Genus of flies
Milesia is a genus of very large hoverflies ,[ 10] which mimic social wasps. For example, the European species Milesia crabroniformis is a convincing mimic of the hornet species Vespa crabro . Milesia are predominantly Palaeotropical in
distribution almost entirely Oriental .[ 11]
The Larvae are of the short-tailed type, found in decaying heartwood of deciduous trees, including rot-holes.[ 12]
Species List
M. afra Doesburg, 1955 [ 13]
M. anthrax Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. aperta Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. apicalis Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1863 [ 15]
M. apsycta Séguy , 1948[ 16]
M. arnoldi Malloch , 1932[ 8]
M. balteata Kertész , 1901[ 17]
M. bella Townsend , 1897[ 18]
M. bequaerti (Doesburg, 1955) [ 13]
M. bigoti Osten Sacken , 1882[ 19]
M. brunetti Herve-Bazin, 1923 [ 20]
M. brunneonigra Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. caesarea Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. cinnamomea Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. citrogramma Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. collina Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. confluens Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. conspicienda Walker , 1859[ 21]
M. conspicua Curran , 1928[ 22]
M. crabroniformis Fabricius , 1775[ 2]
M. cretosa Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. crinita Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. dearmata Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. diardi Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1863 [ 15]
M. elegans Matsumura , 1916[ 23]
M. excelda Curran , 1928[ 22]
M. ferruginosa Brunetti , 1913[ 24]
M. fissipennis Speiser , 1911[ 25]
M. flavifacies Bigot , 1876[ 26]
M. fuscicosta Bigot , 1875[ 27]
M. gigantea Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. illustris Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. imperator Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. insignis Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. insistens Curran , 1931[ 28]
M. labellata Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. lieftincki Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. limbipennis Macquart , 1848[ 29]
M. maai Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. macularis Wiedemann , 1824[ 30]
M. maolana Chang & Yang, 1993 [ 31]
M. metallica Curran , 1931[ 28]
M. micans Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. mima Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. nigra Fluke, 1939 [ 32]
M. nigriventris He & Chu, 1994 [ 33]
M. ochracea Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. oshimaensis Shiraki, 1930 [ 34]
M. overlaeti (Doesburg, 1955) [ 13]
M. paucipunctata Yang & Cheng, 1993 [ 31]
M. pendleburyi Curran , 1928[ 22]
M. pennipes Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. plumipes Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. prolixa Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. pulchra Williston , 1892[ 35]
M. quantula Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. reinwardtii Wiedemann , 1824[ 30]
M. rex Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. ritsemae Osten Sacken , 1882[ 19]
M. scutellata Hull , 1924[ 36]
M. semifulva Meijere , 1904[ 37]
M. semiluctifera (Villers, 1789) [ 38]
M. semperi Osten Sacken , 1882[ 19]
M. sexmaculata Brunetti , 1915[ 39]
M. simulator Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. sinensis Curran , 1925[ 40]
M. spectabilis Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. tadzhikorum Peck & Hippa, 1988 [ 41]
M. tigris Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. titanea Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. trilobata Hippa, 1990 [ 14]
M. undulata Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1862 [ 15]
M. variegata Brunetti , 1908[ 42]
M. verticalis Brunetti , 1923[ 43]
M. vespoides Walker , 1857[ 44]
M. virginiensis (Drury , 1924) [ 45]
M. yaeyamana Matsumura , 1916[ 23]
M. zamiel Walker , 1856[ 46]
gallery
Milesia ornata wing
Milesia semiluctifera
Milesia crabroniformi
Milesia ornata hind leg
Yellow Jacket and Mimic
Milesia crabroniformis
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