2001.12.16. updated

Philonicus albiceps (Meigen, 1820)

[synonymy]

Asilus albiceps Meigen, 1820, Sys. Besch. Eur. Zeif. Ins., II: 312; Coquillett, 1898, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 21: 313; Matsumura, 1905, Thousand Ins. Ja., 2: 79.
Philonicus albieps: Loew, 1849, Linnaea Ent., 4: 145; Matsumura, 1931, 6000 Ill. Ins. Jap., 438; Aoki, 1950, Iconogr. Ins. Jap., reform., 1606; Hisamatsu, 1965, Iconogr. Ins. Jap. Col. Nat. Ed., 3: 204; Tagawa, 1981, Trans. Shikoku. Ent. Soc., 15(3-4): 205; Lehr, 1988, Catal. Pal. Dipt., 5: 317.

[distribution]

Japan: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku
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[characteristics]

Body length: Male 9-15mm, Female 11-17mm

[notes]

ecological pictures

Male
Female
Head
Male genitalia (lateral, dorsal)
Femaale genitalia (lateral)

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