Meropidia nitida

Meropidia nitida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Subtribe: Tropidiina
Genus: Meropidia
Species:
M. nitida
Binomial name
Meropidia nitida
Morales, 2013[1]

Meropidia nitida is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae, and the tribe Milesiini.[1]

Description

The size of the adult female Meropidia nitidia ranges from 9mm-10.5mm.[2] The main colours on the body are yellow and brown.[2]

Distribution

It is known to reside in the Amazon Rainforest, particularly the countries of Bolivia, Colombia and Suriname.

References

  1. ^ a b Morales, Mírian N.; Ståhls, Gunilla; Hippa, Heikki (2013). "Two new species of Meropidia Hippa & Thompson, 1983 (Diptera, Syrphidae) from the Andes Mountains". ZooKeys (338): 55–65. Bibcode:2013ZooK..338...55M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.338.6093. PMC 11331625. PMID 39161640. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Morales, Mírian Nunes; Stahls, Gunilla; Hippa, Heikki (2013-10-02). "Two new species of Meropidia Hippa & Thompson, 1983 (Diptera, Syrphidae) from the Andes Mountains". ZooKeys (338): 55–65. Bibcode:2013ZooK..338...55M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.338.6093. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 11331625. PMID 39161640.