Goniocera
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891
Goniocera is a of established by Brauer and Bergenstamm in 1891. It belongs to the tribe Siphonini within the Tachininae. The genus contains five described distributed across northern Europe, including Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. As with other tachinids, members of this genus are flies, though specific relationships remain poorly documented.
Pronunciation
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Identification
-level identification within Goniocera requires examination of male terminalia and other fine morphological details. The can be distinguished from related siphonine genera by characteristics of the structure and , though these features require knowledge of .
Distribution
Northern Europe: recorded from Denmark (DK), Norway (NO), and Sweden (SE).
Ecological Role
As members of , in this function as , though specific records for Goniocera are not well documented.
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Species composition
The comprises five described : G. io (Aldrich, 1929), G. maxima Richter, 1999, G. montium (Villeneuve, 1921), G. schistacea Brauer & von Bergenstamm, 1891, and G. versicolor (Fallén, 1820).
Taxonomic history
Brauer and Bergenstamm established the in 1891, with G. schistacea as the .