Palaeodocosia flava
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Palaeodocosia flava is a mosquito within the family of fungus gnats (Mycetophilidae).
features
The mosquitoes are about 6.5 millimeters long. Her body is hunched and stocky, her legs are strong. The females are yellowish-brown, in the males the face, thorax and the first three antennae are yellow and the mesonotum has two black longitudinal spots. In both sexes, the first five tergites on the abdomen are bordered in black behind, the sixth and seventh are completely black-brown. The compound eyes are oval and outlined on the antennae. The species has three point eyes ( Ocelli ), the antennae have two base members and 14 flattened whiteal members. The buttons are four-part. The subcostal vein opens into vein R1, the fork of the median vein has a short stalk.
Way of life and distribution
The animals are widespread in Europe.
supporting documents
literature
- Joachim Haupt, Hiroko Haupt: Flies and Mosquitoes. Observation, way of life . 1st edition. Naturbuch-Verlag, Jena and Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-89440-278-4 .