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Macrocera longicornis |
| Subspecies Original description Fabricius (1781): "Rhagio testaceus maculis abdominis lateralibus nigris, antennis longissimis." "Singulare insectum ob antennas corpore triplo longiores setaceas et forte proprii generis mihi haud rite examinatum. Statura huius generis. Caput et thorax pallida, testacea, immaculata. Abdomen cylindricum, pallidum maculis lateralibus atris. Alae albae nigro maculatae. Pedes elongati, pallidi." ("Single insect that perhaps is a new genus with my authorship because of the hairlike and strong antennae that are three times the size of the body. Stature of the present genus [i.e. Rhagio]. Head and thorax are pale, brick-red, without spots. The abdomen is cylindrical, pale with black lateral spots. The wings are white [i.e. transparent] with black spots. The legs are elongated and pale.") Synonyms Rhagio longicornis Fabricius, 1781 (p. 420) (nec Meunier, 1904) Macrocera
longicornis (Fabricius, 1781)
Musca
macroceras Gmelin, 1790Type locality: "Habitat in Germania" (Germany) Macroceras
macrocera (Gmelin, 1790)
Macrocera
macrocera auct. (misspelling)Note: Based on its description this name is a nomen dubium and cannot be confidently identified. Meigen (1804) briefly mentions Rhagio longicornis and writes "likely does not belong in this genus" (i.e. Rhagio). He does not suggest a new association. Evenhuis (2006) places it in the genus Macrocera. I fully agree with this notion; in fact the description perfectly agrees with Macrocera phalerata and I believe that the two are identical. However, I refrain from synonymizing them yet, before I have more data on this issue. Identification Distribution This taxon is only known from its original description: from Germany. Biology This page has been updated on April 13, 2012 This site is online since May 31, 2005 Copyright © by Nikola-Michael Prpic. All rights reserved. |
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