Melanostoma mellinum

Melanostoma mellinum
Melanostoma mellinum
Melanostoma mellinum female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Melanostoma
Species: M. mellinum
Binomial name
Melanostoma mellinum
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Melanostoma concolor (Walker, 1851)
  • Melanostoma facultas (Harris, 1780)
  • Musca facultas Harris, 1780
  • Musca mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
  • Syrphus concolor Walker, 1851

Melanostoma mellinum, is a very common species of hoverfly. It is found in many parts of Britain and Europe.[1] Little is known of its biology, However it is suspected to be general predator of small insects in leaf litter. Adults fly among low vegetation and can be found visiting flowers.[2]

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd ed.). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp. ISBN 1899935037. 
  2. ^ Ball, S.G.; Morris, R.K.A. (2000). Provisional atlas of British hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae). Monks Wood, UK: Biological Record Centre. pp. 167 pages. ISBN 1 870393 54 6. 


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