Combined stereomicroscope and SEM disentangle the fine morphology of the undescribed larva and puparium of the hoverfly Milesia crabroniformis (Fabricius, 1775) (Diptera: Syrphidae)

• Published in: Micron
• Main Authors: Orengo-Green, José Javier, Quinto, Javier, Ricarte, Antonio, Marcos-García, M. Ángeles
• Other Authors: Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Alicante. Centro Iberoamericano de la Biodiversidad, Biodiversidad y Biotecnología aplicadas a la Biología de la Conservación
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Chestnut tree; Conservation; Chaetotaxy; Immature stage; Larva; Rot hole; Hornet; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/130407; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2022.103397

With over 80 species, Milesia Latreille, 1804 is a hoverfly genus (Diptera: Syrphidae) is found in all continents except for Australia and the Antarctica. However, little is known about its life cycle and biology. The three Milesia species for which early stages are known have saproxylic larvae, sug...