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Syrphidae
Xanthandrus (Afroxanthandrus) longipilus (Kassebeer)
Nomenclature
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Genus: XanthandrusSubgenus: Xanthandrus (Afroxanthandrus)
Species:
Xanthandrus (Afroxanthandrus) longipilus (Kassebeer)
SUMMARY
Medium sized species of Syrphinae with black, sometimes intense pollinated head and thorax, which are characterized by the following features and above all different from Xanthandrus sensu stricto: yellow-brown fascia on her basal terga, head of the female swollen medially, antenna elongated, scutum with fine pubescence; scutellum enlarged and arched, protarsus slightly widened, femora moderately thickened; surstyli reduced; hypandrium very flat; postgonite greatly enlarged, expanded distally; aedeagus easily elongated (from Kassebeer 2000).