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Eristalinus is a genus of hoverfly. Most species have very distinctive eye marking in the form of spots or banding, though these features may fade on some preserved specimens. Most are stout flies, and are nimble flyers, even compared to other hoverfly species.
Platycheirus is a large genus of hoverflies. They are also called sedgesitters.
Kertesziomyia is a genus of 14 Hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.
Austalis is a genus of Hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.
Surimyia is a genus of hoverflies, with three known species. They are small microdontine flies. Surimyia is the only hoverfly genus with the katatergum lacking microtrichia. In the subfamily Microdontinae, they are distinctive in the absence of pilosity on the postpronotum.
Eristalini is a tribe of hoverflies. Several species are well-known honeybee mimics, such as the drone fly Eristalis tenax, while other genera such as Helophilus and Parhelophilus exhibit wasp-like patterns of yellow and black stripes, both strategies to avoid predation by visual predators such as birds.
Axona is a genus of hoverflies consisting of two species, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.
Digulia is a monotypic genus of hoverfly from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. The single species, D. kochi, is found in New Guinea.
Dissoptera is a genus of hoverfly, insects in the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. It consists of seven species distributed through the Australasian and Oriental regions.
Keda is a monotypic genus of hoverfly from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.
Lycastrirhyncha is a genus of 5 neotropical flower flies or hoverflies.
Palpada is a genus of 85 neotropical and nearctic flower flies or hoverflies This genus is often colorful and bee-like. It is in the tribe Eristaliini containing dozens of genera Common sister genera include Eristalis (99 species), Meromacrus (43 sp.), Eristalinus (100 sp.) and Helophilus (50 sp.). The genus palpada is distinguished by:
Meromacrus is a genus of 43 neotropical and nearctic flower flies or hoverflies
Phytomia is a genus of at least 27 species of hoverfly from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera found in tropical Africa and Asia.
Senaspis is a genus of 14 species of Afrotropical hoverfly from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.
Simoides is a genus of 7 species of Afrotropical hoverfly from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.
Solenaspis is a monotypic genus of hoverfly from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.
Eristalina is a subtribe of hoverflies with 17 genera. Several species are well-known bee mimics, such as the drone fly. The larvae live in aquatic and moist organic material, often with low oxygen levels using a posterior breathing tube, thus the common name—the "rat-tailed maggot".
References
- ↑ Thompson, F. Christian (2003). "Austalis, a new genus of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with revisionary notes on related genera" (PDF). Zootaxa . 246: 1–19. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.246.1.1.
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