Acrosathe annulata
Acrosathe annulata Dinle beach, North Wales.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Therevidae
Genus: Acrosathe
Species:
A. annulata
Binomial name
Acrosathe annulata
(Fabricius), 1805

Acrosathe annulata is a species of stiletto fly belonging to the family Therevidae.[1] It is a Palearctic species with a limited distribution in Europe[2]

Description

"Male entirely covered with silvery pubescence; female without any shining black frontal callus. Halteres whitish. Femora blackish in both sexes. Fourth posterior cell closed".[3]

Biology

Habitat: Sand dunes and sand hills. They rest on hot bare sand among marram.

References

  1. โ†‘ "Acrosathe annulata (Fabricius, 1805) [Coastal Silver-stiletto]". National Biodiversity Network. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. โ†‘ rg/ Fauna Europaea
  3. โ†‘ Verrall, G. H., 1909 Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain British flies Volume 5 London : Gurney and Jackson, 1909.BHL Full text with illustrations
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