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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Diopsoidea » Rust Flies (Psilidae) » Loxocera » Loxocera collaris

Species Loxocera collaris

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")
Superfamily Diopsoidea
Family Psilidae (Rust Flies)
Genus Loxocera
Species collaris (Loxocera collaris)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Loxocera collaris Loew, 1869

Synonyms:
Loxocera californica Capelle, 1953
Identification
Wing unmarked. Pedicel (2nd antennal segment) shorter than high. Arista short pubescent.
Distinguished from the similar western species L. microps by its longer antennae (first flagellomere about twice as long as the face or more), the narrow parafacial, and a distinct posteroventral apical bristle on the hind tibia.(1)
Range
Northeastern North America, south through Appalachians to NC-TN; western US from MT-ID-WA south to CA; also Durango, MX at high elevations (1)
Works Cited
1.Revision of New World Loxocera (Diptera: Psilidae), with phylogenetic redefinition of Holarctic subgenera and species groups
Buck M., Marshall S.A. 2006. Eur. J. Entomol. 103: 193–219.
Contributed by Brad Barnd on 25 December, 2015 - 5:43pm
Additional contributions by Chris Angell
Last updated 28 May, 2022 - 9:52am

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