Mamat, Muhammad Izzelen Izzauddin, Bot, Sander, Syafiq, Muhammad Fatihah, Omar, Chik Maslinda, Abdullah, Daria Mathew, Nor Zalipah, Mohamed, Azmi, Wahizatul Afzan (2024). The metallic blue fly, Axona chalcopyga (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Gelam Forests, new to Malaysia. , 10(4), 725-735. doi: 10.61186/jibs.10.4.725
Muhammad Izzelen Izzauddin Mamat; Sander Bot; Muhammad Fatihah Syafiq; Chik Maslinda Omar; Daria Mathew Abdullah; Mohamed Nor Zalipah; Wahizatul Afzan Azmi. "The metallic blue fly, Axona chalcopyga (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Gelam Forests, new to Malaysia". , 10, 4, 2024, 725-735. doi: 10.61186/jibs.10.4.725
Mamat, Muhammad Izzelen Izzauddin, Bot, Sander, Syafiq, Muhammad Fatihah, Omar, Chik Maslinda, Abdullah, Daria Mathew, Nor Zalipah, Mohamed, Azmi, Wahizatul Afzan (2024). 'The metallic blue fly, Axona chalcopyga (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Gelam Forests, new to Malaysia', , 10(4), pp. 725-735. doi: 10.61186/jibs.10.4.725
Mamat, Muhammad Izzelen Izzauddin, Bot, Sander, Syafiq, Muhammad Fatihah, Omar, Chik Maslinda, Abdullah, Daria Mathew, Nor Zalipah, Mohamed, Azmi, Wahizatul Afzan The metallic blue fly, Axona chalcopyga (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Gelam Forests, new to Malaysia. , 2024; 10(4): 725-735. doi: 10.61186/jibs.10.4.725

The metallic blue fly, Axona chalcopyga (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Gelam Forests, new to Malaysia

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
Article 4, Volume 10, Issue 4, 2024, Pages 725-735    PDF (5.54 M)
Document Type: Research Article
DOI: 10.61186/jibs.10.4.725
Authors
Muhammad Izzelen Izzauddin Mamat1; Sander Bot2; Muhammad Fatihah Syafiq3; Chik Maslinda Omar4; Daria Mathew Abdullah4; Mohamed Nor Zalipah1; Wahizatul Afzan Azmi* 1
1Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus. Terengganu, Malaysia
2Kerklaan 30E, 9751 NN Haren, the Netherlands
3Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia, Terengganu, 21200 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
4WWF-Malaysia, Setiu Wetlands Field Office, Lot 10575, Tanah Lot Kampung Pagar Besi, 21020 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Abstract
The ecological aspects, distribution, and possible conservation of a syrphid hoverfly, Axona chalcopyga (Wiedemann, 1839) is poorly known due to their rare records. Three female individuals of A. chalcopyga were discovered in the Gelam forests of Terengganu state, which is the first record in Peninsular Malaysia. Here, we provided a pictorial description of the female. We also noted the functional role of the hoverfly as a potential pollinator candidate for the Gelam trees by visiting its flowers.
Keywords
BRIS ecosystem; cajuput; flower-visiting; Gelam; Hoverflies; pollinator
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