Chalcosyrphus amaculatus

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Chalcosyrphus amaculatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Subtribe: Xylotina
Genus: Chalcosyrphus
Species:
C. amaculatus
Binomial name
Chalcosyrphus amaculatus
Huo, Ren & Zheng, 2007 [1]

Chalcosyrphus amaculatus is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. [1]

Distribution

China.

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References

  1. 1 2 Huo, K.K.; Ren, G.; Zheng, Z. (2007). Fauna of Syrphidae from Mt. Qinling-Bash in China (Insecta: Diptera) (in Chinese). Beijing: Beijing Huonzheng Printer LTD Co. pp. 512 pp.