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Chloromyia

Keith Bayless
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Containing group: Sarginae

Introduction

Chloromyia larvae, where known, live in leaf litter and the upper layers of soil (Rozkošný 1998). Chloromyia has 4 species native to Africa. C. speciosa is found in Europe, and C. formosa is from N. Africa and Europe and has been recently introduced to the eastern United States (Woodley 2001).

Characteristics

Chloromyia is distinguished from many other Sarginae by the densely pilose eyes (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

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Scientific Name Chloromyia formosa
Location Sabińánigo, Huesca, Spain
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Sex Male
Source Chloromyia formosa
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Copyright © 2008 Isidro Martínez
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North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

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