erratica (Walker, 1849)

Callicera montensis Snow, 1892

Identification

Eyes pilose; third antennal segment tapering from base (Weems 1953)

Quoting Thompson (2):

Callicera is separated from all the other syrphid flies by the following combination of characters:

1) Antenna with terminal arista instead of subbasal arista;

2) basal anterior crossvein before middle of discal cell; and

3) pilose face and eye.

Range

in our area, e. & sw. US(1)

Internet References

Taxon page(1)

Works Cited

1.	Key to the genera of nearctic Syrphidae Miranda G.F.G, Young A.D., Locke M.M., Marshall S.A., Skevington J.H., Thompson F.C. 2013. Can. J. Arthropod Identification 23: 1‒351.

2.	The North American Species of Callicera Panzer (Diptera: Syrphidae) F. Christian Thompson. 1980. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 82(2): 195-211.

Contributed by Martin Hauser on 3 April, 2007 - 10:57am
Additional contributions by cotinis, v belov
Last updated 18 March, 2018 - 4:55pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Printer Friendly Version