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Vanoyia tenuicornis

Vanoyia tenuicornis, the long-horned soldier, is a European species of soldier fly.

Description

Vanoyia tenuicornis is strongly sexually dimorphic. The male has a black thorax and black abdomen, and no yellow pattern except on the notopleural suture and postalar callus. Legs mostly black. The female has an extensively yellow mesopleuron, and a yellow scutellum. Legs of the female are mainly orange. A remarkable species with long antenna; which apparently have no terminal style.

Distribution

Belgium, Britain, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, North Africa

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