Renocera pallida

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| taxon = Renocera pallida

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| authority = (Fallén, 1820)

| synonyms = *Sciomyza pallida Fallén, 1820

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Renocera pallida is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the PalearcticFauna Europaea

It is 4.5-5.5 mm. long.The interocular space is glossy and on its anterior margin with a white reflection as an extension of the ocellar plate.The orbital plates are grey and shiny; the rest of the interocular space of a reddish matt; epistome as protruding downwards as the cheeks (or peristome).The antennae are rufous (third article burnished at the apex). The body is testaceous with a slight ashy sheen. The tarsi are also burnished. The dark wings have shaded transverse veins. Abdomen burnished. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. {{ISBN|81-205-0080-6}} {{ISBN|81-205-0081-4}}Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 [http://faunedefrance.org/bibliotheque/docs/E.SEGUY(FdeFr28)Dipt.Brachyceres.pdf Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf] The larvae are predators of SphaeriidaeHorsakova, I. (2003) Biology and immature stages of a clam killing fly, Renocera pallida (Diptera: Sciomyzidae). European Journal of Entomology 100, 143-151.[http://www.eje.cz/pdfs/eje/2003/01/24.pdf pdf]