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| Helophilus antipodus | |
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| Adult of Helophilus antipodus from North Island, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Helophilus |
| Species: | H. antipodus
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| Binomial name | |
| Helophilus antipodus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Helophilus interruptus [1] | |
Helophilus antipodus (Schiner, 1868) are a specie of hoverflies observed throughout New Zealand . It belongs Helophilus.
Taxonomy
[edit]His species was first described by Schiner under the name Helophilus antipodus in 1868. In 1901, Hutton named this species as Helophilus vincinus. In 1909, Lamb found this species named Helophilus interruptus. In 1921, Miller found these three specieses are the same species and named uniformly as Helophilus antipodus.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Female
No real tubercle; the whole face is formed of a rounded swelling.the ground-colour yellow-grey, with 3 broad black strips, the centre one having media grey line note extending to the ends of the black one. Frint tibiae yellow, with a black ring at the end. Hind femura all balack. Hind tibiar blacj, with broad yellow central band. Wing-viens black, and slightly infusecate. Discal cross-vien ablique, but onl;y bent where it is crossed bty the vena spuria. Well-marked black stigma.[4]
Distribution
[edit]AUCKLAND ISLAND
Ranui Cove; Camp Cove; Musgrave Penin; Erebus Cove.(1963)
CAMPBELL ISLAND
Beeman Camp; Beeman Hill; Tucher Cove; Lookou Bay.(1969)[3]
Hosts
[edit]Metrosideros forest[3]
References
[edit]- ^ https://books.google.co.nz/books?hl=en&lr=&id=fl_PAAAAMAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA124&ots=KKve4R21VE&sig=8Y95KUasOLi1eC4TLL4e4LfTr40&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ^ Miller. "Material for a Monograph on the Diptera Fauna of New Zealand: Part II, Family Syrphidae". Transactions & Proc. New Zealand Inst.
- ^ a b c Harrison, R. A. (1976-05). "The arthropoda of the Southern Islands of New Zealand (9) Diptera". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 6 (2): 107–152. doi:10.1080/03036758.1976.10421469. ISSN 0303-6758.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ N.Z.), Philosophical Institute of Canterbury (Christchurch (1909). The Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand: Reports on the Geo-physics, Geology, Zoology, and Botany of the Islands Lying to the South of New Zealand, Based Mainly on Observations and Collections Made During an Expedition in the Government Steamer "Hinemoa" (Captain J. Bollons) in November, 1907. J. Mackay, Government printer.
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