 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Microdon myrmicae (an ant hoverfly)
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| Author | Year | Title | Source | |
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| Gammelmo, O. & Aarvik, L. | 2007 | The myrmecophilous fly Microdon myrmicae Schönrogge et al., 2002 (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Norway | NJE Vol 54 (1): 43-48. |
Microdon myrmicae (an ant hoverfly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
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NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Microdon myrmicae (an ant hoverfly)
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 BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Microdon myrmicae (an ant hoverfly)
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A very localised species almost restricted to wet heaths in Surrey, the New Forest and east Dorset.
The species was only recognised as distinct from M. mutabilis in 2002 by comparison of pupae. The adults are indistinguishable but M. mutabilis is believed to be confined to Scotland, so records from southern England can be assumed to relate to the present species.
Like other members of the genus the larvae develop in ants’ nests, in this case those of Myrmica scabrinodis.
References:| Author & Year | Title | Source |
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| Ball, S. & Morris, R., 2013 | Britain’s Hoverflies: an introduction to the hoverflies of Britain | WILDGuides, 297pp, Princeton University Press |
| Stubbs, A.E. & Falk, S.J., 2002 | British Hoverflies (ed 2) | 2 edition, 469pp, British Entomological and Natural History Society |
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