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| | image = Platycheirus clausseni male body.png | | image = Platycheirus clausseni male body.png | ||
| | image_caption = P. clausseni male | | image_caption = ''P. clausseni'' male | ||
| | genus = Platycheirus | | genus = Platycheirus | ||
| | species = clausseni | | species = clausseni | ||
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| Neilson ( |
Neilson (2004) provides a key to the species.<ref name=nielson2014 >{{cite journal |last=Nielsen |first=TR |year=2014 |title=Synopsis of the Platycheirus ambiguus species group (Diptera, Syrphidae), with description of Platycheirus arnei sp. n. and a preliminary key to the species. |journal=Norwegian Journal of Entomology |volume=61 |pages=57–75 |url=http://www.entomologi.no/journals/nje/2014-1/pdf/nje-vol61-no1-nielsen.pdf }}</ref> Young provides a key images and description to the Nearctic north of Mexico species <ref name="Young et al."/> | ||
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| :;Size: {{convert| 8.2-9.6 |mm|in|2|abbr=on}} | :;Size: {{convert| 8.2-9.6 |mm|in|2|abbr=on}} | ||
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| The entire thorax is covered with long yellowish hairs. | The entire thorax is covered with long yellowish hairs. | ||
| The legs: The fore femur is orange and features a regular row of 8-10 soft, slightly curved black posterior setae along its apical three-quarters, culminating in a single longer seta with a strongly curved tip. The posterior side of the fore femur is adorned with soft, hair-like bristles. The fore tibia has a few longer hairs on its posterior side, although none reach the end. The mid femur is either brown or black, with orange coloration only at the base and apex, and it possesses an irregular row of four strong black |
The legs: The fore ] is orange and features a regular row of 8-10 soft, slightly curved black posterior setae (thick hairs)( along its apical three-quarters, culminating in a single longer seta with a strongly curved tip. The posterior side of the fore femur is adorned with soft, hair-like bristles. The fore tibia has a few longer hairs on its posterior side, although none reach the end. The mid femur is either brown or black, with orange coloration only at the base and apex, and it possesses an irregular row of four strong black lower front setae on the basal third. The mid tibiae are characterized by a row of black somewhat appressed setae on the basal three-quarters, with setal length increasing towards the apex.(see leg diagram) | ||
| The wings are brown-tinted and microtrichose, except for the basal half of the second costal cell and the first and second basal cells. The haltere have a yellow knob. | The wings are brown-tinted and microtrichose, except for the basal half of the second costal cell and the first and second basal cells. The ] have a yellow knob. | ||
| ⚫ | The abdomen has spots on the tergites that are dull orange or grey, overlaid with silvery |
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| ⚫ | The abdomen has spots on the ] that are dull orange or grey, overlaid with silvery dusting and positioned away from the front margins.<ref name="Young et al.">{{cite journal |last1=Young |first1=Andrew D. |last2=Marshall |first2=Stephen A. |last3=Skevington |first3=Jeffrey H. |title=Revision of Platycheirus Lepeletier and Serville (Diptera: Syrphidae) in the Nearctic north of Mexico |journal=Zootaxa |date=17 February 2016 |volume=4082 |issue=1 |page=34 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4082.1.1 |pmid=27394216 |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27394216/ |access-date=21 December 2024 |issn=1175-5334}}{{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by3|from this source=yes}}</ref> | ||
| <Gallery mode= packed heights=75px widths=75px caption= "Anatomy click to enlarge". > | |||
| image:Syrphid leg diagram.png | Legs | |||
| image:Head diagram.png| Head | |||
| image: Platycheirus wing diagram.jpg| Wing | |||
| image: Syrphid body1.png|Bod | |||
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| ==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| ''Platycheirus clausseni'' belongs to the family ] distinguished by the spurious vein |
''Platycheirus clausseni'' belongs to the family ] distinguished by the spurious vein (see diagram). . The '''genus ''Platycheirus''''' is characterized as being slender to somewhat oval, with a completely black head and thorax. The abdomen is usually black with distinct paired yellow to orange or spots while some species are almost completely black or mostly yellow or orange abdomen in . They range in length from {{convert| 4.7-10.5 |mm|in|2|abbr=on}}. | ||
| ''P. clausseni'' belongs to the '''ambiguus group'''. The ambiguus group species ( '']'', '''''clausseni''''', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']'') are medium-sized or small. They have slender legs, and the male has posteriorly on fore femur a row of straight normally black setae or setae-like hairs, the last seta is longer and tail-like, with the tip strongly curved.<ref name=nielsen04 >{{cite journal |last=Nielsen |first= T. R. |year=2004 |title=European species of the Platycheirus ambiquus group |
