Rhingia campestris

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• Description
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• Notes

Interesting Facts

Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 594 meters (0 to 1,949 feet).[1]

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Musca nasatus Harris • Musca nosata Harris

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

First described: Meigen, J. W. Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europaischen zweiflugeligen Insekten. Dritter Theil. Schulz-Wundermann, Hamm. x + 416 pp., pls. 22-32. [1822.09.??], 1822.

Last scrutiny: 2009

Similar Species

Members of the genus Rhingia

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Further Reading

• A guide to the natural history of the Isle of Wight: a series of contributions by specialists relating to the various branches of natural history and kindred subjects / edited by Frank Morey. Newport, Isle of Wight: The County Press, 1909. url p. 446.
• A survey and record of Woolwich and West Kent containing descriptions and records, brought up-to-date, of geology, botany, zoology, archaeology and industries of the district, with a brief photographic commentary, in commemoration of the 12th Ann General editors, C.H. Grinling, T.A. Ingram [and] B.C. Polkinghorne. Woolwich: Labour Representation Print. Co., 1909. url p. 426.
• British entomology; being illustrations and descriptions of the genera of insects found in Great Britain and Ireland: containing coloured figures from nature of the most rare and beautiful species, and in many instances By John Curtis. London, Printed for the author, 1823-40. url , p. 112, p. 15, p. 59.
• British journal of entomology and natural history. [London]: British Entomological and Natural History Society, 1988- url , p. 115, p. 233.
• Diptera Danica: genera and species of flies hitherto found in Denmark. Copenhagen, G.E.C. Gad, 1907-1927. url p. 88.
• Entomological news. [Philadelphia]American Entomological Society, 1925- url p. 266, p. 502, p. 507.
• Handbook of flower pollination based upon Hermann Müller's work 'The fertilisation of flowers by insects'; tr. by J.R. Ainsworth Davis. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1906. url , p. 123, p. 136, p. 147, p. 169, p. 235, p. 439, p. 575, p. 72.
• Handbook of flower pollination: based upon Hermann Mu?ller's work 'The fertilisation of flowers by insects' / Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906-09. url , , , , , , , , .
• Handbook to the natural history of Cambridgeshire, ed. by J.E. Marr. .. and A.E. Shipley. .. Cambridge, University press, 1904. url p. 177.
• Hardwicke's science-gossip: an illustrated medium of interchange and gossip for students and lovers of nature. London: Robert Hardwicke, 1866- url p. 130.
• Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. Oxford [etc.]Royal Microscopical Society. url p. 37.
• List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British museum. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1848-55. url p. 570.
• Objects for the microscope, being a popular description of the most instructive and beautiful subjects for exhibition. London, Groombridge and sons, 1871. url p. 71.
• Objects for the microscope: being a popular description of the most instructive and beautiful subjects for exhibition / by L. Lane Clarke. London: Groombridge, 1863. url p. 75.
• Objects for the microscope; a popular description of the most instructive and beautiful subjects for exhibition or examination. Lond., Groombridge, 1889. url p. 71.
• Proceedings and transactions of the British Entomological and Natural History Society. London, British Entomological and Natural History Society. url , p. 26, p. 44, p. 84.
• Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Mathematical and physical sciences. Cambridge [etc.]Cambridge Philosophical Society. url p. 299.
• Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 1841- url p. 21.
• Systematic database of Musca names (Diptera): a catalog of names associated with the genus-group name Musca Linnaeus, with information on their classification, distribution, and documentation / Koenigstein: Koeltz Scientific Books, 1993 url p. 93.
• The Annals of Scottish natural history. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1892-1911. url p. 102, p. 167, p. 208, p. 216, p. 26, p. 32, p. 34, p. 37.
• The Canadian entomologist. Ottawa [etc.]Entomological Society of Canada [etc.] url p. 36, p. 36.
• The Entomologist's monthly magazine. Oxford [etc.]Entomologist's Monthly Magazine Ltd. [etc.] url , p. 77, p. 93.
• The Entomologist's record and journal of variation. s.l., s.n. url , , , , , , , , , , , p. 100, p. 108, p. 118, p. 119, p. 124, p. 13, p. 13, p. 152, p. 2, p. 253, p. 27, p. 44, p. 7, p. 71, p. 80, p. 90.
• The Entomologist. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., [1877- url p. 104, p. 153, p. 213, p. 275, p. 60, p. 71.
• The Irish naturalist. Dublin: Eason & Son, Ltd., 1892- url p. 129.
• The Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club. [London: Quekett Microscopical Club, 1868]-1966. url p. 374.
• The Naturalist. 1898 [Doncaster: Yorkshire Naturalists' Union], 1874- url p. 163.
• The Scottish naturalist. Arbroath [etc.]T. Buncle & Co. [etc.] url p. 261, p. 89.
• The Scottish naturalist. Perth [etc.]: Cowan & Co. [etc.], url p. 16, p. 204.
• The Victoria history of the county of Warwick. London: Published for the University of London Institute of Historical Research by Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1965- url p. 162.
• The naturalist. London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1865- url p. 279.
• Transactions of the Edinburgh Naturalists' Field Club. Edinburgh: The Club, 1886. url p. 33.
• Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. London, The Society. url .
• Transactions of the Hertfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club. London: Gurney & Jackson, 1879- url p. 261.
• Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Newcastle-upon-Tyne [et al.]F. & W. Dodsworth [et al.]1865/67-1973. url p. 195, p. 403.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 19, 2007:

• UK National Biodiversity Network, Highland Biological Recording Group - HBRG Diptera dataset
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Natural England - Invertebrate Site Register - England.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2948684
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Dip-49849
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1039463
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 384090

Footnotes

1. Mean = 101.580 meters (333.268 feet), Standard Deviation = 119.510 based on 11,666 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

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