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Melangyna cincta
Sign in to saveFagisyrphus cinctus is a European species of hoverfly. This species has a muddled taxonomic history. Older authors treated it as a member of the genus Melangyna, and later sources in Meligramma (as either a separate genus or a subgenus of Melangyna), but the most recent sources recognize it as the sole species in its own monotypic genus, Fagisyrphus.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Melangyna cincta is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to Europe, Animalia and insect.
It is catalogued under topics including Flies of Europe, Insects described in 1817 and Monotypic Brachycera genera.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 16
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Syrphidae
- Collections
- UAM, MSU, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MNHN
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
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- Melangyna cincta
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon common name
- Spits elfje
- Commons category
- Melangyna cincta
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- short name
- M. cincta
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Encyclopedic overview
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Fagisyrphus cinctus is a European species of hoverfly. This species has a muddled taxonomic history. Older authors treated it as a member of the genus Melangyna, and later sources in Meligramma (as either a separate genus or a subgenus of Melangyna), but the most recent sources recognize it as the sole species in its own monotypic genus, Fagisyrphus.
==Description== External images For terms see Morphology of Diptera Wing length 6 ·25–8·75 mm. Tergites 3 and 4 with yellow to orange bands. Tergite 2 with two yellow, triangular marks. Elongate abdomen. See references for determination.
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