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- ↑ Vockeroth, J. R. (1969). "A revision of the genera of the Syrphini (Diptera: Syrphidae)". Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. The Entomological Society of Canada. 62: 1–176. doi:10.4039/entm10162fv.
- ↑ Speiser, P. (1910). Cyclorapha. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der schwedischen zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenden Massaisteppen, Deutsch-Ostafrikas 1905-1906. Vol. 2. P. Palmquists Aktiebolag. pp. 113–198.
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