Loxocera albiseta is a species of fly in the family Psilidae. It is found in the Palearctic.[1][2] The interocular space is red orange or red brown with a black triangle. Scutellum red.The face lacks a black median band.The anterior mesonotum is largely black, the posterior red without black.[3] For terms see Morphology of Diptera.

Loxocera albiseta
Loxocera albiseta Netherlands
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Psilidae
Genus: Loxocera
Species:
L. albiseta
Binomial name
Loxocera albiseta
(Schrank, 1803)

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
  3. ^ Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf