Melieria omissa

Melieria omissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Ulidiidae
Genus: Melieria
Subgenus: Melieria
Species: M. omissa
Binomial name
Melieria omissa
(Meigen, 1826)
Synonyms

Melieria omissa is a small fly that is commonly found in wet, marshy vegetation in May. Scientists think that the dagger-like ovipositor of the females might be used for inserting eggs into vegetation.[2]

References

  1. Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. New Series. 12. London: Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 122. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.
  2. Multiple authors (1979). The Oxford Book of Insects. Oxford, South East England: Oxford University Press. p. 132. ISBN 0-19-910005-5.


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