''Blera'' is primarily a
North American
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genus, though there are 3 species from
Europe
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.
The genus is characterized by the following characters:
*face with distinct central knob, less developed in females; frons distinctly produced
*antennae shorter than head width, arista dorsal
*body covered long sometimes dense hairs
*legs simple bare and undeveloped metasternite
*short apical section of vein R
4+5
The larvae are found in decaying heartwood in roots of trees and stumps.
There are keys to American
and British species.
Species
*''
Blera ambigua''
(Shiraki, 1968)
*''
Blera analis''
( Macquart, 1842)
*''
Blera armillata''
( Osten Sacken, 1875)
*''
Blera badia''
(Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
*Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
*Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
, 1849)
*''
Blera chillcotti''
Thompson, 2012
*''
Blera confusa''
Johnson
Johnson may refer to:
People and fictional characters
*Johnson (surname), a common surname in English
* Johnson (given name), a list of people
* List of people with surname Johnson, including fictional characters
*Johnson (composer) (1953–2011) ...
, 1913
*''
Blera eoa''
(Stackelberg __NOTOC__
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A
*Adolphe Stackelberg (1822–1871), Swedish count and Christian reviva ...
, 1928)
*''
Blera equimacula''
Huo, Ren & Zheng, 2007
*''
Blera fallax''
(Linnaeus
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, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...
)
*''
Blera ferdinandi''
(Hervé-Bazin, 1914)
*''
Blera flukei''
( Curran, 1953)
*''
Blera garretti''
( Curran, 1924)
*''
Blera himalaya''
Thompson, 2000
*''
Blera humeralis''
( Williston, 1882)
*''
Blera japonica''
(Shiraki, 1930)
*''
Blera johnsoni''
( Coquillett, 1894)
*''
Blera kyotoensis''
(Shiraki, 1952)
*''
Blera lonigseta''
Barkalov & Cheng, 2011
*''
Blera metcalfi''
( Curran, 1925)
*''
Blera nigra''
( Williston, 1887)[
*'' Blera nigrescens'' Shiraki, 1968]Stackelberg __NOTOC__
Stackelberg is a surname, mainly known as the surname of a noble family of Baltic German descent (see Stackelberg family). Notable people with the surname include:
A
*Adolphe Stackelberg (1822–1871), Swedish count and Christian reviva ...
, 1923)Stackelberg __NOTOC__
Stackelberg is a surname, mainly known as the surname of a noble family of Baltic German descent (see Stackelberg family). Notable people with the surname include:
A
*Adolphe Stackelberg (1822–1871), Swedish count and Christian reviva ...
, 1928)Bigot
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, 1884)[
*'' Blera shirakii'' Barkalov & Mutin, 1991][
*'' Blera violovitshi'' Mutin, 1991]
''Blera scitula''
Image:Blera humeralis 2.png, Yellow-legged Wood Fly
''Blera humeralis''
image:Blera pictipes whole.png, The Painted Wood Fly
''Blera pictipes''
Image:Painted Wood Fly - Blera pictipes (50343751071).jpg, Painted Wood Fly
''Blera'' ''pictipes''
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blera (Hoverfly)
Hoverfly genera
Milesiini
Taxa named by Gustaf Johan Billberg
Diptera of Asia
Diptera of Europe
Diptera of North America
Diptera of South America