Chrysotoxum Continum
image:Zweiband Wespenschwebfliege Chrysotoxum bicinctum.jpg, thumbnail, Female ''Chrysotoxum bicinctum'' The genus ''Chrysotoxum'' (Meigen, 1803) consists of large, wasp-mimicking species. The adults are distinguished by very long antennae, oval abdomen with yellow stripes, and yellow patterns on the thoracic pleurae (sides of the Thorax (arthropod anatomy), thorax). The species of ''Chrysotoxum'' are chiefly Holarctic realm, Holarctic in distribution. . The species in this genus, are mostly very uniform in structure and colour and are separated with difficulty. Larvae are specialized in preying upon root aphids associated with ant nests. Taxonomy ''Chrysotoxum'' is the only genus in the tribe Chrysotoxini Features common to this genus are: The head is slightly wider than the thorax. The eyes are more or less pubescent and are contiguous (contacting each other medially) in males and widely separated in females. They have a prominent or angular frons and antennae base, featur ...
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Chrysotoxum Arcuatum
''Chrysotoxum arcuatum'', is a species of hoverfly. It is widespread throughout Great Britain, Britain and Ireland but much more common in the upland districts of the north and west where it is typically found at ground level near woodland and moorland edges. The larvae are thought to feed on root aphids associated with ant colonies. References

Diptera of Europe Hoverflies of Europe Syrphinae Flies described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Syrphidae-stub ...
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