Neopachygaster meromelaena, the silver-strips black, is a European species of soldier fly. Description Diagnostic characters include:- Wing: R4 is missing.Dark face with silvery stripes. Antennae planted a little above the middle of the head height. Eyes widely spaced in both sexes.Seguy, E. 1927 Faune de France 13: Diptères (Brachycères) (Stratiomyiidæ, Erianidæ, Cænomyiidæ, Rhagionidæ, Tabanidæ, Codidæ, Nemestrinidæ, Mydaidæ, Romoyiidæ, Therevidæ, Omphralidæ) Lechevalier editions (Paris: Éditions Faune de France)
Distribution Europe.
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