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Genus Allograpta
Allograpta is a large and diverse genus of hover flies which includes many predators, pollinators, leaf miners, stem borers and pollen feeders. They are distributed in all over the world except in most of the palearctic region. The genus includes five species in North America (Eaton and Kaufman 2006).
Identification
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Some dorsal abdominal patterns of Allograpta species
The shape, size and colour of bands, presence or absence of hairs on anatomical parts, banding on the eyes are imoportant characteristics
for the identification of Allograpta species. Their body size is vary from 6.5 mm to 9.0 mm (Vockeroth, J.R. 1992).
They can be easily identified by yellow longitudinal striped pattern in 4th and
5th abdominal tergites (Fluke 1942).
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Hexapoda
Class Insecta
Subclass Pterygota
Infraclass Neoptera
Order Diptera
Suborder Brachycera
Infraorder Muscomorpha
Family Syrphidae
Subfamily Syrphinae
Tribe Syrphini
Genus Allograpta
Direct Children:
Allograpta exotica (Wiedemann, 1830)
Allograpta micrura (Osten Sacken, 1877)
Allograpta obliqua (Say, 1823)
Allograpta radiata (Bigot, 1857)