Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,809 meters (0 to 9,216 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Superorder:
Panorpida
()
- Order:
Diptera
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Brachycera
()
- Infraorder:
Muscomorpha
()
- Superfamily:
Syrphoidea
()
- Family:
Syrphidae
()
- Genus:
Helophilus
()
- Meigen, 1822
- Specific name:
affinis
- Wahlbgerg, 1844
- Scientific name: - Helophilus affinis Wahlbgerg, 1844
- Specific name:
affinis
- Wahlbgerg, 1844
- Genus:
Helophilus
(
- Family:
Syrphidae
(
- Superfamily:
Syrphoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Muscomorpha
(
- Suborder:
Brachycera
(
- Order:
Diptera
(
- Superorder:
Panorpida
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Helophilus borealis Siebke • Helophilus siebkii Verrall
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 2009
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Helophilus
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Further Reading
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- Acta Societatis pro Fauna et Flora Fennica. 25 1903 Helsinki: Societas, 1875-1980. url p. 34, p. 48.
- British journal of entomology and natural history. [London]: British Entomological and Natural History Society, 1988- url p. 128, p. 130.
- Diptera Danica: genera and species of flies hitherto found in Denmark. Copenhagen, G.E.C. Gad, 1907-1927. url p. 453.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 51.
Notes
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Contributors
- BDWD: BioSystematic Database of World Diptera. Release date: February 6, 2009
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- Thomson, Christian (from Diptera).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- GBIF-Sweden: Bugs (GBIF-SE:Artdatabanken)
- NLBIF: Limnodata
- UK National Biodiversity Network: Hoverfly Recording Scheme - Hoverfly Recording Scheme database for Great Britain
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2948658
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Dip-49978
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 4490920
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 384143
Footnotes
- Mean = 188.780 meters (619.357 feet), Standard Deviation = 296.510 based on 9,814 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Curator for this page: Andrew E. Whittington. Date last reviewed: 12/30/1899
