Cheilosia canicularis (Panzer, 1801)

Orengo-Green, José J., Ballester-Torres, Iván, Aguado-Aranda, Pablo, Marcos-García, María Ángeles, Carstensen, Leif Bloss & Ricarte, Antonio, 2025, Morphology of the immature stages of Cheilosia vernalis (Fallén, 1817) and an updated description of the larva of Cheilosia canicularis (Panzer, 1801) (Diptera: Syrphidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 1004, pp. 294-311 : 303

Additions to the description of Cheilosia canicularis (Panzer, 1801) in Rotheray (1990)

A picture of the L 3 larva ( Fig. 13 ), the puparium ( Fig. 14 ), and the description of the pupal spiracles of C. canicularis are now provided for the first time. Pupal spiracles ( Fig. 15 ). Length: 0.4–0.57 mm; width: 0.20–0.26 mm; space between the tips of the pupal spiracles: 2.33–2.92 mm (n = 2). Yellow/light-orange colour; cylindrical shape. Surface covered with tubercles organized in lines; tubercles with four to seven spiracular openings. In addition, a picture comparing the PRP of C. canicularis and C. himantopa is provided ( Fig. 16 ).

Figures

Fig. 13. Third stage larva of Cheilosia canicularis (Panzer, 1801) (CEUA-CIBIO), lateral view.

Fig. 14. Puparium of Cheilosia canicularis (Panzer, 1801) (CEUA-CIBIO), dorsal view.

Fig. 15. Pupal spiracle of Cheilosia canicularis (Panzer, 1801) (CEUA-CIBIO). A. Posterior side. B. Close up of tubercle. Arrow indicates tubercle.

Fig. 16. Posterior respiratory process of Cheilosia Meigen, 1822 puparium. A. Cheilosia canicularis (Panzer, 1801) (CEUA-CIBIO), dorsal view. B. Cheilosia himantopa (Panzer, 1798) (CEUA-CIBIO), dorsal view.