Microchrysa cyaneiventris, the black gem, is a European species of soldier fly. [2][3][4]
Description
A small species (Body 4.0 mm. long) Antennae yellow. Legs predominantly yellow. Pubescence in middle part of mesonotum and on abdomen light-colored in male. Abdomen of female and also frons of female shiny black, at most with a light bluish tinge.[5][6][7]
Biology
The flight period is May to September. Habitats are deciduous woodland edges, hedgerows, isolated trees, and bushes. It is associated with water margins and fallen decomposing leaves. Larvae have been found in decaying vegetation and moss.
Distribution
North Europe. Central Europe.
References
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^ a b Zetterstedt, J.W. (1842). Diptera Scandinaviae disposita et descripta. Tomus primus. Lundae [= Lund.].: Officina Lundbergiana. pp. iii-xvi + 1–440. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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^ Stubbs, Alan E; Drake, Martin (2014). British Soldierflies and their allies (an illustrated guide to their identification and ecology) (2 ed.). Reading: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 528 pp, 20 plates. ISBN 9781899935079.
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^ Woodley, N.E. (2001). "A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Myia. 11: 1–462. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
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^ Zeegers, T.; Schulten, A. (2022). Families of Flies with Three Pulvilli: Field Guide Northwest Europe. Graveland: Jeugdbondsuitgeverij. pp. 256pp. ISBN 9789051070682.
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^ Seguy. E. Faune de France Faune n° 13 1926. Diptères Brachycères. 308 p., 685 fig.
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^ George Henry VerrallStratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain- British flies (1909)BHL Full text with illustrations
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^ E. P. Narchuk in Bei-Bienko, G. Ya, 1988 Keys to the insects of the European Part of the USSR Volume 5 (Diptera) Part 2 English edition. Keys to Palaearctic species but now needs revision.