''P. clausseni'' belongs to the '''ambiguus group'''. The ambiguus group species ( '']'', '''''clausseni''''', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']'') are medium-sized or small. They have slender legs, and the male has posteriorly on fore ] a row of straight normally black setae (thick hairs) or setae-like hairs, the last seta is longer and tail-like, with the tip strongly curved.<ref name=nielsen04 >{{cite journal |last=Nielsen |first= T. R. |year=2004 |title=European species of the Platycheirus ambiquus group (Diptera, Syrphidae), with description of new species. |journal=Volucella |volume= 7 |pages=1–30 |url=http://web.smns.he-hosting.de/sites/default/files/volucella/v7_1-30_nielsen.pdf }}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| {{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
| {{Taxonbar}} | {{Taxonbar|from=Q14514472}} | ||
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Syrphinae |
| Tribe: | Bacchini |
| Genus: | Platycheirus |
| Species: | P. clausseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Platycheirus clausseni (Peder Nielsen , 2004:) | |
Platycheirus clausseni Claussen's Sedgesitter is a fly in the family Syrphidae or hoverfly. It is distributed throughout the Alps, the Altai mountains in Siberia, and Colorado, United States.
Description
For terminology see Speight key to genera and glossary or Glossary of morphological terminology Neilson (2004) provides a key to the species. Young provides a key images and description to the Nearctic north of Mexico species
- Size
- 8.2–9.6 mm (0.32–0.38 in)
The face is produced forward on the ventral half, with the facial tubercle and mouth-edge exhibiting a narrow black coloration. The entire thorax is covered with long yellowish hairs.
The legs: The fore femur is orange and features a regular row of 8-10 soft, slightly curved black posterior setae (thick hairs)( along its apical three-quarters, culminating in a single longer seta with a strongly curved tip. The posterior side of the fore femur is adorned with soft, hair-like bristles. The fore tibia has a few longer hairs on its posterior side, although none reach the end. The mid femur is either brown or black, with orange coloration only at the base and apex, and it possesses an irregular row of four strong black lower front setae on the basal third. The mid tibiae are characterized by a row of black somewhat appressed setae on the basal three-quarters, with setal length increasing towards the apex.(see leg diagram)
The wings are brown-tinted and microtrichose, except for the basal half of the second costal cell and the first and second basal cells. The haltere have a yellow knob.
The abdomen has spots on the tergites that are dull orange or grey, overlaid with silvery dusting and positioned away from the front margins.
- Anatomy click to enlarge
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Legs
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Head
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Wing
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Bod
Taxonomy
Platycheirus clausseni belongs to the family syrphidae distinguished by the spurious vein (see diagram). . The genus Platycheirus is characterized as being slender to somewhat oval, with a completely black head and thorax. The abdomen is usually black with distinct paired yellow to orange or spots while some species are almost completely black or mostly yellow or orange abdomen in . They range in length from 4.7–10.5 mm (0.19–0.41 in). P. clausseni belongs to the ambiguus group. The ambiguus group species ( brunnifrons, clausseni, coerulescens, kelloggi, lundbecki, altomontis, caesius, goeldlini, meridimontanus, subambiguus and transfugus) are medium-sized or small. They have slender legs, and the male has posteriorly on fore femur a row of straight normally black setae (thick hairs) or setae-like hairs, the last seta is longer and tail-like, with the tip strongly curved.
References
- Speight, M.C.D (2011). Species accounts of European Syrphidae (Diptera), Glasgow2011 (PDF). Dublin: Syrph the Net publications.
- Nielsen, TR (2014). "Synopsis of the Platycheirus ambiguus species group (Diptera, Syrphidae), with description of Platycheirus arnei sp. n. and a preliminary key to the species" (PDF). Norwegian Journal of Entomology. 61: 57–75.
- ^ Young, Andrew D.; Marshall, Stephen A.; Skevington, Jeffrey H. (17 February 2016). "Revision of Platycheirus Lepeletier and Serville (Diptera: Syrphidae) in the Nearctic north of Mexico". Zootaxa. 4082 (1): 34. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4082.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 27394216. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY 3.0 license.
- Nielsen, T. R. (2004). "European species of the Platycheirus ambiquus group (Diptera, Syrphidae), with description of new species" (PDF). Volucella. 7: 1–30.
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