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Xylomyidae - US/Canada (in development)

Authors: Even Dankowicz

Last updated: Jul 2018

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Xylomyidae of the United States, Canada

Solva

		Anepisternum black, with	abdomen	legs
S. crepuscula	Eastern	Dorsal margin yellow	No yellow posterior bands	yellow
S. flavicoxis	MX, not reaching USA	Posterior margin with large yellow triangle	Yellow posterior bands	Yellow to brown; hind legs brown
S. decora	AZ-NM to MX	Dorsal margin brown	Yellow posterior bands	Yellow to brown; hind legs brown
S. tuberculata	MX, not reaching USA	Dorsal margin yellow	Yellow posterior bands	Yellow; hind tibia with dark lateral stripe
S. pallipes	widespread	Dorsal margin yellow	Yellow posterior bands	Entirely yellow

S. pallipes, IL, © Even Dankowicz / CC BY-NC

Xylomya

		palpi	Scutum with lengthwise stripes?	Scutellum	abdomen	Metafemur apex
X. parens	Western	Pale	No	Black	Reddish	Reddish-blackish
X. simillima	Eastern	Pale	No	Apex pale	Reddish	Reddish-blackish
X. americana	Eastern	Pale	Yes	Apex pale	Reddish	Reddish
X. pallidifemur	Eastern	Pale	No	Apex pale	Reddish	Reddish
X. tenthredinoides	Eastern	Pale	No	Apex pale	Reddish	Black
X. terminalis	Eastern	Pale	Sometimes	Apex pale	Yellow and black	Black
X. aterrima	Eastern	Black	No	Apex pale	Black	Black

References

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References

Other sources consulted for this specific document include:

Webb, 1984. A Revision of the Nearctic Species of the Family Solvidae (Insecta: Diptera). Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 110(2), 245-293.