Pandivirilia melaleuca is a Palearctic species of stiletto fly in the family Therevidae. Verrall, G. H., 1909 Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain British flies Volume 5 London : Gurney and Jackson, 1909.BHL Full text with illustrations
Identification A small shiny strip extends over the frons and the vertex.Seguy, E. 1927 Faune de France 13: Diptères (Brachycères) (Stratiomyiidæ, Erianidæ, Cænomyiidæ, Rhagionidæ, Tabanidæ, Codidæ, Nemestrinidæ, Mydaidæ, Romoyiidæ, Therevidæ, Omphralidæ) Lechevalier editions (Paris: Éditions Faune de France) Male genitalia differentiate (surstylus elongate and curved, with fine setulae along the inner margin). Males have a silver abdomen, and entirely black femora with a silver dusting.Females have a black abdomen with pale grey triangles on tergites 2 and 3 and grey side patches on tergites 5-8. Loew, H. 1847 Dipterologische Beitrage II. Thereva. Offentl. K. Friedrich-Wilhelms Gymnasium zu Posen, 1847 References
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