Detailed and Complete Descriptions of Immature Stages of Two Predatory Species of <i>Eupeodes</i> Osten Sacken, 1877 (Diptera: Syrphidae)
With over 40 species, <i>Eupeodes</i> Osten Sacken, 1877, is a common aphidophagous hoverfly genus (Diptera: Syrphidae: Syrphinae) with a worldwide distribution. The immature stages of <i>Eupeodes</i> are well known, since 23 species have been reared, but only 8 species have...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Taxonomy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6500/5/2/31 |
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| Summary: | With over 40 species, <i>Eupeodes</i> Osten Sacken, 1877, is a common aphidophagous hoverfly genus (Diptera: Syrphidae: Syrphinae) with a worldwide distribution. The immature stages of <i>Eupeodes</i> are well known, since 23 species have been reared, but only 8 species have been described. All known immature stages of <i>Eupeodes</i> species have predatory feeding habits, mainly on aphids and other soft-bodied Hemiptera, for which some of its species are commonly used as agents of biological control programs. In this work, the puparium of <i>Eupeodes bucculatus</i> (Rondani, 1857) is detailed and re-described, and the complete morphology of all immature stages of the life cycle of <i>Eupeodes corollae</i> (Fabricius, 1794) is documented by using stereomicroscope and scanning electron microscope techniques. An update to the taxonomic key for the known larvae/puparium of <i>Eupeodes</i> species is also provided. |
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| ISSN: | 2673-6500 |