BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Meliscaeva auricollis (Meigen, 1822) (a hoverfly)
Suggested Literature
Meliscaeva auricollis may be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
HEXAPODA (hexapods) |
INSECTA (insects) |
DIPTERA (two-winged flies) |
SYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Meliscaeva auricollis is associated with:
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larva | Aphidoidea - aphids (Homoptera) | larva is predator of | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 [ground layer and shrub spp.] | |
| larva | Psylla alni - a jumping plantlouse (Homoptera: Psyllidae) | larva is predator of | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | ||
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larva | Apiaceae - umbellifers - formerly Umbelliferae | larva is associated with aphid-infested stem | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
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larva | Apiaceae - umbellifers - formerly Umbelliferae | larva is associated with aphid-infested flower | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
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larva | Berberis - barberries (Berberidaceae) | larva is associated with aphid-infested | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
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larva | Alnus glutinosa - Alder (Betulaceae) | larva is associated with psyllid-infested | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
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larva | Cytisus - a genus of brooms (Fabaceae) | larva is associated with aphid-infested | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | |
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larva | Broadleaved shrubs | larva is associated with aphid-infested | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 |
There may be more taxa associated with Meliscaeva auricollis listed at higher taxonomic level
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DIPTERA (two-winged flies) |
CYCLORRHAPHA (a suborder of flies) |
SYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies) |
Associated with Meliscaeva auricollis:
Meliscaeva auricollis may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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ANIMALIA (animals) |
INSECTA (insects) |
DIPTERA (two-winged flies) |
SYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies) |
References
| Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe |
